The editorial "Research Bucks" (SN 4/29) reflects several misconceptions about university funding, graduate education and indeed the nature of a university. One, the assertion that "the more numbers divulged, the more sensible the move to Grand Rapids is becoming," is unfounded.
The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers amounts to nothing less than a human rights disaster. Public outcries for the court martialing and detainment of those who directly participated in the abhorrent acts leads one to believe that the common perception is that the individuals should be held accountable.
I have glanced at two articles recently run in the State News and am appalled at the poor reporting done by your staff.
I just got done reading your article "Students concerned about low graders as final tests approach" (SN 4/30) that my wife showed me.
When George Bush was governor of Texas, the Texan prison system was denounced for sexual abuse and beatings of prisoners.
In light of MSU President M. Peter McPherson's coming departure, we at The State News think it apropos to disclose some of the quirks and idiosyncrasies common to MSU's 19th president. The "M" stands for Melville.
What did you want to be when you grew up? Today, children of progressively younger ages are telling their parents that what they want to be is the opposite sex. On a recent episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," children as young as age five were documented as desiring a sex change operation.
Stealing is wrong, no matter what. Not even if you're just stealing the latest Britney Spears tune electronically - it's still stealing. The Recording Industry Association of America announced earlier this week that it will sue 69 college students across the country, out of almost 500 total offenders.
Mayo robbery article should have said race During the week of April 19, a male student was brutally beaten unconscious and robbed while not resisting to give up his wallet ("3 men rob Mayo Hall room, still at large" SN 4/23). In that same incident, a woman was punched and thrown into a radiator when she tried to intervene. Did anyone read about the severity of the attack?
The responses to Jim Lala's column ("Liberal students' silent protest doesn't need words to be whiny" SN 4/26) amuse me.
At the beginning of spring semester in 2001, a smart-alecky freshman chemistry student contacted the opinion editor of The State News, inquiring about an editorial columnist opening.
As a wide-eyed freshman, armed with a pen and a notepad, I frantically walked along Harrison Avenue searching for the site of my first story as a State News reporter. Fighting the dark, cold air and wet January sky, I paced back and forth along that long, foreign road.
I was wondering, how exactly did Condi Rice get the nod to speak at commencement? Clearly our impartial, unbiased President M.
The letters concerning students with children on campus have raised an interesting debate. What is the environment for families here?
As a recent graduate now in the real world, I just had to shake my head when I read Professor June Thomas' rebuttal ("SN Needed to Print Counterpoint to Lala" SN 4/28) to Jim Lala's opinion piece.
The column in The State News by Jim Lala, "Liberal students' silent protest doesn't need words to be whiny" (SN 4/26), had no reason to be printed.
Excuse us. Please, give us a minute. We're not good at goodbyes. We don't need to tell you - today is officially the last day of spring classes at MSU. It's the last day of school, and Alice Cooper couldn't be prouder that school is, in fact, out for the summer.
It's been almost a year since frustrated students had to drag their makeshift lawn furniture into their houses.
The day after members of MSU Students for Bush chalked the campus to announce our kickoff meeting, we found our messages across campus and especially at the Union erased and replaced with "No Rice" chalkings protesting MSU's commencement speaker. It is shameful that students who are working to elect someone other than President Bush must try to keep students from engaging in political activism to further their cause.
MSU's administration needs to remember to mind its manners when dealing with the people who comprise the majority of this university. The administration enraged the faculty by announcing plans for an academic rearrangement before consulting the academics themselves.