It is estimated 12 to 15 percent of the nation’s nursing positions are unfilled. That statistic is the signal of a national nursing shortage that could grow into a serious depletion if steps to remedy it are not taken by state leaders. Hospitals and clinics across the country are facing a nursing shortage that could pose a major danger to the future of health care.
Lawmakers are mulling over a bill they say will protect athletes from unscrupulous agents, but it seems the measure pays more lip service to Michigan voters than it does good for professional-bound athletes.
Everyone makes mistakes, but MSU officials should check résumés better before making hiring decisions.
There is no place for hate in our world, but the unwelcome guest keeps showing its evil face. With the anniversary of the Sept.
MSU e-mail users are receiving more junk in their boxes than ever before, leaving us to wonder if university computer experts can do anything to stop it.
The Bush administration has done a poor job of keeping Americans and foreigners informed about international policy, and we are not the only ones taking notice. The U.S.
MSU leaders are kicking off the public phase of the university’s largest fund-raising effort Friday in grand fashion as they hope to raise around $1 billion by 2007.
With Canadian lawmakers recommending legalizing marijuana sales, U.S. officials should seriously engage in the debate to make new allowances for the drug. Earlier this month, a Canadian Senate panel recommended a law legalizing marijuana sales and use for anyone older than 16.
MSU enrollment is on the ups, which overall is a good thing. But, because of the hidden factors behind the continuous rising figures, there are concerns that the school might be on a road to elitism - not being accessible to the average Michiganian. Preliminary enrollment numbers for the 2002-03 school year were released Friday.
Whether it be the amount of money you have in a savings account or the grades on a report card, when something goes down, it’s usually a bad sign.
Officials at a Miami hospital are wrong not to allow three medical students to participate in a program there because of a weekend run-in with national law enforcement.
Iraq needs to heed warnings and avoid military attacks by allowing the immediate return of United Nations weapons inspectors. President Bush accuses Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction and is right for pushing for his removal from office. The U.N.
While it is acceptable for people to take actions to avoid unnecessary conflicts, sometimes unnecessary actions are taken when conflict isn’t there, as is the case with a recent decision by the Crestwood School District in Dearborn Heights. Crestwood district officials ordered the removal of an international flag display in the district high school cafeteria, citing fear of a schism between Arab and non-Arab students. Luckily for the high school, its students are not as naive as the district board.
East Lansing residents taking a stand against a proposed student-apartment complex on Michigan Avenue are sparking the wrong debate.
While new rules released by MSU President M. Peter McPherson are meant to protect campus political and social activism from undercover investigations, we’re forced to wonder how effective they will be. These new guidelines, released Monday, define the “extraordinary circumstances” under which the MSUBoard of Trustees will allow such an investigation.
A year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, America is on the highest security alert it has experienced under the new homeland security department’s codes Although the country is on a heightened state of security awareness, Americans should not fear for their safety and go on with their daily lives normaly. On Monday, the Bush administration raised the country’s terror alert to code orange - the second-highest state of alert on the five-level, color-coded system.
No one needs to be reminded what this day means. Yet wherever we look today, those reminders will be there. This was the day, one year ago, a generation’s innocence was shattered by the worst terrorist attacks on U.S.
MSU will benefit from a visit from another prominent figure as students might have the chance to have their fears and concerns about life after the Sept.
It’s pretty much a fact of life - things don’t often work out the way people expect them to, especially the first time around.
It seems like enjoying football games at Spartan Stadium is becoming more of a hassle, especially for students. As MSU kicked off against the Rice Owls on Saturday, many students were stranded in line on the ramp to the upper deck, while ushers tried to maintain order and ensure people were going to their assigned seats.