In Tom Smucker’s letter (“Need for contract affects ‘U’ majority,” SN 3/20), he claims the Graduate Employees Union is supported by a majority of graduate students, and the participation of “hundreds of graduate employees” in union activities is evidence of a majority initiative.
I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments expressed by the McDonel Hall residents who are footing a large bill due to vandalism (“U’ irked by hall damage rule,” SN 3/14). Since when does cleaning up other people’s messes constitute a moral obligation?
We attended ASMSU’s town hall discussion Tuesday night. ASMSU has the gall to come to the student body and ask for a $3 tax increase, which will put its projected revenue over $1 million.
Your editorial board recommended the Graduate Employees Union follow the University of Michigan graduate union’s example by settling a contract without a strike (“Good example,” SN 3/19). If U-M’s Graduate Employees Organization was able to win a contract this year, it was precisely because of our ability to strike.
A law signed by Gov. John Engler in December, though meant to make people more patriotic, is not inclusive of all Americans and stands only to defeat Constitutional rights. Most Americans probably don’t blink an eye at the national motto, “In God We Trust,” and a bill passed stating that the motto could be displayed in schools and other governmental buildings.
If one state lawmaker has his way, MSU could be asked to step right up to become the future host of the Michigan State Fair.
During the past three years I occasionally have ventured outside of my tea-steeped apartment and tried to experience the near-mythic bar scene at MSU.
In response to “Officials discuss moving fair to ‘U’” (SN 3/20), I did my undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fair bordered the agricultural campus in St.
If football head coach Bobby Williams is trying to pull an April fool’s joke, it is too early.
This is in response to the article “Speaker discusses Third World AIDS crisis” (SN 3/19). In the light of cultural understanding, I was surprised to open The State News and read this statement: “Gulick said one major reason Africa has the highest number of estimated cases is because the culture promotes unsafe sex.” I would not expect such a generalization from a highly educated medical practitioner.
My grandmother is genuinely patriotic. She was patriotic even before it was trendy to be patriotic. As a veteran of the Navy and World War II, she has every right to proudly show her patriotism with an American flag billowing outside her New Jersey home.
It’s about time someone spoke up for Detroit. All MSU students can benefit from reading Tameria Warren’s recent column in defense of her hometown (“Don’t criticize Detroit if you’re not working to solve its problems,” SN 3/18). I have always been fond of the city and the events it offers.
In light of recent articles, editorials and letters published in The State News, I feel compelled to discuss why students should vote in favor of the ASMSU student tax increase this week.
Can a judge constitutionally order a controversial drug to be given to a child over the opposition of their parents?
ASMSU deserves kudos for taking a step in the right direction toward fixing its financial mishaps, but there’s still much more work to be done in light of budget problems of recent years. The undergraduate student government approved a 22-page set of financial bylaws last week, updating the three-page document adopted in 1992.
In response to Matt Mitroka’s letter (“Negotiation tactics won’t help students,” SN 3/14), I would remind readers that the Graduate Employees Union won an election to represent MSU graduate employees by a margin of 3 to 1. The fact that hundreds of graduate employees have participated in recent union activities does not suggest that the union is acting on behalf of a minority.
As a nation, we have learned the hard way that our borders are not free from the wrath of terrorists willing to push their political agendas by taking the lives of themselves and thousands of innocent people. The Sept.
In his letter, Eric Smith portrays ASMSU representatives as cigar-smoking bureaucrats who just waste students’ tax money (“Don’t support tax increase for ASMSU,” SN 3/13). Let’s get real.
The teaching assistant in my Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities course was not ashamed. “We expected we would have three TAs for this course,” she told a cross-section of about 100 students.
I congratulate the men’s basketball team for a memorable season. Even a disappointing loss to North Carolina State should not overshadow all this team has accomplished.