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Residence college nice addition for 'U'

My thanks to The State News ("Living & learning" SN 3/2) for both recalling Justin Morrill College and noting its significance to the current discussions of Provost Lou Anna Simon's call for a new residential program in the "liberal arts and sciences." I heartily recommend that those interested in the new proposals acquaint themselves with the lost college's concept, curricular scope and history.

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Constant president-bashing getting old

Every time I get a newspaper, I just know that I am going to be able to read how President George W.

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Homosexuality not predisposed trait

On what basis does Neal Conatser claim that polygamy is a choice but that homosexuality is an inherent trait ("Laws should omit sexual references" SN 3/16)? What about someone who is bisexual?

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Television has been 'sexified' for years; Jackson isn't to blame

While watching an episode of "The Simpsons," Marge Simpson, speaking in a futuristic vision from 2010, comments, "You know, Fox turned into a hard-core sex channel so gradually, I didn't even notice!" In a related story, last Thursday, the U.S.

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Big money

Because the MSU men's basketball team finished the Big Ten season with a 12-4 record and was the third of three conference teams selected to represent the Big Ten in the NCAA Tournament, Tom Izzo will have to switch to Kroger-brand canned peaches. In certain respects, collegiate basketball is more of a business than a sport.

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Arts reorganization devalues humanities

The reorganization of several of MSU's colleges is seen by many to be merely an administrative matter, affecting office personnel primarily, and as we are all quite well aware of, a number of teaching assistantships available to graduate students.

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Donation allows Welsch to give back

I am responding to the article about organ donation and Peter Welsch ("Give and take" SN 3/15). Going through life, we college students believe we are invincible and nothing can touch us.

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Legalizing marijuana generates tax dollars, creates jobs

Our government always is embarrassed to admit when it makes a mistake. The Vietnam War and the current Iraq War are prime examples of mistakes made by foolish intelligence.

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Sciences forced to help humanity TAs

I was unlucky enough to be a graduate student in chemistry during the Graduate Employees Union conception, but I was lucky enough to graduate before its inception.

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Save a seat

Do East Lansing City Councilmembers believe that students hate them, or is it the other way around? Do the students not understand that MSU and its facilities account for only about 10 percent of the council's business, or is the council still not aware that students believe MSU and its facilities are the only thing keeping East Lansing from being a stoplight and a McDonald's? It seems to us that maybe MSU students and the East Lansing City Council should have a little sit-down to address the beef flying back and forth. Perhaps the students actually would learn the facts about the party-noise violations policy and stop griping.

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Bush presidency defined by Sept. 11

I am absolutely disgusted by Les Burns' letter "Bush 9/11 ads should be pulled from TV" (SN 3/15). I can't see how any levelheaded person could expect the Sept.

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E.L. continues to be safe community

In response to the editorial "Safe Perspectives" (SN 3/15), I would like to say that you're absolutely correct.

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Roly Poly a welcome downtown absence

To the franchise owners of Roly Poly Sandwiches in East Lansing: Thanks for doing a great service to the City of East Lansing, guys!

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Shady legislation

This editorial board always has believed that abortion is a choice that should be made between a woman and her doctor, not the government.

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Laws should omit sexual references

In his letter to the editor ("Civil, gay rights separate issues" SN 3/4), James Wade makes the argument that gay rights issues do not equate to those ones faced by African Americans.

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Bush 9/11 ads should be pulled from TV

Like many citizens, I am appalled to see President George W. Bush take advantage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for political gain.

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Marriage a religious institution, civil unions should be for all

Current projected budget deficit: about $500 billion. Cost of the lie-ridden Iraq war: about $100 billion.

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Aristide bullied out of power, Bush to blame

Rob Flewelling misses the point in his letter to the editor that Bush was right to send the Marines into Haiti because Haiti "was in the middle of a coup" ("Marines should be involved in Haiti" SN 3/4). The problem is that Bush was essentially participating in the coup by demanding that the country's democratically elected president step down and by sending American soldiers to "escort" him out of the country.

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Wade's gay marriage argument flawed

This is in response to James Wade's letter, "Civil, gay rights separate issues" (SN 3/4). First off, even though I don't agree with the letter, I'm happy to see that we finally get to see the other side of the gay rights issue.

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Terrorizing

On the morning that MSU students watched airplanes flown by madmen topple the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, first blush was an ugly feeling. One student watched the television, rolled into a stuffy Berkey Hall corridor and spoke, when all others were transfixed to the screen and sullenly silent. "Well," that person said.