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No charge needed for online football
I am jealous of everyone who lives in East Lansing and has the ability to see our Spartans compete.
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Sexual education needed in classes
After reading the article "Rep. works to restrict sexuality curriculum," (SN 8/26) about how state Rep.
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Photo ID system harms 'U' privacy
I wonder if sometime in my freshman orientation, I signed a form which said my student ID photo could be used for any purpose.
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Stop sharing
Your e-mail is down. You can't check your test score on ANGEL. There's a constant threat of a new virus infecting your hard drive.
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Alumnus wrong about Muslims
I've been meaning to submit a letter to the editor simply because, like everyone else, my views are right, regardless.
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Summit solutions
MSU sending university leaders and student representatives to the "Student Summit" is a step in the right direction for curbing riotous behavior. MSU is not the only university in the nation that struggles with postgame rioting.
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Road map politics further violence
Israel marked all members of Hamas for death after the group claimed responsibility for an Aug. 19 suicide bombing in Jerusalem.
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Teaching 'U'
Sometimes you don't get what you pay for. Undergraduate teaching assistants are helping in the instruction of courses for other undergraduate students, which is like the blind leading the blind.
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'U' voice nonexistent, should contribute opinions in letters
When I accepted the job as opinion editor, I was excited about the opportunity to hear what readers liked and disliked about the news.
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Far From Heaven
While the university's heart was in the right place, it was trying to do too much, too fast when it implemented ANGEL. ANGEL, also known as A New Global Environment for Learning, and MSU's new course management system, has been less than heavenly for off-campus students who have experienced nothing but trouble since the system was implemented in August.
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Americans hated for different way of life
This is in response to Craig Gunn's column, "Mass destruction deals with people, not high-tech weapons," (SN 8/27). Gunn makes an incredibly valuable, though obvious, observation.
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Football team not what 'U' expected
Hopes soared high with the hiring of the charismatic John L. Smith and the return of quarterback Jeff Smoker, but narrowly edging out a victory over little Western Michigan University, does not demonstrate that MSU football is back on its feet again.
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Target spotted
Shh! This is a library. No, wait, it's the city of East Lansing. City officials just can't seem to realize that East Lansing is a college town and that a good number of the population is fun-loving students.
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Blackout solutions important for 'U'
At about 9:50 p.m. Aug. 25, Case Hall and Cherry Lane Apartments plunged into the darkness of a power outage.
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Being a 'rioter' more than what's written in the newspaper
Last Friday night, I decided to visit a friend of mine I knew from high school. She moved into the Mosier Cooperative on M.A.C.
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Standard for free speech is truth
Last spring, The State News ran a series of advertisements from an organization called Campustruth.org. The first ad ignited a controversy as it showed pictures of Palestinian militants celebrating the Sept.
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Grievance heard
Getting proper pay is important to many teaching assistants who might be paying their way through college and supporting families.
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Meter madness
MSU parking officials are making sure your pockets jingle a bit louder this semester. About 40 percent of the university's 1,100 metered spaces increased hourly rates from $1.25 to $1.50 on July 1. In the middle of a budget crunch, every nickel and dime can help, but the wrong drivers are being penalized in this price hike.
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Drinking a cup of joe more important than 'U' might think
Do you remember the Van Halen music video for the song, "Right Now?" It had facts and figures about real-world situations.
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Republican Party members take power to new extremes
Two weeks ago, a friend was conversing with me about politics. Although notably enraged at current political affairs, he was still thinking coherently and after an expletive or two, he commented, "Andrew, those Republicans are using the government to destroy the government."At first, I was just glad to hear him talk about something new (he had previously been carefully and unsuccessfully explaining the reasons why I needed to apologize publicly for supporting the military intervention in Iraq). However, my friend is indeed correct: Recently the Republicans in office, using unprecedented tactics in unforeseen ways, have specifically undermined our traditional democratic processes - manipulating the power afforded to them by these same democratic processes.