Before the column gets under way, I'll need to dismount this 14-foot-tall horse, slide down this pedestal and then descend an ivory tower. There we are.
I'm getting tired of anti-student East Lansing residents and East Lansing City Council members criticizing MSU students.
With the blast of media coverage from editorials, letters to the editor, opinion pieces and comments from every Tom, Dick and Harry voicing opinions from the far right to the radical left on affirmative action, I began to wonder what wool was being pulled over our eyes.
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative needs at least 317,000 signatures by July 6 to send Michigan voters to task on the fate of state institutions and how they treat matters of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. As of Monday afternoon, a Michigan Civil Rights Initiative campaign manager said they were 757 signatures in excess, 106 days early of their goal.
A proof of car insurance won't save your life in an accident, but it could save you at least $400 in fines.
I am writing in support of the idea presented by Owen Weber in his letter to the editor ("LBGT bulletin boards offensive to some" SN 3/18). Those who support the public posting of homosexual images argue that it is necessary to raise awareness of the gay lifestyle. Why?
I write in opposition of the mandatory e-billing (Internet billing) that will begin fall semester according to a red flier in my last billing statement.
This is in response to East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows' remark that the East Lansing City Council is not planning to oppose the amendment against gay marriage, "It would be commenting on something that doesn't directly affect city government." How did passing a resolution to recognize "Bible Week" and "Church/State Separation Week" last fall affect city government more than passing a resolution regarding an issue that will supposedly affect one of our most sacred institutions?
In response to Mark Ramos' letter lamenting the constant attacks levied against President Bush in the media ("Constant president-bashing getting old" SN 3/17), I must agree that it is regrettable.
The integrative studies programs are in desperate need of an intensive revamping. Enrolling in any integrative studies course is a hit-or-miss affair.
One of the unexpected benefits of writing an occasional opinion column is the feedback it generates.
The first sign that the 2003-04 MSU men's basketball team was doomed to mediocrity was Nov. 1 - the day the U-M football team beat the Spartans at Spartan Stadium. That morning, a bronze statue of Earvin "Magic" Johnson was unveiled in front of Breslin Center, its most notable feature being its remarkable resemblance to Jay or Sam Vincent.
I would like to respond to Owen Weber's letter ("LBGT bulletin boards offensive to some" SN 3/18). He has stated that PRISM is turning people against our cause by displaying controversial bulletin boards, not, in fact, across campus, but in the space allotted to us by the residence halls.
In response to Owen Weber's letter ("LBGT bulletin boards offensive to some" SN 3/18), I am slightly bothered by the nature of his argument.
MSU students can achieve their individual and collective voice in East Lansing politics by not spending money in the downtown business district.
Following my graduation from MSU in December 2002, I was facing a job market that was horrible at best, and I had bill collectors around every corner.
Women of reproductive age spend 68 percent more in out-of-pocket health care than men. While 97 percent of insurance plans cover prescription drugs, only 33 percent carry oral contraceptives and only 15 percent carry all five of the primary types of contraceptives. This unjust policy means that the average woman who wants to have two children will have to use contraception for more than two decades of her life.
In his letter "LBGT bulletin boards offensive to some" (SN 3/18), Owen Weber states that he does not "have a problem with gay people" but later describes a picture of two men kissing as "disturbing." Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defines homophobia as "irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals." Two men kissing is clearly a part of homosexuality; therefore, finding such an image disturbing is homophobic. If people found a visual representation of same-sex affection so disturbing that they tore it down, how would they react to same-sex affection in real life?
We have a few ideas for the new Graduate Employees Union contract ("GEU asks for contract input" SN 3/16). Remember, "at least" means minimum and four means four.
This is in response the Dave Thompson's column "Religious faith explains nature of human beings, relationships" (SN 3/18). Religious faith does not explain the nature of human beings.