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Life might not always turn out like you dreamed - sometimes it ends up better

When I was younger, my friends and I loved to play house. You all know the routine - we divided roles of “mom,” “daughter” and “husband” (if we were cool enough to have a real boy there) and acted out the glamorous lives of “grown-ups.” But we especially loved to play “college.” We would, as best friends and roommates, pretend to have fabulous makeup collections, dozens of boyfriends and social lives that included Tuesday nights wearing all black, drinking coffee and reading poetry while Fridays were reserved for driving our great cars to the coolest parties.

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Football is not most important issue

War should be a bigger concern than football. The only thing that seems to concern students these days is how horrible the MSU football team is playing, but there are definitely more important concerns in the world - one being the possibility of a full fledged attack by the United States on Iraq.

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More gun restrictions not solution to sniper

This must be the day all those liberals and anti-gunners were waiting for: a chance to use a tragedy to revive a debate that had died down since Columbine (“Gun prints” SN 10/17). They will call for stricter gun laws, more registration, more restrictions, ballistic fingerprinting, waiting periods and all sorts of things that will make it harder for Americans to protect themselves.

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Letter writer missed point of feminism

In the letter to the editor “Feminist outlook full of ‘real choices,’” (SN 10/21) the writer makes some impressive points. Ask any pro-choice woman if she is against everyone bearing children and having a fulfilling family life.

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Columnist assumed too much about crowd

Kudos to Craig Gunn for his address on the decline of American civilization, particularly in the way our current generation behaves (“Education goes beyond books, class; teach your kids” SN 10/22). He was correct in stating that many American youths today are not so much inclined to the reality of world issues as they are to events that surround their own daily lives.

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Fee-d up

University officials are considering charging students living in residence halls an Ethernet-access fee in addition to room and board rates beginning in the 2003-04 academic year. Such a measure would be a cheap way of passing the buck to students. David Gist, MSU’s vice provost for libraries, computing and technology, said Housing & Food Services will have to propose the fee in April to the MSU Board of Trustees as a part of the housing-rates budget before it approves the university’s 2003-04 budget because on-campus Internet traffic is exponentially rising.

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Time for equality

Lansing Community College has jumped aboard the train to the 21st century by stopping discrimination based on sexual orientation and is extending employee benefits to same-sex partners. The LCC Board of Trustees approved the measure at Monday night’s meeting.

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U shouldnt settle for mediocrity

As a recent graduate who has moved out of Michigan, I frequently look for ways to check up on the happenings at MSU. Well, fortunately for me, one of the ways to do this and see the greatness of my old school is to watch Spartan football on national television.

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Help wanted: MSU football head coach

Internationally respected Big Ten university seeks leader to bring its talented football team and program to national prominence. Successful candidate must have a proven background of developing a winning program, be respected by his peers and the media, be a knowledgeable recruiter of players and coaching staff and be able to handle pressure.

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Spartans not better off under Williams

I remember when former President Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984. He asked, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Most people said “Yes,” and Reagan got four more years.

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Hazardous area

The boundary between East Lansing and Bath Township quickly has become a new center for student housing.

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Another chance

Fraternities, such as Delta Chi, are inexcusably trying the patience of their community by repeatedly violating noise ordinances as well as a long-standing general code. The East Lansing Housing Commission on Thursday suspended the fraternity’s rental license for 180 days beginning Jan.

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Fire Williams, get promised results

So much promise with so little results. That is the story of the MSU football program. How does a team that went 10-2 three seasons ago compile records of mediocrity the past two and, now, the possibility of not even making a bowl game.