Friday, June 21, 2024

Editorials

NEWS

New internet option raises questions

An ultra-high-speed broadband Internet service will launch in Greater Lansing in the near future and is expected to make high-tech companies and businesses flock to the area.

COMMENTARY

Failed bond proposal chance to get it right

Tuesday night’s election brought out members of the East Lansing community to vote on the controversial $53 million public school bond proposal, resulting in a slight victory for those against the proposal — 52.64 percent to 47.36 percent.

COMMENTARY

Rushed bill harms graduate students

A speedy bill passed by the state Senate last week could take away the rights of graduate student employees across the state. The bill might not have as big of an effect on MSU as other universities, but it could create problems for the university in the future.

COMMENTARY

Drug use on campus shouldn’t be ignored

Many students believe college is a time to explore new possibilities and try new things before entering the real world of adulthood. Some might discover a passion that leads to an unexpected major or make new friends who will open their eyes to a different culture.

COMMENTARY

Red Cedar closure still leaves issues

Elementary schooling helps to build the character and lay the foundation of future education for a student. For some East Lansing children, however, the school in which they’ve begun their educational journey soon will be forced to shut its doors because of a financially and morally ambiguous decision.

COMMENTARY

Electric car stations will make e.l. green

In a time when preserving the environment is a concern on the minds of many people, the city of East Lansing is doing its part in going green, and hopefully encouraging residents to do the same. Plans to install two electric car charging stations in the city were presented on Feb.

COMMENTARY

Student input should produce better ANGEL

Any MSU student or faculty member who has ever felt any frustration when dealing with ANGEL — presumably, the majority of students and faculty — can take a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the course management system slowly is being replaced.

COMMENTARY

At-large students weaken ASMSU’s clout

A lack of participation from students at University Council meetings has ASMSU representatives concerned, but their solution might just be as bad as the problem. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, recently implemented a new student caucus that will gather at-large students, which are student-held positions in University Council, to discuss issues with each other before presenting their concerns at council meetings.

COMMENTARY

Smoking ban good idea, difficult to execute

Smoking on campus can be bothersome to students who are nonsmokers. When walking to class, it is common for students to be hit with a whiff of cigarette smoke — a smell that can be very irritating for some — or have to walk behind someone with a cigarette in their hand.

COMMENTARY

Students need more mental health help

In a time when money isn’t in abundance at MSU, university programs are going to have funds cut. It’s an unfortunate reality ­— one that is affecting the mental health and well-being of the university’s students. The Counseling Center has provided assistance to a record-breaking 3,050 students and counting this academic year, in comparison to the 2,750 students during the 2010-11 school year.

COMMENTARY

Safety, not acrimony, goal of card system

When it comes to student life at MSU, safety on campus should be a top priority. University officials seem to agree, as demonstrated with the card-scanning security systems in residence halls, but undergraduate student government groups are hoping to make the system more convenient for students — an unnecessary change.