Growing up in a single-parent household, I spent a lot of time with my late grandmother. When she baby-sat me, she always made sure that she tuned in to her "stories," which the rest of us know as soap operas.
Big man on campus - try big virus on campus. A veritable worldwide epidemic of computer viruses has wiggled its way to MSU just in time for the first week of classes. The worms are hitting campus at a time when students, faculty and staff are especially in need of computer and Internet access.
Welcome to Michigan State University. We hope you left any type of fun, merriment and any other enjoyable pleasures at home. Well, that's what the Princeton Review wants you to think.
Americans of all ages and backgrounds were glued to their television sets as O.J. Simpson stood trial for double murder.
Anyone who knows the words to the Michigan State Fight Song is no doubt familiar with the third verse: "Spartan teams are never beaten, all through the game they fight." MSU President M.
I am writing this in response to comments made by Lt." Steven Xiarhos in the recent article,"Return of couple not yet known" (SN 8/13). In it, Xiarhos is quoted as calling the expense of the search effort for MSU students a "shame." Perhaps he could better justify the expense if the search effort had ended in tragedy.
Fires, flashing and felonies, oh my. The students involved in the March 30, 2003, riots following MSU's loss to Texas in the NCAA men's basketball tournament probably had no idea they would later be poster children for how not to celebrate a sporting event.
In response to the Supreme Court's opinion that upheld affirmative action but not the University of Michigan's point system - preferring instead a wink and a nod that pretends we live in a color-blind society rather than making admissions race free - civil rights activist Ward Connerly has started a ballot initiative to end racial preference in college admissions in Michigan.
For months, I have been wondering about the hidden motivations for the preemptive attack on Iraq. Our addiction to Saudi oil and the opportunity to pull our troops from the "holy land" played a large and unspoken role.
What if I said I didn't want tax dollars to pay for a religious studies class at MSU on non-Christian religions, because that would support sinners who chose not to be Christian? It sure sounds ridiculous to me.
It was with one eyebrow raised that I read your page one article "Board discusses how to deal with funding problem" (SN 8/11). I was struck by the irony of the trustees mulling over MSU's financial bind while on "retreat" at an exclusive resort in Bay Harbor. Before my drive through northern Michigan this weekend, I wouldn't have given it a second thought, but my first-hand glimpses of the area's yacht club, equestrian club, and golf courses made me wonder just how much this meeting cost the university.
College.Truly an unforgettable, and if you learn how to limit what can turn into many drunken evenings, an unregrettable four, five or six years of your life.People often arrive at college thinking they can party when they want to and go to classes when they want to - that is, if they want to.
Welcome to MSU. You've made it to one of the nation's first land-grant university and a fine institution of learning.
In this, my final column of the summer, I'd like to write an open letter to the leader of our country.Dear Mr. President,Well, your first term is nearing its end.
In this, my final column of the summer, I'd like to write an open letter to the leader of our country. Dear Mr. President, Well, your first term is nearing its end.
The FBI believes it is possible for a person to be a "threat to national security" but not be a terrorist.
When authorities and psychologists get the opportunity to examine the thoughts of a criminal mastermind, they normally jump at the chance. That's why the FBI should allow the release of the papers of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber. Kaczynski recently asked the FBI to release personal papers, a bomb and other materials seized in his arrest.
In my lifetime I have been in contact with a number of wars. I was born right after World War II, so perhaps I am a product of that homecoming and a return to quieter times.
They're everywhere. College campuses reek of them. You'll find them turning their noses up to TRL, B-Movies, anything but B-movies, or even second-rate hair spray.
Recently I was invited to be part of a panel that was to speak about tolerance to a large group of youth attending a conference.