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2014 budget proposal helpful, insubstantial
The president’s attention to college students is an encouraging sign, no doubt, but this news is not something to rejoice about just yet.
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Dealing with SAD
For many, the transition from dreary winter days to the sunny months of spring brings lower levels of stress and consistently happier moods. The change in mood experienced by many is caused by more than seeing life in a new light — it is caused by the change in light itself.
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Availability of Plan B shouldn’t be restricted
Just like the decision to have an abortion should be entirely in the hands of the woman, the decision to take the morning-after pill is a choice only one person should be expected to make.
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Put down your #$%&-ing phone
I am standing at the urinal pissing, and I need to whip out my phone to check Twitter. That’s how bad it has gotten. I can’t even drain my body of fluids without stuffing information back into it at the same time.
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A hipster, by any other name
If you’ve committed the mortal sin of filling your wardrobe with brands other than Ralph Lauren Polo or J. Crew, dared to have an iTunes library containing indie artists or have an unusual hobby or interest, you’ve put yourself under the scrutiny of society’s rigid judgment.
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Loan profits should return to education
Let’s give another slow clap for Congress. Starting July 1, student loan interest rates are set to double, impacting the many college students struggling to pay for an education.
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Divesting in oil will create new troubles
If you invest in a company that profits from activities harming the environment, does that mean you support the adverse effects they create?
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For success after college, take mom’s advice
Last weekend, I was having a discussion with my mom about my future after graduation. She told me one thing I had heard from her before but will never forget: “Attitude is everything.”
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Animal abuse legislation needs continued support
These measures, along with larger-scale resident support, have helped limit cruelty incidents and have made Michigan the fourth-best state for animal protection, according to a 2012 Animal Legal Defense Fund report.
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Life of hate should be questioned
As I walked across campus the other day, I contemplated the mysteries surrounding hate, remembering my forays into hating broccoli or spinach or rhubarb, or the kid next door who pelted me with snowballs, or Mr. Brown, my fifth-grade teacher who made fun of my cowlick.
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Abuse of power too common in athletics
A school set to join the Big Ten next year has been in the national spotlight the past weeks, but for reasons its affiliates would like to forget.
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Should college athletes be paid?
With the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament in our rear-view mirror, I would like to address an issue the NCAA dubbed unnecessary — paying collegiate athletes.
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Vote online for COGS tax renewal
From April 8 to April 15, MSU graduate and professional students can go to www.studentelections.msu.edu to vote on the renewal of the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) tax.
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We’re not all Wolverines
All respect aside, at the end of the day, one thing remains true: U-M is, and always has been, our rival.
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The commune can be anywhere
With spring break slipping into memory and summer just out of reach, I’ve found myself falling into an all too common train of thought lately. Dilbert called it “chronic cubicle syndrome,” but for centuries people have been experiencing these flashes of wanting to throw it all away and pack up to some distant land. For me, this escape always has been exemplified by those 1960s communes where freedom, love and only good people supposedly reigned supreme.
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What I learned during my freshman year of college
During my year here at MSU, I’ve found there is a lot more to learn in college than what is taught in the lecture hall. So, I’ve compiled a list of some of the lessons I learned as a freshman I was forced to figure out the hard way.
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ASMSU must connect to student body
If someone was to ask you to name the candidates running in the ASMSU elections next week, could you do it?
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Shoplifters should face harsher sentence
Beginning last week, stiffer penalties — sometimes up to a five-year felony sentence — now can be levied against those convicted of shoplifting in Michigan. A dozen circumstances now are evaluated to determine whether an individual’s acts could be categorized as “organized retail crime,” which could range from deactivating store security devices to conspiring with accomplices and receiving store goods.
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Flying fists rarely resolve arguments
When I was in fourth grade, I received some of the worst advice from my father a parent could give.
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Medical amnesty vital part of college campus
There never should be a consequence for doing the right thing, and if there is one state that has made that clear, it’s Michigan.