Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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Commentary

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Alumni, students can't see eye to eye

Gary Herbert the sophomore and Fred Tilton the graduate: relax ("Graduates do not represent 'voice'" SN 4/16 and "Graduates are actual voice of 'U'" SN 4/17). Herbert is right - Tilton is not at MSU right now - he's working his job at who-knows-where, reacting to events he only experiences through the media.

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Public issue

At least he's consistent. That is about all that can be said for Dearborn Mayor Michael Guido, who convinced the Arabic satellite TV news channel al-Jazeera to relocate a town hall-style meeting about Iraq's future. The news channel had hoped to secure a public venue within the city with the largest U.S.

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Foolish fans

Demonstrating that alcohol and a team loss can be a dangerous combination, some baseball fans have once again proven their irresponsibility when it comes to alcohol consumption. On April 15 and 19, fans endangered the lives of players, umpires and other fans when they rushed onto U.S.

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Nothing comes from war except death, destruction

As the heavier fighting and conflict in Iraq seem to be winding down, one message that I keep hearing over and over again from this country's administration to Middle Eastern countries and effectively the rest of the world is to learn from this war.

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Groups might not be ready for decisions

There is much truth in the timeless epigram: "The squeaky wheel gets the oil." The campus groups mentioned in Monday's editorial had every right in the world (or at least America) to flex their democratic muscle and demand to be heard by the MSU Board of Trustees ("Listen up" 4/14). When and if the board chooses to act upon the tabled issues, however, it will be interesting to see if the groups then accept the flip side of that democratic club they've been swinging.

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Parking issues are worth the money

I am writing to voice my opinion on the ever-apparent parking problems students have on campus. Every day, I leave a half hour early for class and circle around campus for what seems like 40 times.

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Courts should not be made priority

As the university faces the challenge of a multi-million dollar budget cut, I was shocked to see the tennis courts next to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building were being resurfaced.

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See 'U' later

Although he surely was not the most desperate Spartan hoping to land a résumé booster this summer, MSU President M.

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Money in hand

When it comes to money, cold, hard cash is what we like to see, not the earmarked variety that has recently found a new home with the Capital Area Transportation Authority.

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'Your voice' section not just for students

Let me start by helping The State News decide if the "Your Voice" thing is for "us" or not ("Graduates do not represent 'voice'" SN 4/16). Who is "us?" I didn't realize once you left MSU you were no longer affiliated with the university.

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Uncontrollable

It seems city and university officials are constantly trying to prevent bad things from happening, and while their well-intentioned efforts are often understandable, there are some aspects of life that boil down to personal responsibility. Responsible drinking on a 21st birthday or any day of the week is one of those aspects. Still, on Tuesday, East Lansing's Responsible Hospitality Council passed new management policies to curb 21st birthday accidents.

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Off limits

While file-sharing on MSU's network is widely practiced, that does not make it legal. If MSU is punished by movie and record executives for students' behavior, those students who continue abusing the university's high-speed Internet connection deserve punishment. MSU students are being affected by increased efforts among music and movie industry executives to track down college students with shared files on their computers.

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Graduates are the actual voice of 'U'

Gary Herbert, you are a fool ("Graduates do not represent 'voice'" SN 4/16). The fact of the matter is that until you actually prove yourself and graduate, you cannot distinguish yourself from the thousands of wannabe students that come to MSU and leave without a degree.