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Overseas production develops countries
I was disappointed at the self-righteous shortsightedness of Tuesday's editorial "Lawless Globe." The editorial claimed that U.S.
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Get outta here
For a university president who seems to love his students so much, it's perplexing that President M.
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Papers sell stories, don't report truth
We read the news every day out of habit or desire and haven't stopped to think of the longterm implications.
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Burning bills
Uh, nonsmoking please. It seems to echo in every restaurant these days. And why shouldn't it? The public shouldn't be subjected to secondhand smoke against its own will, but smokers still should be allowed to light up if they choose. But recent legislation proposed by Gov.
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Math requirement waste of time, cash
This morning, a certain percentage of this university's student body is on its way to a math class, probably dreading this requirement as much as potentially going to a lecture on the production of elevator buttons. That is how I feel about the math requirement here at MSU.
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E.L. should make adjustments for 'U'
For anyone who has ever had to pay a $25 parking ticket for leaving their car on an East Lansing street overnight, you know how aggravating East Lansing's "fund-raising" can be.
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Letter wrong about affirmative action
Robert Jenkins is wrong in his assumption that 20 points for race does not make a difference in college admissions ("Lala doesn't get affirmative action" SN 2/9). At The University of Michigan, where 20 points was the exact amount used for racial preferences, the difference between a 3.0 and a 4.0 grade-point average also was 20 points.
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Free speech bigger concern than boob
Kudos to David Singelyn's scathing letter to the editor with regards to the Janet breast incident ("Breast investigation waste of FCC money" SN 2/10). FCC chairman Michael Powell (Colin's kid, by the way) has done nothing but a disservice to the free flow of information during his term. I think, before anyone complains about any pushing of limits in terms of morals, one must wonder exactly what sort of atmosphere caused this in the first place - where Bubba the Love Sponge gets to talk about whatever dirty topic he wants during drive time, because he gets big ratings for Clear Channel. With increased media industry competition, art would flourish in a positive fashion, allowing for mere boundary pushing rather than consistently pushing against the rails of the boundary.
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Southern food shouldn't offend 'U'
As a person of Southern orientation, I take offense to those who thought the MLK meal at Owen Hall was stereotyping ("MLK dinner spurs controversy in Owen Hall" SN 2/6). The menu was a typical "Sunday" meal, or what we Southerners would call "good ol' home-style cooking." The type served at family soirées, spiritual functions or simply for unity and comfort.
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Bush's Medicare ads political propaganda, waste of money
With Janet Jackson's breast holding an ironclad monopoly over television, the Bush administration decided to launch its own public boob.
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Trash land
No one wants trash in his or her backyard. In Michigan, we already have so much that we're skiing on it in places such as Brighton.
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Atom-tastic
What the hell is a cyclotron? It's not exactly nuclear science. Oh, wait, it is nuclear science.
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Anti-student vibe abounds in E.L.
The City of East Lansing was a direct result of Michigan State University. Presently, the permanent residents of the city are attempting to push students north of campus to apartment complexes such as Capstone Commons.
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Columnist goes too far in fashion rant
The ramblings of Lindsey Anderson in "So what if I wanna complain?
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Bias funds
The federal government's favorite number is 77 million. When the United Nations reported in 2001 that the Earth's population was rising at a rate of 77 million people per year, President Bush cut funding to international family planning groups that provide abortions.
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Breast investigation waste of FCC money
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has been a very busy man lately. Janet Jackson's breast was clearly more than he could handle.
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Lawless globe
This year in Greenville, Mich., Electrolux announced it was moving its factory, which employs 2,700 people, to Mexico.
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Past parking enforcer atones himself with ticket-avoiding tips
The average MSU student, upon seeing a white, rectangular envelope pinched against his or her car's windshield, feels a variety of emotions: pain, anger, distress, homicidal rage.
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MLK day dinner not offensive to all
I agree with University Housing and Food Services Coordinator Bruce Haskell when he said, "What may be stereotypical to one person may be a wonderful representation of their culture to another" ("MLK dinner spurs controversy in Owen Hall" SN 2/6). I'm a white boy from the South, and I wish someone would have told me Owen Hall was serving catfish and okra.
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Lala doesn't get affirmative action
Jim Lala's opposition to affirmative action in his column "Diversity doesn't promote better education, system flawed" (SN 2/3), exemplifies the exact prejudices of which the affirmative action programs actively struggle to fight against. Academic institutions have been criticized for their policies and for participation in affirmative action.