The U.S. Army recently expanded a program called "stop-loss" that would prevent soldiers awaiting deployment for Iraq and Afghanistan from leaving the military at the end of their required service.
While I normally think John Bice's columns are drab and repetitive, the criticism for his last column is somewhat off ("Bice column unduly implicates religion," SN 6/1). Janice Munk implicates that Stalin, Pot and Castro relied on rational thought as opposed to religion to make their deplorable decisions, whereas most agree it is evident that they actually used neither.
Condoleezza Rice is an embarrassment to our nation, and her speech at MSU's commencement this summer was a disgrace to the community and alumni.
After reading Ben Phillip's "Money wasted on unused access" (SN 6/1) it amazes me how naive some people can be.
It is clear that our country, state and university are facing a great deal of uncertainty in coming months.
Thank you for your article in Thursday's State News about the new building for St. Vincent Home for Children ("Shelter offers new hope," SN 5/27). In addition to a new facility for young people and its services to the community, Catholic Social Services/St.
Every day for four years, after a brief glance at the front page, I open my State News and fold it twice to perfectly expose the jewel of The State News - the crossword puzzle.
On most Tuesday and Thursday mornings, I walk past the Breslin Center on my way to class. My walk takes me past the Earvin "Magic" Johnson statue that now juts out in front of the Breslin ticket office, and I'm usually within 20 yards or so of his big bronzed likeness. I get to see Magic's visage twice a week.
I'm a little concerned by the recent article and news that MSU looks to be under more pressure for more accessibility to the buildings on campus ("Opening doors," SN 5/27). I graduated more than a year ago, and spent four straight years at MSU, including living on campus for two summers.
To be totally honest, I've never been to the state of Hawaii. From pictures, postcards and word of mouth, I hear it's pretty gorgeous.
News of higher terror alerts overwhelms today's media. There is more specificity toward who, what, where and when terrorist attacks might occur.The government, along with the media, might be creating a culture of fear rather than knowledge. Surely, one should be vigilant during the Bush administration's allegations of new terrorism threats and alerts.
John Bice's article "Religion and mental instability an extremely dangerous combination" (SN 5/24) had many points begging for a response, but due to space limitations I will only comment on a few.
I would like to take this time to voice my utter disappointment and disgust with the recent cartoon by Patrick Walters depicting the Republican National Convention as the next terror threat (SN 5/27). Walters, you have gone too far this time.
I'm glad to see how happy The State News is about tobacco tax being voted down ("Holy Smokes," SN 5/24). I hope they will be happy as they continue to watch the smoking rate and illness rate among MSU students rise.
Patrick Beeman, as a criminal justice major would you cease to prosecute a repeat offender of grand theft auto if you have already prosecuted him a few times before?
Welcome to Michigan State University. We offer a broad range of beautiful, aesthetic and artistic points of interest throughout our historic campus, all ready for you to explore and make part of your life as a college student.
As sentiments from international organizations are added to the exponentially growing scrutiny regarding the United States' anti-terror policies, we have to ask ourselves, "has the United States sacrificed human rights in the name of national security?" The claims by groups such as Amnesty International concerning corrupt U.S.
Plumbers, rappers, basketball players and pop princesses unite. A Louisiana legislator is cracking down on your crack-exposing behavior.
It's never too early to mull a smart decision. On June 3, the MSU Board of Trustees will meet to begin the long-term - and, most likely, arduous - process of choosing a candidate to replace the departing President M.
I am truly thankful to the editorial board of The State News for bringing the importance of small businesses to light ("Mom and Pop," SN 5/25). Nobody I know proposed to their wife at a McDonald's, or invites friends back to this nice little place he knows tucked away in East Lansing called Subway. I've been here for four years; I'm about to start my last year, and it's disgusting that even my favorite places, before I even become an alumnus, are gone.