With many officials making plans to run for different government posts when their terms are up, it seems the real motive behind using term limits has been put to the wayside.
Despite not making the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ top 10 list of colleges that provide acceptable means for vegetarians and vegans, University Housing and MSU’s cafeterias are doing a good job working to provide meatless options for students. PETA surveyed nearly 4,000 self-described typical vegetarian students nationwide and followed up with analysis from 45 college food service departments.
It’s nice to know East Lansing city officials are keeping students in mind while making its rental buyback program a No.
While the Residence Halls Association deserves some credit for making changes to become more accountable for how it spends its money, it still has not come clean to students about the mismanagement of their tax dollars that necessitated the change in the first place. The association’s general assembly approved a bill last week to create an events board responsible for RHA Movies and RHA Special Events.
If one wants to change the world, it cannot be done by talk alone. Talking about it is just one step, but action is where the answer lies in making ideas reality. Minority students and other university leaders met Monday evening in the Union Ballroom for an annual town hall meeting to discuss important issues concerning MSU’s minority community.
When things get out of hand at large public events, there need to be measures that will keep people safe.
Greater Lansing offers community service programs for everyone from teenagers to retirees. Individuals who are taking an active part in their community should be commended. If change starts with the young, members of the Youth Action Team are paving the way to the future.
It took 105 years and a ridiculous accusation, but a state appeals court panel did the right thing Monday and ruled Michigan’s archaic law banning vulgar language in front of women and children unconstitutional. The statute, enacted in 1897 and revised in 1931, states that anyone using “indecent, immoral, obscene, vulgar or insulting language in the presence or hearing of any woman or children shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.” The law became the center of controversy after the 1999 conviction of Timothy Joseph Boomer for violating it. After tumbling out of his canoe into Michigan’s Rifle River, near West Branch, Boomer was heard uttering a string of swear words by a woman and her children. Boomer was ticketed by law enforcement officers upon the conclusion of his trip and found guilty of violating the 1897 statute by an Arenac County jury. The swearer contested the decision on the grounds that it violated his First Amendment right to free speech, but that argument was rejected by two local judges.
Members of the Council of Graduate Students and the Graduate Employees Union should work together, or else face the risk of hurting the constituencies they represent. COGS, established in 1969, represents MSU’s entire graduate student body, or 8,000 students.
In an attempt to please everyone all the time, The State News will no longer be written by hired staff.
Despite the hardships of negotiating its first contract, the Graduate Employees Union should consider striking only as a last resort. The union is sending ballots to its 1,400 members this week after voting 136-1 Tuesday night in favor of the seeking strike approval.
Whether a priest, teacher, father or any other adult, it is sick, evil and unacceptable for anyone to sexually abuse children.The Roman Catholic Church has been the center of a molestation scandal that has swept across the world since January when it was revealed a former Boston priest was moved from parish to parish following accusations of sexual abuse.That scandal hit Michigan this week when a Detroit priest agreed to step down while the archdiocese reviews complaints called into its sexual abuse telephone line.That priest joins countless numbers of his colleagues across America who are either stepping down or being removed from their positions because of similar charges, which, in some cases, date back decades.It is virtually unforgivable for the church to have covered up such abuse allegations, as in the case of the original Boston priest whose allegations started the domino effect.
Once again a college athlete is considering ending his education in the pursuit of hoop dreams. Sophomore point guard Marcus Taylor has added his name to a growing list of MSU athletes who forgo their college careers to enter the NBA Draft. Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo is right to say we can’t blame somebody for wanting to pursue his or her lifelong dreams, but we can be saddened by it. It’s not the fact that Taylor might not be around to satisfy Spartan fans’ hunger for another national title; we are sad because Taylor stands to give up on his education. We are not mad at Taylor for considering his options, but we are infuriated by the culture of America’s professional sports world that holds dollar signs as more valuable than education. On the bright side, Taylor has created options for himself by choosing not to have an agent.
Presumably, if you are able to obtain a license to operate a motor vehicle, you are aware of your responsibility to operate it safely and abide by traffic laws.
When history looks back at the University of Michigan’s back-to-back “Fab Five”-led NCAA Final Four appearances, it will be saddened to see a talented team tainted by corruption. Although U-M athletics director Bill Martin said it is premature to believe the Wolverines will be required to return the money they earned in the 1992 and 1993 NCAA tournaments and take down the respective Final Four banners from Crisler Arena’s rafters, he said they were possible punishments. The measures were suggested by former U-M athletics director Don Canham on Thursday after the indictment of former U-M booster Ed Martin, who federal authorities allege violated NCAA rules by loaning “Fab Five” star Chris Webber and three other players $600,000 from 1988 to1999. Bill Martin and Ed Martin are not related. While it is easy for a Spartan to cheer on the possibility of U-M’s banners falling, we are pretty much indifferent on the subject. It doesn’t matter if the banners are allowed to hang because they are tainted either way.
When you commit a crime, penalties must be paid. The five students being charged in connection with Eric Blair’s death in October broke the law.
Almost everyone remembers having a substitute teacher at some point in their K-12 education. It’s a day when students usually pass notes, talk to their friends or sometimes don’t even bother showing up for class. If the state House passes a bill dropping substitute teacher requirements from 90 college credit hours to 60, such a scenario could happen more often all over the state.
Sometimes the best way to learn about a culture is not sitting at a desk in a classroom and listening to a professor lecture about it.
American culture has an unhealthy way of looking to its athletic heroes as demigods who live outside the rules of normal society.
Black students should be able to recognize both their culture and successful graduation during commencement weekend. Based on a program at the University of Michigan, the Black Celebratory will recognize graduating black students’ achievements at a May 3 ceremony. The program also brings attention to the low minority retention rates.