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Inflated grades
Grades should reflect the amount of work students accomplish in their classes, as well as the level of intellectual ability students have.
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U has made strides on LBGT concerns
Thanks to The State News for the editorial “Work not done” (SN 3/15). The editorial correctly notes more must be accomplished to achieve true acceptance of MSU’s students, faculty and staff members who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
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Postponement was necessary action
The State News should be more nitpicky with what it prints in its editorials (“Election errors,” SN 3/14). In the editorial, The State News attacked the All University Election Commission for the elections impasse.
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Election commission shouldnt take blame
Contrary to the manner in which I was portrayed in The State News article “Student elections postponed” (SN 3/14), I appreciate the work and time the All University Election Commission has dedicated to elections.
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Sexual assault not just womens issue
I was pleased Gov. John Engler named March GHB Awareness Month (“Engler sets March for GHB awareness,” SN 3/15). I thought the article did a good job of raising awareness about the dangers of gamma hydroxybutyrate. Unfortunately, like so many articles about rape, this one seemed to focus exclusively on women and victims.
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Dont criticize Detroit if youre not working to solve its problems
It’s a cool, clear and breezy November day. Everyone’s anticipating the turkey roasting in the oven, but not as much as they are for the Lions’ game.
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Cartoon illustrates bad foreign policy
Nate Allen’s editorial cartoon in the March 13 issue of The State News throws light on how President Bush’s self-righteous foreign policy might put world peace into danger.
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Vote yes or no, but know the issue
I am writing in response to the letter titled “Don’t support tax increase for ASMSU” (SN 3/13). The letter insinuates that ASMSU members spend tax money on themselves, which is not the case.
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ASMSU spends U dollars unwisely
I’m disturbed by the improper and unprofessional distribution of funds by the ASMSU Funding Board.
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Poor leaders
The mismanagement of student tax dollars has become a common trend for the Residence Halls Association.
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Show Izzo respect, let him complain
I respect and enjoy reading The State News, but I can’t help but to criticize Tuesday’s editorial (“Spilled milk,” SN 3/12). The condemnation of men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo in regards to questioning the standards of the NCAA Selection Committee is utterly ridiculous.
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Americans preoccupied with trendy, inefficient sport utility vehicles
In most respects, I consider myself to be a fairly average guy. Like most average guys, I want to finish school, find a desirable job and potentially settle down with 2.3 children and a house in suburbia.
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Setting the record straight...
The State News editorial “Election errors” (SN 3/14) erroneously reported the number of James Madison College students and members of the college’s Student Senate on ASMSU’s All University Election Commission.
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Work not done
While there have been improvements at MSU concerning awareness of the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community, there’s still a long way to go before true acceptance on campus can be achieved. In 1992, the University-Wide Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Issues and MSU published “Moving Forward,” a report that assessed the climate toward the LBGT community and identified ways to improve that quality of life.
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Like it or not, all opinions deserve to be heard
Today, love obliges me to defend hate. A grandiloquent sentence to write, but humor me. On Feb.
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SN should print less, not raise student tax
I believe I have found a way that The State News does not need to raise its tax to $5 a semester. I work in Holden Hall, and every evening I throw away about 100 papers because students have not picked them up to read.
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Election errors
ASMSU might as well move its offices to Florida as the undergraduate student government is at the center of the biggest election debacle since the 2000 presidential contest. Student Life officials Wednesday decided to cancel all universitywide elections concerning ASMSU after the organization made the request due to online voting glitches and a lack of communication.
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Making strides
The United States took a huge leap toward working for a peaceful solution between Palestinians and Israelis by endorsing the idea of a Palestinian sovereign nation.
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Negotiation tactics wont help students
I am writing in response to Graduate Employees Union President Jessica Goodkind’s letter (“Union will do what it takes for contract,” SN 3/13). The union says it wants undergraduates to have the best education opportunities; but it supports asking undergraduates to skip classes.
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Izzo has right to be disappointed in seed
This is in response to Joe McCleer’s opinion that men’s basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo shouldn’t complain about MSU’s seed in the NCAA Tournament (“Izzo has nothing to cry about, seed OK,” SN 3/13). He asks what’s the difference between a No.