Recognizing a problem is one thing, but if no one takes action to correct it, the problem remains. MSU has seen enrollment numbers go up among minority students, but retention numbers are still decreasing. Since the university can only do so much to keep students here, it is up to a small group of students to accomplish that task.
Those who seek to ban otherwise legal firearms in East Lansing, Ferndale and anywhere else should understand that someone intent on murdering a person or shooting into a crowd will not be phased by a law that says they are not allowed to bring their handgun into a public place. If they are not concerned about the laws that would forbid murder, they certainly will not be deterred by those laws that say they cannot bring their gun to the library.
Something has to give in order to make President Bush's new energy legislation agreeable to the vast majority.
I was pleased by much of what I saw on Thursday. The remembrance of the victims of Sept. 11 was tasteful and moving.
I could not believe what I was reading when I read Kelly Hamilton's letter to the editor "Contraceptive information needed" (SN 9/11). I don't think the case of the East Lansing woman reporting a false rape highlights the need for increased contraception knowledge.
As an alumna who has practically given up tailgating on campus again, I am appalled by the $61 million being spent on the stadium upgrade.
This letter is in response to the issues written concerning "ex-gay" classes. A university-run, ex-gay class is not the answer for those who are, or wish to be, ex-gay.
This letter is in reference to the article "McPherson's work in Iraq Protested" (SN 9/4). I am a captain in the U.S.
In 1855, the state Legislature passed an law to establish the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan.
In response to "Freshman 15 should not be perpetuated" (SN 9/10), the freshman 15 could be something to think about. I have observed friends and other peers around the campus who have gained a noticeable amount of weight after one or two years in college.
Two years ago America stood naked and unprepared for a disaster which would shock and alter the psyche of the American people forever.
This summer, while doing a newspaper internship back home, I had the chance to do a story on a camp called Special Days.
Leave the six-pack on the shelf and break out the wine list - the Spartans are going upscale. The MSU Board of Trustees approved Friday a $61 million project that would upgrade Spartan Stadium.
Students live in a harsh world these days. Our tuition was raised so the MSU police could buy Harley Davidsons, parking rates jumped so my bike could be stolen every summer by people in green shirts and now, thanks to the East Lansing City Council, I better be quiet.
I would think that any moral and reasonable person would not have a problem with faculty having their picture ID or with the university having their e-mail address.
As I enter my third year at MSU, I can't help but be a little shocked and appalled by the changes in our on-campus food service.
I would like to personally thank David Thompson for making me realize that I enjoy "environmental destruction, corporate abuse, war and violence, oppression of those with alternative lifestyles and refusal to assist in welfare for low-income citizens" simply because I am a conservative.
In The State News article regarding the East Lansing gun ban, one extremely important point was left out.
The East Lansing City Council has already rained on the parade of party-loving students and ASMSU's umbrella is too small to stop the flood. Under the city's revised party-noise ordinance, offenders face a minimum of three days in jail and a $500 fine for a misdemeanor offense and a $1,000 fine for a civil infraction. Four party hosts drowned in the city council's storm last weekend as they were cited with misdemeanor offenses. As the puddles get deeper, MSU's undergraduate student government has finally stepped up to try to calm the storm.
It is the responsibility of the Residence Halls Association to keep close tabs on how student tax money is being used. After five years of having a contract with Waste Management for the campus recycling program, RHA is doubting whether the collected materials were recycled last year.