COMMENTARY
Republicans have done plenty for U
I am responding in reference to Jason Miller’s column, “Republican education policy has brought about good things for ‘U,’” SN 6/3.
COMMENTARY
Gas pipeline needs better placement
The recent natural gas pipeline accidents in East Lansing and the surrounding areas should offer a perfect example of why we need to get the Wolverine Pipe Line Co.’s gas pipeline out from under the streets and neighborhoods of Meridian Township and East Lansing and put it in the protected right-of-way along the highways of Interstate 96.
COMMENTARY
War on terrorism requires cooperation, honesty from all political sides
Trent Lott and Dick Cheney need to find a hobby. With President Clinton’s tenure in office now almost a year and a half removed, congressional Republicans and the vice president have realized they no longer have the convenient and entertaining scapegoat at which they can fling their pent-up rage and frustration.
COMMENTARY
Costly choices
Motorcycle riders should be allowed to choose whether they want to wear a helmet or not. But they can only get that choice if they are willing to accept all the costs that could come as a result. For years, Michigan motorcycle riders in the state have asked the Legislature to repeal of the state’s helmet law, citing the effectiveness of helmets, the number of other states that do not have mandatory helmet laws, and the number of actual motorcycle-related deaths and their causes.
COMMENTARY
Campus parking infuriating for all
Want to go on about the MSU cops and their milksops (parking services)? Try working at MSU after normal class hours.
COMMENTARY
Ballot initiative bad for students
I am increasingly concerned, along with many students and parents, about the proposed ballot initiative being conducted by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and the Citizens for a Healthy Michigan.
COMMENTARY
New approach is needed for bikes
I read with interest recent letters to the editor regarding the MSU parking authorities’ removal and confiscation of the writers’ bicycles and the proceeding imposition of costly fees and inconvenient processes to retrieve them from impound. The most obvious thought that comes to mind, as an alumnus, is all the fuss that’s been generated over the last several years concerning the shortage of parking for privately owned automobiles, usually driven with only one occupant per car. It seems that, in a rational world, MSU would encourage, not discourage, the use of alternate - and parking-efficient - forms of transportation, such as bicycling.
COMMENTARY
Registration fee, bike handling bad
What is the purpose of registering a bike for riding on campus? The registration fee is merely another method by which to extort money from students.
COMMENTARY
Information sharing a must for agencies responsible for our safety
A joint House and Senate committee began hearings Tuesday to determine why clues to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were overlooked.
COMMENTARY
Forked tongues
It may leave us scratching our heads in wonder, but some people choose to take drastic steps to alter their bodies.
COMMENTARY
Missing wheels
It was a shock for many students - perhaps more than 1,000 - to walk outside during the last few weeks planning to ride their bicycles to work, class or home. But there was nothing where they last left their rides. Since mid-May, the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety has impounded - although some might say stolen - about 1,250 unregistered bikes found throughout campus.
COMMENTARY
Suspicious list
A federal judge was right to declare Michigan’s sex offender registry unconstitutional. From its beginning in 1994 and its launch to the Internet in 1999, the registry has failed to make a distinction between sex crime offenders of who pose a continuing danger and those who no longer threaten society. U.S.
COMMENTARY
Columnist ignored Republican errors
Leave it to a Republican to tell you how much better we’ve faired with a Republican-controlled state, such as in Jason C.
COMMENTARY
Getting hungry
With the threat of state food banks losing more than 10 million pounds of food next year because of budget cuts, individual donations from are needed more than ever. The Michigan Department of Agriculture will cut more than 15 percent of funding to the Food Bank Council of Michigan.
COMMENTARY
Warning pointless, prevent at source
MSU students recently received an e-mail from MSU’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, Lee June, entitled “Personal Safety Reminder.” The e-mail was in reaction to the attempted rape of a womyn in her home that was in the news a few weeks ago. Statements contained in the letter, such as “don’t walk alone at night,” are infuriating.
COMMENTARY
Widespread multiculturalism comes at a cost, should be challenged
When author David Horowitz visited campus during the spring semester, progressive groups decried him as a racist who would poison the well of free thought across campus. To satisfy my curiosity, I attended the Horowitz lecture.
COMMENTARY
Party policies bad news for all of U
This is in response to Jason C. Miller’s column, “Republican education policy has brought about good things for ‘U’ (SN 6/3).” I disagree that the Republicans in Michigan’s state government are creating wonderful policies and bills that make school cheaper for students.
COMMENTARY
Number crunches
It may seem jarring to learn that Michigan is in the top 15 states with the highest tax revenues per person and per worker.
COMMENTARY
Messy motives
The FBI is treading a thin line with the regulations announced last week designed to combat terrorism.
COMMENTARY
Bike registration, stickers a waste
You know, the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety has always made me feel very safe on campus, what with handing out parking tickets, minor in possession of alcohol tickets, parking tickets, and, um, well, MIPs.