The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers amounts to nothing less than a human rights disaster. Public outcries for the court martialing and detainment of those who directly participated in the abhorrent acts leads one to believe that the common perception is that the individuals should be held accountable.
In light of MSU President M. Peter McPherson's coming departure, we at The State News think it apropos to disclose some of the quirks and idiosyncrasies common to MSU's 19th president. The "M" stands for Melville.
Stealing is wrong, no matter what. Not even if you're just stealing the latest Britney Spears tune electronically - it's still stealing. The Recording Industry Association of America announced earlier this week that it will sue 69 college students across the country, out of almost 500 total offenders.
Excuse us. Please, give us a minute. We're not good at goodbyes. We don't need to tell you - today is officially the last day of spring classes at MSU. It's the last day of school, and Alice Cooper couldn't be prouder that school is, in fact, out for the summer.
It's been almost a year since frustrated students had to drag their makeshift lawn furniture into their houses.
The Michigan Life Sciences Corridor is nearly five years old, just enough time for researchers and private industries to begin seeing the benefits of its early inception.
It will be a lesson of hard knocks that every city will learn when the state Legislature hammers out what cuts will come from, well, everywhere.
It's official. At ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, the inmates finally have assumed control of the asylum. In a move that ranges from empty threat to all-out insubordination, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Representative Bruce Serven has asked the MSU Board of Trustees to revoke university recognition of ASMSU as the official undergraduate student government.
If you're an MSU athlete, the day of your professional draft probably features one virtual lock.
Why break precedent if you don't have to? While the trustees did miss the first all-faculty forum in eight years, it never has been typical for the trustees to show up to an internal faculty meeting.
In its mission statement, the MSU Residence Halls Association asserts it is "committed to continuously improving the on-campus experience at Michigan State University." In satisfying the unyielding demand for box-office movies at budget prices, RHA does a punch-up job.
Michiganians are literally surrounded by water. Living in the Great Lakes state means added tourism to recreational waterways and access to freshwater resources the rest of the world can only envy. But if we want these resources to stay clean, Michigan residents and legislators need to take action - and that's exactly what they did this past week. In honor of Earth Day, Gov.
Should an East Lansing motorist strike an East Lansing pedestrian on an East Lansing street at an unsafe speed, it seems contrary that anyone but an East Lansing resident rectify the situation. But more and more, as East Lansing streets and others around the state increase or lower speed limits, local officials have very little to do with any modification whatsoever.
Even though President Bush has declared the war in Iraq over, the violence has not settled down, prompting contractors to rightfully reconsider their place in the country's reconstruction.
It is that time of year again, when nature and environment enthusiasts from across the globe unite to celebrate planet Earth.
You know teenagers today. They're crazy. Much crazier than when we were all teenagers. They try to find ways to stay out past curfew, snag their first beer or first drug and then try to top it all off with a clumsy first venture into having sex. Those crazy, rotten teenagers.
On April 15, The State News ran an editorial titled "Relax, Eco," in which we told MSU's student environmental group to be happy that the Simon Power Plant was converting to natural gas. The group campaigned last year to get the university to consider renewable energy options, and in our editorial Thursday, we told its members to stop complaining and to see the upside of the situation.
What's the difference between Walter Sobchak, a fictional character from the Coen brothers' 1998 film "The Big Lebowski," and Duke University? In the film, Walter knew "life does not start and stop at your convenience." When his fictional friend Donny irked him enough, Walter loudly would remind Donny of exactly that.
Spectators at an MSU Board of Trustees meeting, especially when they're 70-strong and standing shoulder to shoulder, are fairly reliable indicators of some palpable unrest in the MSU community. On Monday, The State News reported that last Friday's meeting of the university's board of trustees was peppered with jabs at administrators, a general restlessness among attendees and even "cheap shots" directed at Provost Lou Anna Simon.
The most entertaining and exciting video game no longer is located in the dorm room or apartment. Thanks to the university's investment, MSU has access to the SOuthern Astrophysical Research Telescope , or SOAR, which tops any PlayStation or GameCube.