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Humiliation leads to soul searching
Many of you probably saw the recent news broadcasts about a woman in Cleveland who drove up on a sidewalk to get around a school bus.
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Fewer exams, more course work, please
As the role of higher education continues to change in students’ lives, classrooms themselves also are changing, and some say it’s for the worse.
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Conference additions expand collaboration
The Big Ten Conference is one of tradition, with its proud, long history as the oldest Division 1 college athletic conference in the country.
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My solution to national debt
With the “fiscal cliff” quickly approaching, policymakers in Washington, D.C., are rushing to reach a solution to our government’s deficit problem. It widely is accepted that raising taxes dampens economic growth, and doing so would be unwise and risk sending the economy spinning into another recession.
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Keyboard can’t replace college experience
Many students at MSU have experienced what it’s like to share a classroom with hundreds of other students. MSU’s largest lecture classes can be composed of more than 500 students, leaving many to feel the classroom is impersonal and too large for class interaction.
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Mother’s influence inspires best traits
Most of us probably have heard the phrase “You’re just like your mom/dad” before. And most of us probably have experienced that moment of panic afterward — those few fear-stricken seconds we spend combing our mind for differences, for any reason we’re absolutely not like our parents.
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MSU should replace scheduling system
Every student has faced the struggle of using the online scheduling service to choose classes for upcoming semesters.
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Importance of ‘voting local’
While I’m as thrilled as anyone that political advertisements are over, we now find ourselves in the midst of another election season: holiday shopping season. But this time around, we’re voting with our dollars.
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Affirmative action not perfect solution
Affirmative action has become a difficult topic for discussion in the state of Michigan. With multiple legal battles and statewide votes, the program has been both banned and supported by Michigan universities when making admissions decisions.
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New museum adds style to campus
Ever since my senior year of high school, I knew I wanted to attend MSU during some point in my life.
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New bistro could bring culture to E.L.
East Lansing is a city that has a lot to offer its residents and the MSU community. This town has many different restaurants, places to hang out and things to do and is starting to build its art and cultural presence.
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Hardships help reveal true self
There are certain days throughout the year you look forward to, and others you wish could slip by without any indication they ever took place.
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International influx connects, educates
During the past century, MSU has built a good reputation in Michigan and around the United States. Now, it seems, the institution has become successful in providing MSU with a strong reputation around the globe.
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Decision to drink deeply personal
Picture this: The work week officially is over. Your last classes for the week have been completed. All homework and quizzes have been finished, papers have been revised and submitted and lecture notes have been recorded.
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Youth perspective beneficial to firms
For almost all college students, landing the job of their dreams is a goal formed from the minute their acceptance letters arrive in the mail.
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How to live sustainable life
Even if you don’t know the source, I’m sure we’ve all heard this line from Cato the Elder: “Patience is the greatest of all virtues.”
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New marijuana laws pose conflict in US
Last week, many Americans went to their local precinct to cast a ballot for who they thought could better run the country for the next four years.
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Theft diminishes trust in peers
Editor’s Note: Views expressed in guest columns and letters to the editor reflect the views of the author, not the views of The State News. _Ron Kim is a guest columnist at The State News and an English junior.
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East Lansing builds cultural reputation
As students and East Lansing residents drive west on Grand River Avenue toward Lansing, they might notice a new sign hung on an abandoned building. The sign reads: “East Lansing City of the Arts,” branding the city as a cultural haven.
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Republican party must change or die
The Republican Party needs to drop its social conservatism, or risk dying out. Why did Mitt Romney lose the election? I’m sure political pundits will be giving their answers for months, but in the endless squabble, I hope one key fact isn’t lost: The GOP platform is severely detached from what the average American actually believes. And unless the party wakes up and realizes this, it will inevitably wither away.