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Two band members salute with song
Tuesday night at 9:30, two men from the Spartan Marching Band played “Amazing Grace” and “Taps” outside my dorm.
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Increased security necessary response
Waking up to my roommate shaking me saying, “The World Trade Center and the Pentagon have been attacked!” The first thing into my mind was, “Am I sleeping still?” As I walked out into the living area, the news slapped me in the face confirming the worst.
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Reader was worried classes not secure
I am writing in response to the bad decision President M. Peter McPherson made during the attack on our country. It was ridiculous and disrespectful to be expected to carry on this day as if it were any other.
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Reader remembers day with silence
Tuesday’s horrible events will probably affect all of us for a long time to come. While I have sympathy for the people who were hurt, and their families, I think that I am even more worried about what lies ahead.
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Day was needed for mourning, not class
I would like to take this opportunity to publicly condemn MSU President M. Peter McPherson. In what is arguably the worst terrorist attack ever on the United States’ soil, McPherson stood alone in his decision to keep MSU open. Numerous universities were closed during this abomination, if not for security purposes then out of respect for the dead and dying. Rather than taking the rest of the day to mourn the dead or be angry at the terrorists who committed this act or to visit with friends during this frightening time, students were told to go to class as if nothing had happened. During this atrocity I find it humiliating that MSU was one of the only institutions to remain open.
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Safe on campus, but not respectful
Tuesday’s tragedy was a great loss in many respects: lives, security, the belief of invincibility.
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Chinese student sends well wishes
I just read the news, and I have been watching TV all day. Two of the four airplanes were from Boston, where I am now. I am a former president of Chinese Students and Scholars Association at MSU. I trust world peace, which has always been my goal.
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Classes are symbol of terrorist failure
These terrorists attacked the United States at our government’s nerve centers. They attempted to shut down and halt our business, trade, our government
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Restrain self from rage; dont let attack on U.S. take away human spirit
One of the patients I am caring for is almost totally paralyzed. A neurological disease having left her with only those muscles above her neck; she is only two fierce eyes and a voice that barely approaches a whisper.
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Donate blood to help
Though the extent of fatalities and injuries is yet to be known, there is an obvious need for blood donations in Washington, D.C., and New York.
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McPherson failed to recognize tragedy
An American tragedy occurred this morning in New York and Washington, D.C. I would like to send out prayers to anyone who has friends or family in these areas.
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National tragedy strikes home for journalist
When I woke up Tuesday morning my biggest problem was that I wasn’t sure if I was prepared for my journalism ethics class.An hour later I wasn’t sure if I was prepared for anything.I consider myself a smart person.
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Freedom itself was attacked
Tuesday morning looked more like a nuclear winter than the hustle and bustle we’re supposed to see in lower Manhattan. Hundreds of miles removed, safe within the ivy covered walls of campus, we watched in horror as the scene was replayed throughout the day.
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Set aside differences to overcome attack
As I walk along the tree-lined streets of MSU, it is hard to imagine a crisis in this world. The glowing sun and floral aroma stain my heart with happiness and safety. Yet, as the frigid shadow of reality sets upon me, I cannot bear the idea of such a tragedy that has befallen us.
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Fill minds with peace during troubled time
This morning, while eating a bowl of Golden Grahams and a raspberry danish, my eyes were caught by the images on the television and the ghastly view of the New York skyline in smoke.
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A swimming idea
Chances are if you visited some of Michigan’s numerous public beaches this summer, you may not have been able to enter the water because of unsafe bacteria levels. On campus, we have our own nasty environmental pollution history with E.
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Organizer thanks football protesters
I want to express my appreciation to all the women and men who came out to protest the football game on Saturday to make their voices heard.
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Key to safety
In the wake of two sexual assault cases at Williams Hall, residence hall officials are urging students to lock their doors.
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U.S. wrong to leave race conference
I write to show my strong disapproval of the pullout of the U.S. from the U.N. racism conference. It appears that the Bush administration policy toward world conferences appears to be “my way or the highway,” a description offered by an official in Newsweek. U.S.
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SN should support local cartoonists
As a cartoonist in the Lansing area and a former MSU student, I am outraged and disgusted by The State News’ (MSU’s “independent” student newspaper?) lack of support for local talent.