This is in response to Greg Vanker's letter "Abortion wrong choice for women" (SN 11/13). I'm outraged he thinks abortion is the "easy way out" of a situation.
It's the newest rage. You could potentially can save money by taking five minutes out of your day to write a couple of sentences.
When I left high school two years ago, I felt like I was at the top of my game. Everything was a possibility, and I felt independence running through my veins. I participated in everything, had a great group of friends and graduated with high honors.
Greg Vanker is exactly right when he says that "Sex isn't all fun and games; it comes with risks and consequences" ("Abortion wrong choice for women," SN 11/13). Unfortunately, that's where his letter turns from reason to rhetoric.
I find it highly unreasonable that a person will point the finger at anyone considering an abortion and say, "You should have thought about the consequences of sex before you went and had it," or my favorite, "Use an available contraceptive." I believe this argument should put all of its moral issues aside and examine the real problem: the comfortable, reasonable discussion of sex.
I was saddened and disappointed when I read Preeti Prasad's column "Right to abort between woman, doctor not her legislators" (SN 11/11). I feel she has misinterpreted abortion in her column.
Some of life's best lessons are learned beyond classroom walls - and MSU's study-abroad program is continuing to prove this. MSU's commitment to leadership in international study programs recently has been marked by growing student interest in programs such as the College of Engineering's session in Russia.
Do police officers use force improperly? Are police officers justified to shoot an unarmed subject? When is a police officer allowed to shoot someone?
Listen. You can hear it if you're quiet. It might be faint, but it gets louder and louder as the holidays get closer.
The debate over capital punishment is not about to drop dead anytime soon. Colorado Gov. Bill Owens and former Illinois Gov.
This could be in response to Jill Schwab's ridiculous indictment of The State News ("Pacemaker Award given to liberals" SN 11/12), but in all reality, it is more in response to the general tone of the editorial page of late.
This is in response to Jill Schwab's letter "Pacemaker Award given to liberals" (SN 11/12) criticizing The State News for winning the Pacemaker.
I recently discovered that I have been lied to by my professors, my teachers, my mentors and anyone else who told me that "if you work hard, you will succeed." If that is the case, why am I working three part-time jobs just to make ends meet?
I was stunned and saddened to learn of the loss of Ruth Simms Hamilton. As a freshman, I took an interdisciplinary studies in social science course taught by Hamilton, and she really inspired me to look toward sociology as a major. I remember meeting with her during her office hours, and we must have talked for more than an hour on current events, class, her African Diaspora project and my life.
I am writing in response to the police brief in The State News, "Woman assaulted by 3 men in E.L.
When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough grab a beer. It's true - just ask some college students.
Standing up for what you believe in should always be commended. In the case of Andrew Anthos, he should be recognized for all of his dedication to our state and country for the past 16 years. But last thing Michigan needs is to spend thousands of dollars on lighting up the Capitol building in red, white and blue.
Tom Amon's letter "SN Opinion Page has liberal biases" concerning The State News opinion section was patently outrageous. Amon claims that "the opinion pieces are overwhelmingly written by far-left liberals, lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender members or someone slamming conservatives." All State News readers should know that Amon's associative stereotyping of lesbians and gays as "liberals" is far from true.
I think I speak for many people when I say that President Bush is more evil than Satan himself. Somehow, he manages to remain president, despite the fact that he is more diabolical than Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Carrot Top combined.
This is in response to Tom Amon's letter "SN Opinion Page has liberal biases" — as well as several other letters that say, essentially, the same thing. The point of that letter, as with the others, is that The State News has a "liberal bias." Just what that means, no one knows, because the "conservative" letter writers never explain — they simply make the allegation. Instead of uttering vacuous accusations, conservatives should try to articulate a point of view or develop an argument.