I appreciate The State News' interest in the College of Nursing and the nursing shortage. However, the editorial "Unhealthy cuts" (SN 6/30) requires clarification of facts. The College of Nursing has not downsized by reducing the number of students.
Wake up America, the world and its ways are changing and there is nothing that you can do to stop it.
While legislatures across the country are trying to repair state budgets, a team of 20 men and women, led by MSU President M.
I'm writing regarding the story "Anything but black and white," (SN 6/26) about the affirmative action ruling by the Supreme Court and the Monique Walker interview.
I am writing in response to the letter "Conservatives hold one-sided argument" (SN 6/30). I feel Rob Huber has unjustly stereotyped MSU Republicans.
It's easy to be reminded of the Fourth of July holiday with the senses that fill our memories - the delicious aroma of barbecues, the sun's warm kiss embracing us while we lounge poolside and most fantastic of all are the fireworks that dazzle our eyes in the twilight hours of our nation's birthday.
Simply changing the shape of driver's licenses will do little in the battle against the problem of underage drinking. But it will prove to be very effective at wasting money and accomplishing little else. A new law was instated which requires the state to start a $1 million project to issue vertically designed driver's licenses and I.D.
After reading numerous articles written on the debate over the recent affirmative action decision, I find myself very upset. I believe there is too much of a focus on how the decision will have an affect on African Americans.
I have one question in response to the edit "Late advances" (SN 6/30). I am not disagreeing with the viewpoint that sodomy shouldn't be touched by the government. However, on the same platform, shouldn't marijuana be legalized?
Many of you who read The State News are MSU students. You didn't get there solely because you're a minority or a majority.
Elissa Bretz's criticism of State News columnist Jason Miller wasn't true ("Columnist lacks research in writing," SN 6/30), because she misses the reality of what race-based admissions do to applicants.
Creating additional jobs in Benton Harbor is a step in the right direction of rectifying the underlying issues that fueled the city's riots. But it's a shame it took such an uproar to call attention to the severe economic problems that encompass the area.
In trying financial times, it's not good public policy to also deny aid to those who need economic support, but needlessly forfeit money to the federal government. But Michigan is apparently doing both.
A while ago I wrote a column about the tragically growing trend of young murder victims due to their real or perceived gender transgressions ("Day offers remembrance, reflection on life's struggles", SN 11/21). The numbers are ever soaring, the victims and perpetrators alike getting younger, the murders ever more brutal. One of the many transgender hate crime victims was 17-year-old transwoman Gwen Araujo of Newark, Calif.
Andrew Goetz was off the mark in his column dealing with affirmative action ("Conservatives inconsistent with policy," SN 6/26). What most Democrats and some Republicans do not realize is that affirmative action, and other similar programs, are fundamentally flawed.
I find Kevin Hasse's interpretation of Puritan history, ("Puritans not to blame for problems," SN 6/25), to be morally reprehensible.
After reading Jim Bradley's letter, "Unobjective column negative to males" (SN 6/25), I felt compelled to respond.
I would like to inform Jason C. Miller that under the University of Michigan point system, a "white poor student from a failing school in Lansing" would receive the same 20-point advantage given to a "rich black student from excellent schools in Oakland County." The 20 points awarded for race also was awarded to white students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and white students who attend high schools, like the public Lansing high schools, where the majority of students are minorities.
Today I want to echo the heartfelt sentiments of a wise woman I know. Hell yeah, America. This Friday is the Fourth of July.
A statewide nursing shortage treated with limited enrollment at MSU's College of Nursing can't make anyone feel better. The projected 6.5 percent cut in higher education funding has forced MSU and other Michigan universities to make detrimental cutbacks and freezes in needed programs such as MSU's College of Nursing. MSU's College of Nursing reports an 80 student-limit for the past few years while turning away 150 students this year. Health care and other like educational programs are too important for the future of our nation.