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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.

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Union strike would help, not hurt, cause

Strong claims were made in the editorial “Not the answer” (SN 3/12). Unfortunately, these claims were based more on conjecture than fact or reason.

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Bad choices bring society down, but dont forget good in world, too

Humans can do some pretty rotten things to one another. That is the main reason why news makes me sick to my stomach a lot more than I expect it to. During the week prior to spring break, the nation’s eyes were turned to Massachusetts, where a bounty of Roman Catholic priests have been accused of sexually molesting children.

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Union will do what it takes for contract

I was disappointed with the editorial “Not the answer” (SN 3/12), regarding negotiations between the Graduate Employees Union and the MSU administration and the possibility of a strike.

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All E.L. liquor establishment should join citys hospitality council, help curb alcohol abuse

Responsibility on the part of businesses and restaurants that serve alcohol promotes responsibility all around.

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Cartoonist chose wrong side of issue

I enjoy a satirical, well-drawn political cartoon based on current events. It does not matter whether I agree or disagree with the viewpoint.

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Dont support tax increase for ASMSU

Don’t be ambivalent enough to let ASMSU representatives outvote the vast majority of us who are sick of them spending our money on fruitless ventures. Why should you care about $16 of your money?

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Izzo has nothing to cry about, seed OK

I’m writing in response to men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s ridiculous public complaints about MSU’s seeding in the NCAA Tournament (“Izzo upset with No.

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Worth it

Raising $15,000 in 30 days is a lofty goal for organizers of annual Michigan Pride events, but it can be done.

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Library for studying, not for socializing

Throughout my four years at MSU, distractions have always been present in the Main Library. What was formerly a place of study has become a plethora of chaotic stimuli, ranging from laptop computer games, ringing cell phones and coffee shop talk.

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Spilled milk

Instead of complaining about his team’s spot in the NCAA Tournament, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo should be a positive force for the Spartans as they head back to Bracketville this year. Izzo was right to predict he would “get ripped for crying over spilled milk” by complaining about the team’s No.

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Picking sides in war on terrorism a matter of perspective

“God Bless America” is fine. But when will we say, “God bless the world,” immediately after?

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Not the answer

Although the University of Michigan’s graduate student union held a one-day walkout Monday, MSU’s Graduate Employees Union should not follow suit.

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Dont judge people you dont know

Rarely do I feel it necessary to respond publicly to the opinions of others, but Rebecca Daneff’s letter (“Honors College Ball not worth coverage,” SN 2/28) is so outrageous that I feel I must. As a former honors college student at my previous institution, I take personal exception to Daneff’s labeling of all Honors College students as “repressed” or “given a newfound freedom.” For anyone who knows me, those are the last words that will come to mind.

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Students should be supportive of union

On Monday, I decided to support the Graduate Employees Union by not going to class. But unlike many students who took this opportunity to skip class, I am writing this letter to The State News to show my support for the teaching assistants of MSU.

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U funding affected by the war on drugs

Blame prohibition of drugs for the reason there will be no funding increase for MSU next year. Since three-fourths of felony crime touches the war on drugs, imagine what a peace dividend there would be if we ended prohibition.

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SN endorses

If university apartment residents want to better their living conditions, the University Apartments’ Council of Residents is their best avenue.

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Criticize movies, not the audience

I am writing about Drew Harmon’s view on the movie “Queen of the Damned” (“‘Damned’ is goth at its worst,” SN 2/25). His review was not about the movie itself.