After four years on this campus, there isn’t much that intimidates me. But there is one thing that scares me above all else - I get nervous driving in the area when I play my music loud. I’m not worried about the police giving me a noise violation ticket, although I have gotten a few in the past.
I remember the first time I ever voted. It was the presidential election of 1984. I was only 12 and it was a mock election, but I voted and I felt important.
This letter is in response to David W. Towne’s letter “War is best solution to ending terrorism” (SN, 10/15). While I agree with his assessment that it is time for action, one would think a third-year law student could produce original thought rather than reword what the six o’clock news has been telling us for the last month. Our awareness as a nation is a virtue, but it is a double-edged sword.
Sometimes accidents happen. Tuesday, the Pentagon admitted Navy warplanes struck “one or more” warehouses belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Upon graduating, I have returned to MSU only twice, though I wish it could be more often. After visiting for “The Cold War,” it was so disappointing to see the commercial businesses.
Jeffrey Formanczyk seems to think we native peoples should just stay out of sight, out of mind and swept under the rug of collective American ignorance so the rest of the country can focus on the really important things like the Sept.
I just wanted to thank The State News for its decision to carry the comic strip “Get Fuzzy” by Darby Conley.
To our disappointment and dismay, the movement to repeal the tuition tax credit may have met an untimely roadblock in the state House on Tuesday.But the apparent setback doesn’t come from a lack of support, as the measure was well-received from most legislators and supported by the governor.
In April I interviewed Shawn Newstead for a story in The State News. More than six months earlier, her son, Brandon D’Annunzio, had been severely beaten while at a bachelor party in an East Lansing bar. The 24-year-old died 10 days after that Oct.
While flipping through The State News my attention was drawn to Drew Harmon’s column, “Emmys should remain canceled” (SN 10/15). I agree the Emmys should be delayed, but, as I had not given the award show’s cancellation much thought, I read the article in hope of becoming more enlightened to the topic.
New problems are facing recent and soon-to-be graduating college students. While sitting on piles of credit card bills and student loans, we’re faced with the uncertainty of today’s economy.With an unpredictable economy, students are wondering if they will find the jobs needed to pay off their debts.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It goes without saying that domestic abuse in any form is a despicable act that has absolutely no excuse.
You could almost see the light bulb going off over university officials’ heads when they had the bright idea to set off the new energy conservation campaign. In the face of various budget cuts causing blows to academic, extracurricular and support departments across campus, MSU has been searching for ways to keep its costs down.
I was walking to class recently when this girl on a bike quickly rode by at a crosswalk. She had been in such a rush she almost hit the girl walking in front of me.
I have seen many things that have had the ability to make me feel ashamed for my race and my country.
In high school, whenever the topic of animal rights came up I would explode into a passionate sermon about the injustices of our treatment and the arrogance of our attitude toward the other living things that are a part of Earth. I’ve been standing on my self-righteous soapbox since I was a kid.
In a recent letter Professor Kelly David Ludema claimed the lack of organized religion has caused the worst tragedies in human history (“Organized religion helps, not hurts,” SN 10/12), which is untrue.
We usually feel safe on campus, but the scare of an anthrax attack Friday at Linton Hall should be a reminder to all of us to be aware and vigilant against suspicious activity. The landmark hall on West Circle Drive was closed off after an employee opened a letter thought to contain a white powder - especially worrisome considering anthrax was mailed to a Florida tabloid newspaper office, NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and a Microsoft office. Officials sent 15 people to the hospital as a precaution while the letter, apparently from an animal rights activist, was tested for dangerous substances.
The front page bold headline, “Paying for rape” (SN 10/10) and a photo of a girl crouching naked on the floor was a powerful sight that stayed with me as I flipped through the newspaper.
I’ve often wondered from childhood through adulthood why people put some of the things they do in their mouths.