Sunday, December 7, 2025

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U is not to blame for broken guarantee

Everyone has an opinion about the increase in tuition in effect at MSU for Fall 2001. Local news media have been very vocal in their concern over this unbelievable increase at a public institution.

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DNA dilemma

The state will soon be able to use DNA not only to convict criminals, but to help track them. This step in the use of DNA evidence is a positive tool for law enforcement.Convicted felons in Michigan will be required to submit DNA samples for police records as part of a bill Gov.

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Bridge would fix traffic problem

I come from St. Paul, Minn. There are no fewer railroads running through St. Paul than through East Lansing, no fewer trains passing through and no fewer trains sitting idly, waiting until they can move along.

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U isnt here to hold your hand

This is an open letter to those who feel once you’re a student at MSU, you’re just a number. This may be true at first, but you must take some action so you don’t feel this way.

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Lean on U

At a school with 43,000 other students, each of us enters as just another number. If a student doesn’t make connections and feel comfortable, he or she will get left behind while the university moves on about its business. Many minority students are finding this to be the case. The Detroit News recently published a study of seven Michigan universities.

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Bright idea

More than 3 million Mexicans now live in the United States illegally. This is a problem, but it doesn’t have to be under President Bush’s new plan. The president’s plan involves giving permanent legal residency to those Mexican immigrants currently residing in the country. Most likely, immigrants would be considered for legal residency based upon family ties and the amount of time they have lived in the United States. The plan will have to face Congress before taking effect and influential Republicans in the House and Senate aren’t thrilled about the idea.

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Undeserving

The Olympic Games are supposed to support competition and cooperation. Now though, the Olympics are influenced by commercialism and politics, skewing the intended spirit of the games. This is made evident by the International Olympic Committee’s choice of Beijing as the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The decision was made Thursday; Beijing won in a landslide vote.

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Turn it down

If you turn on your television today, you’ll find much more violence, sexual innuendo and foul language than in past years - stuff you might not want your kids to watch.