While the defeat of the men’s basketball team by Arizona on Saturday was disappointing, MSU has a lot to be proud of. MSU lost to the Wildcats 80-61 in the Spartans’ third-straight appearance in the Final Four, ending hopes for a repeat of last year’s NCAA Championship. More than 2,000 people filled the streets surrounding Cedar Village after the game in a generally peaceful gathering.
Brian Emerson Jones’ column on Pride Week grieved me deeply (“Pride Week celebrations are important to all,” SN 3/28). I agree it is horrible how homosexuals are victims of hate crimes.
The ruling of Judge Bernard Friedman in the University of Michigan admissions lawsuit is clear evidence there is still hope this country can overcome its racial problems.
I would like to thank Brian Emerson Jones for recognizing the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered community in his column “Pride Week celebrations are important to all” (SN 3/28). Pride Week is an important time not only to celebrate diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, but to push the acceptance wall back a little bit, and if at all possible, abolish some ignorance here and there. I, too, have endured harassing comments written on my residence hall door and various verbal harassment during the years simply because of the fact that I happen to be gay.
As the MSU basketball team prepares to play Arizona on Saturday in its third consecutive NCAA Final Four appearance, students should congratulate the team and themselves for a great season. With the memories of the March 27-28, 1999, riot after MSU’s loss to Duke still haunting the university, students should think about how circumstances have improved in the two years since. In the March 27-28, 1999, riot, 132 people were arrested, although only 71 were MSU students.
Many students bemoan enrolling for courses that begin with IAH, ISP, ISS and ISB. With even more reluctance, we actually attend the classes.
The State News should start covering news, not rehashing old, painful memories. The article on the 1999 riot following the men’s loss to Duke was entirely unnecessary (“E.L.
Upon reading the front page article from the March 28 paper (“E.L.
I thank The State News editors for their emphasis on men’s basketball coverage. The hockey program has been given its share of coverage because of Ryan Miller’s achievement (“Frozen Four is as important as Final Four,” SN 3/27). There are plenty of programs that barely get any coverage at all.
The debate over race-based admission standards is a difficult one that has valid arguments on both sides. The University of Michigan Law School was ordered by a U.S.
I agree with what Michonne L. Omo said about the Frozen Four deserving just as much attention from The State News and other newspapers as the Final Four does (“Frozen Four is as important as Final Four” SN 3/27). When I walked into Wells Hall on Monday morning, ready to grab my copy of the paper, I expected - or at least hoped - to see a paper with equal billing for MSU’s men’s basketball and hockey teams.
However much I disagree with Ashley Bell’sopinion of Michigan’s new concealed weapons law (“Concealed weapons will increase guns,” SN 3/23), I commend her for explaining the bill objectively, as many people like the “Million” Moms (numbering closer to five) and the press fail to do.
Speaking as an orange- and blue-blooded Fighting Illini fan, I want to wish the Spartans good luck against Arizona this weekend in the Final Four.
Last weekend, I went back home to Kalamazoo. I was driving around with my friends trying to find a parking spot at Warehouse Records when all of a sudden, a black car with tinted windows pulled up alongside me.
Coach Izzo deserves congratulations for what is already another great season, but he deserves even more respect for how he and his team reached this point.
I am writing in response to Janell Seymour’s letter, “Christ is there - even on vacation” (SN 3/22). Born and raised on the other side of the world (Taiwan), I have looked at religion issues from a neutral standpoint.
The donor who gave money to help fund a new center for the business college should be congratulated for the generous gift. An anonymous donor contributed $8 million toward the soon-to-be completed Executive Development Center.
I have a few objections to the column written by Ashley Bell ( “Concealed weapons law will increase guns,” SN 3/23). Most are minor and probably nitpicking on my part. Why does Bell assume any substantial percentage of gun-related accidents occur with concealed weapons?
I am writing in response to Michonne Omo’s column, “Frozen Four is as important as Final Four,” (SN 3/27) regarding the lack of hockey team coverage.
This past weekend, our MSU Spartan basketball team displayed their excellent skills by defeating Gonzaga and Temple to enter the Final Four.