By TARA MAY The State News Trust is an issue at the heart of most relationships. Especially friendships - they aren’t family we get stuck with and make the most of.
The bill that would ban pop machines from all elementary and middle schools is said to be pushed for health reasons in the legislation held by state Rep.
I thought I had heard it all as far as ridiculous letters to The State News this year, but - as usual - I was wrong.
I agree it is unwise for MSU students to hurt themselves in raising awareness for the Graduate Employees Union (“Strike out,” SN 2/27). I’m disappointed with the union; it seems very selfish they haven’t more firmly denounced this student strike.
Newspapers across the United States have a constitutional right to publish just about whatever they choose.
As a “repressed” member of the Honors College, a resident of the honors floor in Mason Hall and a member of a sorority, I feel the need to respond to Rebecca Daneff’s letter “Honors College Ball not worth coverage,” (SN 2/28). One of the main purposes of The State News is to report on activities that take place on the MSU campus and include its students.
Several months ago, some of my readers suggested my connection with the campus might be strengthened if I started reading The State News on days other than those on which my column is published.
I am writing to express my pleasure of the sorely needed objectivity among liberals provided by Andrew Goetz in his column “Conservative voices refreshing compared to liberal campus majority” (SN 2/25). I, too, am a moderate liberal who grew up smothered by suburban conservatism.
I think it was silly to have the article on the Honors College Ball (“Formal dance offers social event for honors students,” SN 2/20) make the front page of The Loop.
I wanted to respond to Michael Wayo’s letter about the quality of The State News (“SN stories lacking quality, substance,” SN 2/25). I am getting tired of hearing about the downfalls of our campus paper. The people behind these stories are students who take on the added responsibility and hours of producing a newspaper five days a week.
While it’s somewhat understandable that MSU’s Academic Council cut the university’s visual impairment education program on Tuesday, its reasoning was not well explained.
As good and decent people, we would all love to put those guilty of domestic abuse behind bars for as long as possible.
In the Feb. 26 issue of The State News, a headline blares “Online classes linked to poor performance.” Reading on, we find that MSU Professor Carl Liedholm and a colleague compared the exam grades of students in Principles of Microeconomics, some of whom took the course online while others took it in the traditional classroom-style mode. The word “poor” in the headline is inappropriate.
As an avid reader of The State News, I feel the need to rise to the defense of the paper. It is of my opinion that Michael Wayo’s criticisms are misguided (“SN stories lacking quality, substance,” SN 2/25). The State News is a college newspaper, written for college students, by college students who may or may not be looking at journalism as their profession.
On Friday, my girlfriend was in a car accident near the corner of Service and Hagadorn roads. I drove by just a minute after the accident occurred.
As people strive to figure out their place in the post-Sept. 11 world, it’s crucial for them to learn as much as possible about the circumstances that led to such a tragedy. The events of that morning are among the most significant in our history - it’s imperative we learn about them.
I just wanted to take a moment to tell the MSU men’s basketball team how proud I am of the extraordinary job that it is doing.
The State News is wrong to not back President Bush on oil drilling. Firstly, fuel cells and hybrid cars will mostly likely phase out the combustion engine in the future, but hybrids still require gas.
Warning. What you are about to read may shock you. Prepare yourself. Here it comes. The State News Opinion Page is full of biased propaganda. “No,” you say.
To say I am disappointed with the lack of attention our hockey team gets would be a gross understatement. MSU is blessed with the winningest coach in college hockey history, the best player in all of college hockey (Ryan Miller), and a team that is ranked fifth in the nation.