Not everyone at MSU shares The State News' sentiment about President McPherson's departure ("McPherson's appointment in Iraq is great for our president, but we hate to see him leave," SN 4/18). The McPherson administration at MSU is the triumph of self-promotion over good governance.
When you attend class at an institution of higher education, you go to learn. But society puts too much pressure on students, telling them a high grade-point average is everything.
One day I hope to work at the New York Times, wait, let me rephrase that. One day I hope to write for the New York Times, hold on, allow me to add something else. One day I hope to present the news through my writing in a newsworthy and factual matter. I wonder where Jayson Blair falls in the above statements. Blair used to work for the New York Times.
I was a student at MSU for four years, and I can't think of anything ASMSU did to help me. They charged me $16 a semester and all I got was a low-quality bluebook. Their Web site doesn't have any information or services on it.
In regards to the construction column ("Excessive summer construction a nuisance for students who stay," SN 5/19), it seems Natosha Diggs didn't do her homework.
During the last years of college nearly every student finds themselves trapped in a downward spiral. It began with your high school graduation party.
As any parent would be, I was immediately concerned after reading MSU's unenviable ranking as No.
It's time for change. Most states in America still have constitutions filled with male pronouns, proclaiming 'he' should do this and 'he' should do that. But now is the time to take the hammer to the glass ceiling. Our state constitution should reflect Gov.
In 1855, the Michigan Legislature started a tradition. MSU was established as the nation's first land-grant university, and with that tradition comes a responsibility of keeping education affordable for all Michigan residents. With a new loan system, the university aims to do just that.
Vijay Singh was 100 percent correct with his statements regarding Annika Sorenstam playing in the upcoming Colonial tournament in Texas.
In response to Natosha Diggs' rant about summer construction ("
For some students, college can be an intimidating place. But apparently, some people are so intimidated they feel the need to carry a weapon around campus.
Lazy. Adj. "Not eager or willing to work or exert oneself; indolent; slothful."This is the definition Webster's New World Dictionary gives us.
A state judge in Oklahoma added two new murder counts to the 160 murder charges against Terry Nichols, the Oklahoma City bombing conspirator. Two of the women killed in the bombing were pregnant.
It's the summer. A time most students are grateful for. It gives us time to relax and not have to worry about finals, professors or grades.But this is not the case for all Spartans.As I was driving to Student Services on campus, I was extremely annoyed about the amount of detours I was forced to take.
Picture this. It's a football Saturday and the tailgaters are out in droves. Grills are fired up, stereos are blaring and the alcohol is flowing like water.
Discussion in the golf world has shifted from Tiger Woods to Vijay Singh and his comments about Annika Sorenstam playing at the PGA Tour's Colonial tournament in Fort Worth, Texas next week. Sorenstam, 32, is the first woman in 58 years to compete in the PGA and Singh is upset with her presence. Singh said in an Associated Press interview on Sunday that he " hopes she misses the cut...because she doesn't belong out here." On Tuesday, Singh tried to correct his statement by saying he did not want Sorenstam to miss the cut.
Who says politics aren't interesting? On Monday, demonstrating that the loyal opposition might actually be showing signs of life, a courageous group of Democratic state Legislators in Texas united to confront a shifty partisan redistricting plan by Republicans in the Texas Legislature. By emphatically walking out of the state legislature, these Democratic lawmakers deprived the Texas House of a quorum and prevented the Republican majority from passing a new Congressional redistricting plan. In order to avoid a forced return by Texas law enforcement, these bold legislators fled to Ardmore, Okla., outside the jurisdiction of Texas Rangers, thus providing a noble example of lawmakers who are willing to risk their careers for the sake of upholding democracy and the intent of the U.S.
Recently, I stumbled upon an online column in The Daily Journal titled "'Lifestyle' of homosexuals can be changed" (TDJ, 05/08/03). Like every single one of the "ex-gay" pieces I have read, be it an article, book or letter to the editor, this one was laden with pure hatred, ignorance and disgust.
I think Gov. Jennifer Granholm's doing a pretty decent job as governor and that pisses me off. As the top College Republican operative in the state, one of my main duties is to help lay the groundwork for defeating her in 2006.