Two MSU football players were arrested Tuesday for a prank - plain and simple. Irving Campbell and Terry Love, both redshirt freshman wide receivers, did not intend to threaten or hurt anyone.
Lyrics by Attorney General John Ashcroft: "Let the eagle soar/Let it soar like she's never soared before/From rocky coast to golden shore/Let the mighty eagle soar." Lyrics by The State News: "With you clutched tightly/ in her mighty talons/taking you far, far away/from any position/of civil service." As attorney general, Ashcroft did more to limit our freedoms and liberties than he did to expand or celebrate them.
MSU hasn't had a problem with hazing this year. The University of Michigan, on the other hand, has. At U-M, a number of greek chapters went under investigation last month.
In Tuesday's paper, we rhapsodized on how we as voters should try and restore our faith in the Electoral College before we condemn it for the after- effects of the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.
Medicinal marijuana is just fine with Ann Arbor residents. Last week, they approved a proposal that protects patients who use marijuana for medical purposes, such as soothing pain or increasing appetite.
Late into the evening of Election Day, and even into the early morning hours, contention in the race for president was shared between three major candidates - the re-elected President Bush, Sen.
After two years of turmoil and bloodshed in Iraq, interim prime minister Ayad Allawi has declared the country in a state of emergency.
American sports have a long-standing tradition of stereotyping American Indians. Crude Bonanza-style images reduce nations of indigenous Americans into one racially offensive, feather-wearing bobble-headed mascot. Which sport they appear in doesn't really matter.
Michigan should be ashamed to have passed Proposal 2 into law. On Tuesday, our state and 11 others wrote hatred and discrimination into the very core of their state constitutions. We at The State News are appalled, but not necessarily surprised. Voting yes on Proposal 2 wouldn't have forced the hand of any religion - churches would have been free to marry or not marry whomever they pleased.
Democrat Joel Ferguson and Republican Melanie Foster won seats on the MSU Board of Trustees, with 25 percent and 24 percent of the vote respectively. With Ferguson keeping his post on the board and Foster coming back (she served in the early 1990s), we hope the new board secures a position as a liaison between the university and students. With so many crucial issues coming up, we can't overemphasize the importance of the communication between the two parties. The absence of Trustee Randall Pittman could mean the loss of a major force behind the plan to relocate MSU's medical school.
At the end of a close race, George W. Bush has been re-elected President of the United States. Sen. John Kerry conceded the race Wednesday and Bush declared victory. In this metaphoric game of Texas Hold 'Em, America put all its chips on the table and went all in.
To those who went to vote - we salute you. After the long, hard crawl to the polls you didn't wimp out.
On the eve of presidential elections it usually happens - the campaign-end surprise. One or both candidates will pull out some powerhouse, earth-shattering dirt on their competition. In 2000, Democrats served up President Bush's drunk-driving record to sway voters days before the election.
The ability to learn from our mistakes is what facilitates knowledge - knowledge of our surroundings, our environment and the people in it.
We all are entitled to the freedom of speech. But people don't necessarily have a right to force their own beliefs onto other people without giving valid context. That's the main problem we find with the "House of Horrors" run by Lansing's Mount Hope Church.
Leading up to tomorrow's election, we at The State News have given you a reason to vote every day.
It was only three years ago that the World Trade Center towers and Pentagon were attacked claiming thousands of lives.
And then there were two. The State News is endorsing two candidates for the two open positions on the MSU Board of Trustees.
This time around, when you go to the polls on Nov. 2, you're going to need to know your rights. Take into account where you are.
ASMSU's plan to allow undergraduate minors to MSU students could be a good option for those who hope to explore a wider range of studies.