Universities are traditionally - and proudly - known for activism. But there are times when protesters wielding pride, justice and equity stand up and proudly, justly and equitably shoot themselves in the foot. About 100 protesters marched from the Union to Spartan Stadium on Saturday, denouncing the presence of freshman tight end Eric Knott and redshirt freshman quarterback Damon Dowdell on the Spartan roster.
Stop. Go. Yield. Crash. It’s inevitable that on a campus of some 40,000 students - many of which have to commute to campus daily - there’s going to be an accident every now and then.
I could not disagree more with Les Nixon’s choice to stop supporting MSU football (“Alumnus withdraws football support,” SN 9/6). I don’t care what he does, but I am disappointed to hear he is basing his decision on MSU’s admittance of two athletes involved in a crime. The cases of Eric Knott and Damon Dowdell have been resolved to the satisfaction of the state of Michigan.
I have lived in the dorms of MSU for five years. I have read the police brief concerning a man entering dorms, accosting male residents and getting away scot-free.
The “Women’s bodies have beauty with shape, not weight-loss regimens” column that appeared Sept.
So you think you’ve got what it takes to thrive in today’s glut of reality-based television shows?
John McCandless sounds ready. Downright prepared, actually. You see, Saturday not only marks the season kickoff for the touted Spartan football squad.
Recently I have read some of the most slandering editorials I’ve ever seen in The State News. People are judging Eric Knott solely upon what the media has reported about him and this unfortunate situation.However none of us were there.
Saturday marks the start of one of college life’s greatest and most time-tested traditions - football season. There isn’t a college student - past or present - who doesn’t know the feel of the electricity that pervades campus on those crisp autumn days featuring a game at their home stadium.
When I read Jack Flakne’s column “Spartans should look to Clinton for guidance about Knott case,” (SN 9/5), I felt physically ill.
For only $49.95, you can strip another person of his rights. The price, of course, is negotiable, but the United States opted not to even consider the offer.
It’s College Savings Month in Michigan. Well, at least if you ask Gov. John Engler and Lt.
We have all heard that the Internet gives us the world at our fingertips. I have information for days.
Recently there has been a lot of media attention drawn to the Eric Knott case. Maybe right now the policy to admit people found guilty of crimes similar to Knott’s into our university is a satisfactory decision made by the administration.
On May 29 I wrote to three MSU offices - the president, the athletic director and the football office - with my objections to recruiting two student-athletes who had been accused of assaulting a teenage girl.
Duh dum. It’s not safe to go into the water. Duh dum. Well, at least that’s the message we’re getting from the national media which has decided one of the most important stories of August is people getting attacked by sharks.
Just recently I accepted my body. I accepted my flabby upper arms, the spare tire around my waist and my jiggly thighs.
Like an upset child who hasn’t gotten her way, the United States has packed up its toys and left the United Nations conference on racism Monday, citing efforts on the part of other nations to condemn Israel as a racist state in the meeting’s proposed declaration. It doesn’t matter if our delegates agreed with the path the discussions were taking, simply boycotting the conference accomplishes nothing. Before it even began there were concerns that the strife between Palestinian and Israeli representatives would carry over into the in South African conference - and take away from the myriad of other issues the conference was intended to address.
This week is my favorite time of the year. I have a birthday tomorrow, on Sunday I’ll get to watch my first Vikings game and on Saturday Spartan Stadium will host MSU’s first football game.
I would like to make a few comments about the column by Bob Romashko (“Tax cut plunders surplus,” SN 8/30). His unfair and unfounded characterization of President Bush’s tax plan leaves me puzzled. Mr. Romashko insinuates Bush was the sole participant in passing this historical tax cut.