As an alumna of East Lansing High School, I completely support the students’ protest against the ban on school travel (“High school students protest ban on out-of-state trips,” SN1/10). They have taken a bold action to protest for something they believe in, and it can only mean that they are going to be strong and determined individuals who are passionate.
This letter is in response to David Stone’s rant about teaching children creationism (“Children should learn creationism,” SN 1/15).Take a look at the First Amendment.
There’s no need to reiterate the distressing and heart-wrenching feelings that consumed the nation on and after the Sept.
T.J. Duckett made a terrible decision to enter the NFL. The guy is too slow for NFL linebackers, who are every bit as strong as he is.
As a land-grant institution, MSU should do all it can to make itself accessible to students of all economic backgrounds. A study released last week by the Lumina Foundation for Education said that four-year public colleges in 45 states, Michigan included, are not affordable to low-income students without financial aid. Even after utilizing all the financial-aid options available, many students still cannot afford to attend college, but one of the founding principles of a land-grant university is to provide education to the everyday man.
The Supreme Court decision to reject the case of Rodney LeVake, a Minnesota biology teacher, is the latest defeat for parents who want their public school children to receive a competent science education.
Andrew Goetz’s column (“ ‘Election reform’ bill...” SN 1/14) draws deserved attention to the problems Senate Bill 173 will inevitably create, but he fails to highlight the most disturbing facet of the Republican-led elimination of straight party voting.
T.J. Duckett’s decision just continues a disappointing trend in MSU athletics. Zach Randolph, Jason Richardson and Plaxico Burress all bailed out after seasons of personal success.
Perhaps it’s unsettling that a week before we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. a recent Detroit News/WDIV survey indicates 55 percent of whites and 52 percent of blacks in the Detroit area think segregation is sometimes, usually or always a very good idea. The survey results remind us the civil rights leader’s dream has yet to come true.
While budget woes can lead to heated debates over government spending, East Lansing city officials are doing a commendable job in trimming the city’s planned expenditures for the next fiscal year. The city council will vote Tuesday on $695,875 in proposed cuts to the East Lansing budget, which could eliminate police overtime, delay city sidewalk plans and stop the airing of planning commission meetings on cable television.
What’s with student athletes thinking they can just leave mid-education? People pay to go here and, most times, athletes don’t.
Children’s sports should never become a matter of life or death. The case of Thomas Junta, the Massachusetts hockey dad who beat another father to death at their sons’ practice, illustrates that point. Junta, 44, was found guilty Friday of involuntary manslaughter for the death of 40-year-old Michael Costin, who died as a result of a ruptured artery in his neck.
Have you ever seen that episode of “The Simpsons” in which Homer Simpson and a group of townspeople, after searching for buried treasure, are sitting at the bottom of a large hole in the ground, pondering how they will escape?
I read Sean McGowan’s letter (“Duckett is another Spartan sell out,” SN 1/11) and was very disappointed.
After a roller coaster of emotions through the past football season, I thought I could finally relax and regroup for next season.
How can MSU be so forgiving to T.J. Duckett when he’s looking out for his own interests? In an interview conducted with the College Football News in August 2001 Duckett said, “College is for four years.
I would like to remind the writers at The State News that writing unresearched and unsupported columns can be dangerous and misleading.
This letter is in response to The State News editorial “Bad Break” (SN, 1/9). The article explains the Catholic Diocese of Lansing is shutting down a play due to homosexual content and the involvement of the Michigan Triangle Foundation, a gay activist group, in the play.
I would just like to say that T.J. Duckett is a sellout. With Duckett we were about to build the most potent offense in college football today.
While it is extremely difficult to say goodbye to T.J. Duckett, an associate of mine helped me cope with the pain through some easy rationalization. The underlying reason we all came to college was to get a job, whether it be in agriculture, education, engineering ... or the NFL.