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Renewable energy tax needs 'yes' vote
On March 19, students will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum calling for renewable energy to be used on campus.
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Our resident Romeo gives last-minute Valentine's Day ideas
It's finally here: the first installment of the "Female Christmas" - Valentine's Day.
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Golfing goddess
While most women across the nation will enjoy being showered by gifts and pampered this weekend, Annika Sorenstam will be sweating. This is not a nervous sweat, yet pouring forth from intense training as Sorenstam prepares for her PGA debut three months away. No, that's not a typo, she's competing in the PGA, not the LPGA. Sorenstam, who accepted an invitation Wednesday to play in the Colonial in May, will be the first woman to compete on the PGA Tour in nearly 60 years.
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Women, whites also can have hardship
This is in response to Mike Wilder's letter, "Race Definitely Equals Hardships," (SN 2/12). There are plenty of black Americans who do not live in the inner city and have made very successful lives for themselves.
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Vote to up tax for renewable energy
There's a dirty little fact in our everyday lives no one is talking about - over our heads, in the air we breathe, in the money we spend.
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Saturday's rally is worth supporting
I just wanted to encourage all students to come out and show support for peace at the march on Saturday.
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'Girls Gone Wild' exploits women
Five dollars is not a "low price" for women to pay so that men can make money off of them ("Born to be Wild," SN 2/13). Each "Girls Gone Wild" tape costs $10-$20, but the women featured in it don't see any of that money.
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Dry Dollar?
The Dollar Nightclub could be as good as bankrupt after allowing itself to be used as the set for a wild and controversial video shoot on Wednesday.
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Terror alert could serve a purpose
The thought that the National Terrorism Alert System is propaganda is a quick jump to conclusions ("Terror propaganda," SN 2/11). The argument that it is in place to evoke positive feedback for the war on Iraq is a poor attempt at tying two unrelated war fronts together.
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Brief concert not worth ticket price
When I walked into the Breslin Center on Tuesday night to see Ja Rule, Eve and Charli Baltimore, I was anticipating a loud, fun and exciting hip-hop concert.
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Only good that can come of imminent war is discussion
It may surprise you to know that I was never baptized a Catholic. My impiety notwithstanding, I am convinced that the best spokesperson for the anti-war movement is now St.
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Column lumps all Americans together
This is in response to Matt Treadwell's column ("For world peace, Bush needs to be removed, not Saddam," SN 2/12). I must say I wholeheartedly agree with him.
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Unsettling dissent
It's only been four months since he was elected to the state Senate, but Virg Bernero already has begun to sing a different tune when it comes to dealing with Michigan's tobacco-settlement dollars. The Lansing Democrat has proposed the state look at the $300 million it takes in each year from the 1998 settlement to help mend Michigan's $1.7-billion budget deficit.
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Born to be wild
The bottom line is this - sex sells. The Dollar Nightclub and "Girls Gone Wild" were just supplying what is demanded with last night's event, especially near a college campus - sex. And everybody deserves to make a buck.
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Possible increases should worry 'U'
It might be wild speculation tuition rates at MSU could increase by as much as 35 percent next year, but as long as it is a possibility it is never too early for students, parents and faculty to be panicking.
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Terror alert editorial right on the money
I was pleasantly surprised by the editorial on the national terrorism alert system ("Terror propaganda," SN 2/11). I wholeheartedly agree the system is nothing but fear-inducing propaganda masterminded by the Bush administration war machine. The system is an insult to the people of this country for two reasons.
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Meeting to address E.L. safety concerns
When moving to East Lansing three years ago, I had no idea about the community's safety issues, and frankly, I couldn't have cared less.
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Case Hall discussion article one-sided
The article by Chad Previch on MSU President M. Peter McPherson's discussion with Case Hall students is horribly one-sided ("Case residents, McPherson gather to discuss hall safety, SN 2/11). As a resident who attended this discussion, I noticed opinions that reflected Jonathan Martone's were in the extreme minority and most students were happy with the previous level of security before the 9 p.m.
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Flier criminal charge not severe enough
For infringing upon the freedoms of the residents of Shaw Hall and the MSU community, for directly attacking an entire people, for assaulting that culture's women and directly insulting the victims on the flier, the person responsible should suffer the consequences of his or her actions.
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For world peace, Bush needs to be removed, not Saddam
The Bush administration tells us we need to forcibly remove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power if we hope to guarantee peace in the world. But we should not allow ourselves to be so misled. What we need to do is remove President Bush from power if we want to have a prayer for peace in the world. Now, hold on those of you who wish to brand me a traitor.