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Eating disorders are not diseases

I am writing in response to an column I read in The State News titled “Pop culture trivializes dangers of eating disorder” (SN 3/12). In her article, Kathryn Garvale attempts to critique society’s use of the word anorexia as an adjective to describe one’s appearance or behavior. Her data, as well as the information provided by the Web site www.anorexia-sufferers.com, attempts to exemplify this and then compare anorexia with other diseases.

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Census Bureau must work to create categories for everyone

The Census Bureau should be commended for expanding racial categories in the 2000 census and should continue to work toward more inclusive categories on future census forms.Americans were allowed to check more than one box in the racial categories section of the 2000 census, making 63 possible categories.

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Cartoons idea was ignorant

I’m writing this letter in response to the Bilicki cartoon that ran in the March 13 edition of The State News. This cartoon is an example of the ignorance that pervades our society as a whole.

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Target missed on causes of school shootings

Michonne L. Omo

March 13, 2001

Last week, there were two school shootings and multiple arrests of teens threatening violence. Two teenagers were killed and 13 injured at the hands of a 15-year-old boy.

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Support graduate employee union

The 1,500 teaching assistants and graduate assistants on MSU’s campus have been organizing the Graduate Employees Union for a while now, and with two-thirds membership they recently filed an election petition.

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Union for U

The formation of the Graduate Employees Union will benefit graduate employees and is unlikely to hurt the university. The recently formed union is awaiting approval by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission.

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State needs to end funding gap

The House Appropriations Committee will be deciding an appropriate funding level for MSU and other state colleges and universities soon.

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Bush tax cut plan helps needy most

The president’s plan is fair to all income taxpayers, sending money back to the people who sent it in.

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Underage drinking shouldnt be focus

This letter is in response to the article “Spotlight program targets underage drinking” (SN 3/1). It seems the “Spotlight” program is yet another attempt of the East Lansing Police Department to harass students in an attempt to cut down on victimless crimes.

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Beret Battle

While a black beret is not the only definition of an Army Ranger, the U.S. Army should not make black berets standard issue for all Army personnel. Army Chief of Staff Gen.

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Spring break lesson: We are all brothers

Mary Sell

March 12, 2001

He said we were brothers.I was sitting on a concrete slab in the middle of the dirt courtyard at his orphanage and it was getting dark and cold.

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Pop culture trivializes dangers of eating disorder

Kathryn Garvale

March 12, 2001

I am a magazine junkie. I subscribe to Us Weekly, Allure and Maxim. I make biweekly treks to Schuler Books and peruse the shelves, fiending for a fix of Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Rolling Stone.

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Enlighten U

If the university has the financial means, it should make efforts to provide more lighting along campus walkways.The Student Assembly of ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is considering a measure encouraging university officials to provide more consistent lighting on campus.Lights have recently been added and faulty ones replaced along the trail that runs past the Kellogg Center.

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Music industry releases same old song and dance

I love music. To me, music at its very best can be described as poetry amplified with a combination of awe-inspiring talent, intelligence with an edge, and sass with a purpose.

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Vagina Week is important to U

Women are a societally oppressed group. It is simply a fact. Ever since we were little girls we were taught to repress our sexuality.

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Iraq encouraged Allied airstrikes

Last Friday’s attack on the five Iraqi Air Defense sites was provoked, contrary to Brian Emerson Jones’ column (“Latest bombings will only enforce stereotypes,” SN 2/21). In the month of January alone, Iraq launched over a dozen surface-to-air missiles at British and American planes patrolling the no-fly zone, more than were launched in all of last year.

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Students should decide Pie sequel

Once again, I have been let down by MSU. This most recent disappointment stems from university administrators rejecting Universal Studios’ request to use MSU in the sequel to “American Pie” (“Administrators: Thumbs down to ‘Pie’ sequel,” SN 2/27). This may seem trivial to most people, but this is just another incident stemming from a larger problem: the problem being the administration, once again proven here, is out of touch with its students.

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Letter disagreed with tax realities

I am writing to respond to Seth Murray’s letter (“Tax cuts actually benefit no one,” SN 2/28). Murray’s statements disagree with many realities of the American economic system and facts about how the wealthy in this country have traditionally become wealthier.

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History forgot campus richer activist past

Several semesters into writing this column, I fear it’s becoming predictable. The villains are becoming tediously familiar.

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Restrict U

Restricted living options are good for those who choose them, but are unlikely to be responsible for better academic performance. The Harvard School of Public Health recently released a study that found students living in substance-free dorms were less likely to drink heavily or be affected by alcohol-related problems.