When I accepted the job as opinion editor, I was excited about the opportunity to hear what readers liked and disliked about the news.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At about 9:50 p.m. Aug. 25, Case Hall and Cherry Lane Apartments plunged into the darkness of a power outage.
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.
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.
Getting proper pay is important to many teaching assistants who might be paying their way through college and supporting families.
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.
Do you remember the Van Halen music video for the song, "Right Now?" It had facts and figures about real-world situations.
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.
A few weeks ago, the Vatican issued a new proclamation on gay marriage. Shockingly, it turns out they are against it.
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.
Importing of trash from Canada into Michigan needs to stop. While legislators have become creative as to where they get their funding, especially when the state is facing difficult budget constraints, the people of Michigan need to tell them they have gone too far. The statewide campaign to stop the importation of Canada's trash into Michigan gained support last week as legislators in Lansing discussed the trash treaty and encouraged residents to sign petitions against foreign trash imports.
As a long-time area resident and MSU alumna, welcome back students, faculty and staff. The beginning of fall semester is always one of high energy, new beginnings, new friends and new experiences.
Hail, hail to the University of Michigan for continuing to maintain diversity on its campus. On Thursday, U-M announced its new undergraduate admissions policy, which eliminates the controversial point system and emphasizes essay writing.
Politicians who can't even balance a budget on time should not be involving themselves in the curriculum of the state's universities.
Michigan's capital city is at a crossroads. Former Mayor David Hollister left Lansing City Hall after more than a decade in office to join the Gov.
Many take peace of mind for granted because there are always people around to protect us. We have police officers guarding our streets, doctors to make us well and firefighters to prevent destruction.