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Breakup births new beginnings
Breaking up with my boyfriend forced me to do what I should have started at the beginning of the school year — make friends.
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Events should keep property attractive
The storefront that used to be Barnes & Noble, 333 E. Grand River Ave., currently is in the process of finding a new leesse.
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Fossil fuel alternatives feasible
Thank you for the recent editorial titled “Transition plan slow, steady steps for MSU.” (SN 4/17) However, as an ardent participant in the MSU energy conversation, since it found its place at the forefront of MSU buzz two and a half years ago, I’m very disappointed.
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Nurturing sidewalk tolerance
I don’t know how it is on most college campuses, because I have only ever spent a significant amount of time on this one, but around here, using sidewalk chalk as a way to get out a message is a very common thing.
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Rise in enrollment bodes well for MSU
With MSU earning the eighth largest enrollment spot in the nation in the fall of 2011 and seeing an increase in out-of-state and international students in the MSU population, the school’s reputation will continue to improve on a global scale, welcoming a more diversified student body.
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African solutions to African issues
Occasionally, the world turns its attention toward Africa. A viral video about Africa broke all records for viewership. In Northern Uganda though, at a showing of the viral video, Africans threw stones at the screen.
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Caring for veterans worthy cause
Looking back on many of my articles, I find I have been giving off a very cynical and pessimistic vibe. I suppose I should clarify that I am not really as negative as I seem in my writing, although I have found the best way to stir up a conversation is by writing about controversial topics that often take on a less than optimistic tone.
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Repeal of helmet law dangerous mistake
If you’re a motorcyclist in Michigan, you are about 37 times as likely as car occupants to die in a traffic crash per vehicle mile, according to the Michigan State Police website. It’s a terrifying number, and it’s one that’s going to get a lot scarier because of one new Michigan law.
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Curbing voter fraud hard, crucial
You would think that after more than two centuries of practice, we’d know all about running accurate and efficient elections
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Rolling new tastes onto campus
As I race through campus on my way to class each day, far too often I realize my stomach’s demands have gone unnoticed. So I find myself queued up at Sparty’s alongside many other students, pondering the same old choices. But imagine a world where our campus maximized its culinary potential: a world where private food trucks were allowed on campus.
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Transition plan slow, steady steps for MSU
The MSU Board of Trustees is taking steps toward making MSU a “greener,” more environmentally friendly place, but once again, some students still think the university isn’t doing enough.
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Nuclear weapons have ripple effect
This week the nation funds our priorities as we pay our annual tax bill. Tax expenditures thus speak to who we are as a people. They define the sacrifices and choices we are willing to make as we look to the future for our nation and citizens young and old alike.
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Lessons for summer and beyond
Since this will be the last column I will be writing this spring, I figured I should leave State News readers with a little life lesson that I’ve learned from myself going into the summer.
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Nix arrest chance for re-evaluation
Some students look at college as a time to experiment, make mistakes and learn from them — it’s supposed to be a learning experience, not only in the classroom but also in life.
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We need more guest columnists
The State News is looking for guest columnists for the summer and fall 2012 semesters. Guest columnists aren’t required to come into the office, so working from your hometown or an internship where you will be spending your summer is perfectly acceptable.
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Internships vital to life after MSU
I hate to rub it in, but it’s a bad time to be a college student in the U.S.
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Students don’t need engagement centers
MSU’s campus currently houses three engagement centers and plans to build two more. Even though the centers in place now benefit many students on campus, the university could find a better use for the money. Renovations for the two new engagement centers will begin this summer in the Union and McDonel Hall.
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GMO science unquestioned by most
Regarding Mitch Goldsmith’s opinion column (“URC promotes unsustainability,” SN 4/11) in which he opposes using research funding for the study and implementation of genetically engineered plants, he claims “the jury still is out on the safety and environmental sustainability of such genetically modified seeds and crops.”
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Sikhism needs youth renaissance
How do modern, young professionals traverse today’s job market?
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Voter participation gives elections heft
This year, MSU undergraduate students stepped up and took advantage of their right to vote for their student representatives.