Recently, I was having a conversation with another college student about the regular stuff: Partying, weekend plans, road trips, etc. After a few minutes, our little talk took a turn to more "boring" topics.
This letter is regarding the article "Gay course at U-M scrutinized by group" (SN 8/6). I would like to know if there are any ex-gay classes taught at MSU?
The University of Michigan is still making headlines this summer. With the Chris Webber case over with and the affirmative action policy lawsuits out of the way, there is now a "traditional family organization" that wants to get rid of one of the university's offered courses. The course is an English class titled "How to Be Gay: Homosexuality and Initiation," and the American Family Association of Michigan wants the class banned because, to organization President Gary Glenn, the class admits homosexuality is a learned behavior. The class is supposed to help homosexuals identify with themselves, said David Halperin, the class instructor.
When two closely matched nations compete militarily against each other, often one will develop a new, powerful weapon, subsequently prompting the other to develop an even newer, more powerful weapon.During the Cold War, this precarious situation was commonplace, a competition which thankfully ended without a direct shot fired.Now, almost 15 years removed from the implosion of the Soviet Union, some members of the Conservative Right would like to bring the same stable serenity of an arms race to the high school classroom.
It seems if a person does something commendable in today's world, the issue is rarely covered. Sure, there might be a 10-second spot on the 6 o'clock news, but that's about it.But if a person does something against the law or morally wrong in society's eyes, we can't get enough of it.This is where the Kobe Bryant case comes into play.
There is a new state law allowing school districts to let middle and high school students bring cell phones into buildings.
I had just been getting over my distaste for President Bush. At the beginning of his term, I vehemently opposed nearly everything he did.
Ron Kalich makes some good points in his letter "Bike impoundment service necessary" (SN 7/30). The Department of Police and Public Safety does have some good policies, such as removing bikes that are not registered or in disrepair.
If East Lansing and Ingham County can come together and offer a better service at a lower price, they owe it to their residents to do so. The proposed merger between East Lansing's 54-B District Court and Ingham County's 55th District Court might be an example of this.
I woke up this morning and had this grain of an idea about an opinion that might really have some importance to the late-teen-early-20s group on campus.
On June 10, my roommates and I received a civil infraction citation from the East Lansing Parking and Code Enforcement.
Rory Kraft Jr.'s letter ("Funding for Sports Should help out 'U'", SN 7/24) truly saddens me.
There is something the phrases "flawed intelligence" and "the Bush administration" have in common.
Senators, representatives and the general public were right to be shocked and outraged upon learning of the Pentagon's plan to arrange a futures market dealing in terrorism. The brainchild of John Poindexter and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency would have allowed investors to basically place bets on acts of terrorism, including bombings, assassinations and coups in the Middle East.
This letter is in response to James Bounds' letter "Athletics not cause for funds decrease" (SN 7/21), which was a reply to my original letter "Academics should get priority at 'U'" (SN 7/17). Apparently Bounds missed my point.
Education is an extremely powerful experience, not just for the ones learning but also for the ones that are seemingly doing all the teaching.
It has been nearly 20 years since religious study majors received state-funded scholarships, but that practice might soon be ending. State lawmakers are finally working toward allowing religious study majors to secure their deserved amount of money, and it's about time. It is discriminatory to deny someone funding because of his or her collegiate choice of study.
In reply to your editorial on the prescription drug bill, "Balancing act" (SN 7/28), it is to easy to say import prescription drugs from other countries so Americans pay less. There are many factors that apathetic U.S.
George W. Bush lied to the American people about the war by claiming there was intelligence that really didn't exist.
The Theta Delta Chi fraternity house is being fixed up by current members and alumni after it was found in disrepair in early July by East Lansing housing inspectors. It's good to see those associated with the fraternity start to clean up their act, but the repairs should have been done when things started to fall apart and before the inspectors showed up on their doorstep. Unfortunately, being in college, we no longer have our parents to clean up after us.