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Monumental?

Sometimes the best way to honor an individual is to build a statue in his or her honor. But while he might have been "Magic" on the court, Earvin Johnson isn't truly deserving of a statue. Instead of an athlete, the university and community should display its commitment to academics over athletics with something like a scholarship. A statue of the former Spartan basketball standout will be built outside Breslin Center and unveiled Nov.

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Raise adoption costs to save pets

If you had done some research in your editorial "Pets in Peril" (SN 5/29) or even some thinking, you would realize the issue here is not the use of animals for research but the use of pets for research.

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Cheating Cubby

Baseball used to sell tickets with the idea of spending the afternoon at the ballpark with family and a few hot dogs. Now, baseball sells tickets with huge forearms and superstars who can hit more than 60 home runs in a season.

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Going away for education makes hometown seem different

I'm home for a weekend and my cell phone rings. It's a good friend I've known since back in high school."Hey.

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DPPS takes bikes, strands students

Editor's note: This letter appeared in Monday's edition without attributing the name of the letter writer. As I was walking on the campus of my alma mater last week I saw a rather perturbing sight - bikes upon bikes being impounded. I agree with the premise of this escapade, however grossly disagree with the methods to which it is carried out. Last summer my bike was impounded because it was not registered.

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Budget woes

In December of 1994, MSU's administration made its community a promise: to keep tuition at or below the rate of inflation. It was known as the Tuition Guarantee, and it was abandoned in fall 2000.

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Animals shouldn't suffer for research

Let me first say medical research does have its merits. However, there now are better more economical and more humane ways to test drugs and medical procedures than to use animals.

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Media monopoly

Eminem shouldn't be the only one complaining about the Federal Communications Commission. Everyone should be rapping about FCC's ridiculous decision to give media companies more power. The new resolution, which was voted on Monday, will allow companies to reach 45 percent of the country, whereas before they were limited to reach 35 percent.

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ASMSU harmful, unfair, embarrassing

While I do have to admit that ASMSU has done some good for the undergraduate student population, I also believe they've caused just as much harm.

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DPPS takes bikes, strands students

As I was walking on campus of my alma mater last week I saw a rather perturbing sight - bikes upon bikes were being impounded. I agree with the premise of this escapade, however, grossly disagree with the methods to which it is carried out.

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Record-setting game at Ford Field would take away from many aspects of regular contest

Meet Ron Mason's replacement as the MSU athletic director - Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment chairman. Mason's creation, the "BasketBowl," is a publicity stunt of WWE proportions.

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Censorship of media not very democratic, could get worse

An old saying best describes how to evaluate government motives: "Actions speak louder than words." Unfortunately, the mainstream media is not particularly helpful in bridging the reality gap between what is said and what is done.

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ASMSU needs to clear up its rules and guidelines so it has enough candidates this fall

If ASMSU wants to maintain its status as a nonpartisan entity, it needs to remind all candidates and university political groups of its guidelines and rules. The MSU College Democrats and the MSU College Republicans should at least be sent reminders that ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, is nonpartisan.

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Useless alerts change nothing

My, such a virulent response to The State News editorial on the ineffectual color coded terror alert warnings ("Orange Alert," SN 5/22). And from such a diverse area, too.

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Pets in peril

Imagine a team of scientists working on a cure for cancer. They find something, but they need 100 test subjects before sending their findings to the Food and Drug Administration.

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Free speech on campus is our priveledge, right worth fighting to protect

The legal battle over affirmative action is unlikely to go away. A divided U.S. Supreme Court will not speak so strongly as to prevent future lawsuits as universities try to tweak their programs in one direction or another.

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Worn out tradition

Members of the East Lansing community feel hazing is an important enough issue to hold a forum to address local concerns.

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Clergy should respect other faiths

Though some could argue with me, I believe Kevin Smith is one of the greatest writers and directors of our time.

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Wrongful words

It's sad to think racism is an evil difficult to eliminate completely. There will always be those among us who are ignorant enough to believe if someone belongs to a different race or ethnicity he or she is a lesser human being.

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Color code inoffensive, complaints unfounded

Whoever said the color code ("Orange Alert," SN 5/22) was meant for you?