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Flying high

Don't be surprised if football jerseys contain marriage proposals and invite you to strip clubs next season. OK, so maybe they won't, but a proposal banning advertising flights above stadiums nationwide that passed Friday will limit advertisers' gameday promotion. President Bush will now decide whether or not to make the bill official, which would ban all advertising flights for one year over stadiums beginning an hour preceding and an hour after an event. Unfortunately, the bill will pass, so we'll see MSU head football coach John L.

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'Grading the Profs' is of no use to 'U'

I recently purchased a copy of Mark Grebner's popular "Grading the Profs." This booklet is an analysis of data the university collected from 1999 to 2002, and rates professors against each other accordingly.

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Holland Mexicans respond to negation of metricula consular

Dotted between the flakes of snow, the images of the downtown mural stand out among the red brick buildings and the stillness of the afternoon: the flag of Puerto Rico, a stylized representation of the Fifth Sun of the Mexica (Aztec), and rows of emerald-colored stalks of corn rise from the cold concrete.

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Authoritative ad

At a time when much of the nation is focused only on a potential war with Iraq, it's good to see other Americans keeping atop important domestic issues. Four MSU professors lent their names to a full-page New York Times advertisement last week questioning the long-term outlook of President Bush's proposed $1.3-trillion tax cuts. The ad was sponsored by the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan Washington economic think tank.

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'Wild' editorial had poor arguments

I was amazed to read the "Born to be wild" editorial in The State News (SN 2/13). The gist of the argument, as I understood it, was that: 1) College is a time to be wild and throw restraint to the wind, 2) Since sex sells, it must be okay to sell it, and 3) It was just good fun and no woman was forced to do anything that she did not want to. In response: Argument 1 completely disregards the consequences of one's actions.

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Alert system is a government tool

I would like to respond to "Terror propaganda," (SN 2/11) as well as Matt Lemere's letter "Terror alert could serve a purpose," (SN 2/14). What I am surprised to hear is that citizens of this nation were surprised about the Sept.

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Suspicious sign

Obviously, dance clubs like Sparty's Night Club have hired some pretty inept advertisers. Here's a suggestion to make the sign outside of Sparty's more concise and applicable to its customers' apparel: WHITES ONLY, AND WE DON'T MEAN T-SHIRTS. The sign outside of Sparty's announces that the dress code prohibits anyone wearing FUBU, Sean John and Phat Farm clothes, along with "work boots" and "thick gold or silver chains." All three clothing brands are owned by and worn mainly by minorities. So what is Sparty's trying to say?

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Everyone doesn't have to conform to society's expectations

Have you ever heard the phrase, "If only you would " followed by a statement as to how something you said or did, or didn't say or do, has resulted in you being harassed, made fun of, criticized or worse?

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Columnist doesn't understand threat

I'd like to invite everyone who agrees with Matt Treadwell's article ("For world peace, Bush needs to be removed, not Saddam," SN 2/12) to take a step back and listen to what they are saying.

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Terror target

Be afraid. Be very afraid. No, wait. It's OK. MSU will protect you. You're safe here. MSU has a plan. What's that plan you say? Well, there aren't exactly any details.

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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.