The First Amendment to the Constitution is one many people hold dear. Among the freedoms guaranteed in this amendment is the right to peaceably assemble.And people across the country, especially students, should do just that when the Supreme Court soon hands down its ruling in the University of Michigan affirmative action case.
The Lansing Police Department has started giving out free drug test kits to parents. But why stop there?
Before going to war with Iraq in March, the U.S. government said it had "evidence" from numerous intelligence organizations showing, beyond the shadow of a doubt, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
Members of the Episcopal Church took a large step late last week. The Diocese of New Hampshire elected the Rev.
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners took a step in the right direction by continuing to allow the sale of shelter animals for research.
Over at the state Capitol, Democrats and Republicans are doing something that doesn't happen too often: agreeing on an issue affecting Michigan residents.
On a public university campus, students have expected certain freedoms. But thanks to a government act, those freedoms no longer exist in places such as the library.With more than 40,000 students on campus, research is expected, whether it be in physics, biochemistry, microbiology or various other fields.
Here we go again. Former MSU basketball star and Golden State Warrior Jason Richardson joins a long list of Spartan athletes who have had their run-ins with the law.Richardson will stand trial for the alleged April 29 assault of his former girlfriend.His former teammate and now Portland Trailblazer Zach Randolph lost about $125,000 after fighting with a teammate.
Playing basketball at IM Sports-West is becoming a cutthroat activity. Last week MSU police arrested an MSU student for drawing a 34-inch sword during a dispute at the campus athletic facility.
Sometimes the best way to honor an individual is to build a statue in his or her honor. But while he might have been "Magic" on the court, Earvin Johnson isn't truly deserving of a statue. Instead of an athlete, the university and community should display its commitment to academics over athletics with something like a scholarship. A statue of the former Spartan basketball standout will be built outside Breslin Center and unveiled Nov.
Baseball used to sell tickets with the idea of spending the afternoon at the ballpark with family and a few hot dogs. Now, baseball sells tickets with huge forearms and superstars who can hit more than 60 home runs in a season.
In December of 1994, MSU's administration made its community a promise: to keep tuition at or below the rate of inflation. It was known as the Tuition Guarantee, and it was abandoned in fall 2000.
Eminem shouldn't be the only one complaining about the Federal Communications Commission. Everyone should be rapping about FCC's ridiculous decision to give media companies more power. The new resolution, which was voted on Monday, will allow companies to reach 45 percent of the country, whereas before they were limited to reach 35 percent.
Meet Ron Mason's replacement as the MSU athletic director - Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment chairman. Mason's creation, the "BasketBowl," is a publicity stunt of WWE proportions.
If ASMSU wants to maintain its status as a nonpartisan entity, it needs to remind all candidates and university political groups of its guidelines and rules. The MSU College Democrats and the MSU College Republicans should at least be sent reminders that ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, is nonpartisan.
Imagine a team of scientists working on a cure for cancer. They find something, but they need 100 test subjects before sending their findings to the Food and Drug Administration.
Members of the East Lansing community feel hazing is an important enough issue to hold a forum to address local concerns.
It's sad to think racism is an evil difficult to eliminate completely. There will always be those among us who are ignorant enough to believe if someone belongs to a different race or ethnicity he or she is a lesser human being.
Just because Annika Sorenstam didn't make the cut doesn't mean she should give up. Sorenstam didn't get to fully compete in the Bank of America Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, last weekend, but she wasn't alone.
It's yellow, it's orange. Maybe a soft coral or an off-white. Thanks to Tom Ridge, secretary of the new Department of Homeland Security and creator of the five-level, color-coded terrorism warning system, we are now at the orange level, the second highest level, which means there is a high risk of terrorist attacks. This system can give people a feeling of infancy.