Since graduating from MSU, I have always let everyone know how proud I was to be a Spartan. That is, until the administration provided freshman tight end Eric Knott a full-ride scholarship.I have never been more ashamed to say that I graduated from MSU than I am now.
Eric Knott had better thank his lucky stars he can catch a football. If he couldn’t, he’d most likely be in prison right now, possibly for the rest of his life. Last June, Knott pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and served 30 days in jail for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old Detroit girl in July 1999.
After reading the article on moving the primaries in East Lansing from August to September (“August primary irks some,” SN 8/9) I was reminded of a similar issue back in fall 1994, when activists tried to push a vote into the fall months to increase the voting power of students.
I have always enjoyed MSU sports, especially football and basketball. But Monday was a sad, sad day for me when I picked up The State News and read the article that not only would Eric Knott be playing football for MSU, but he was also given a full-ride scholarship?
This is in response to Dr. Steven McCornack’s recent letter(“Officials should be ashamed of choice,” SN 8/13). Do you not believe someone deserves a second chance?
My letter is in response to the comment from the Mason clerk’s office and its response to the 9.3 percent voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary for city council.
This week MSU added to its football team a convicted sex offender who served jail time before he could earn playing time.
The university’s undergraduate required courses are a joke.I’m not the first person to say this, but bear with me for a moment.
So socialist Europe is conspiring to destroy America through unfair environmental regulation (“Treaty doesn’t solve major world problems,” SN 8/9). I think I smell paranoia.
I have taught at MSU for more than a dozen years now, and during that time I’ve never been so ashamed of the MSU administration as I am now.
The National Folk Festival has come and gone, and was well-appreciated during its three-year stay. After the Michigan Festival’s recent flop, the Folk Festival was a new and exciting replacement, bringing thousands of visitors and excellent musical performances.Sadly, the festival is moving on next year to Bangor, Maine.
The East Lansing City Council primaries were held last week and only 9.33 percent of registered East Lansing voters showed up.
The United Nations - which is dominated by European socialist countries that have a deep hatred for the prosperity found in the United States, thanks to capitalism and limited government - briefly rejoiced when then-Vice President Al Gore signed the Kyoto treaty in 1998.
In an increasingly politically correct society, judging gender discrimination is increasingly difficult.
A funny thing happened to me last Saturday. I spent a hellishly hot day wandering all over Chicago on a mission from God to find myself and my two roommates a place to live.
Why are millions of 12-year-old girls so unhappy?Because two of their most beloved celebrity “heartthrobs” have just checked into rehabilitation facilities for alcohol abuse and there is some indication more may soon follow.Yeah, that’s right.
Three days ago, Ali al-Julani of Jerusalem stepped out of his car in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry.
In the capitalist society we live in, guns can be legally bought and sold by law-abiding citizens and potential criminals.
The primary election for the East Lansing City Council is Tuesday and MSU students spending the summer in town should head to the polls to be heard. East Lansing was built around the university, so the city’s essence is college students.
I have to say, I am very disappointed with the rest of you humans.Here we are, more than halfway through the first year of a new millennium, and if television has taught me nothing else in the last 20 years, we are terribly behind in our technology.In the early 1950s, TV promised us luxury resorts on the moon by the ’70s.