Today, the U.S. military policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” or “DADT,” ended with a whimper for most of America’s youth, instead of a bang.
Last week, ASMSU did something that will benefit students in a tangible way. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, announced the cancellation of its annual retreat in favor of investing the $5,000 in a mobile application. The potential app would track the location of Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, buses and would be based on an similar app used by Indiana University. This editorial board has been critical of ASMSU’s actions in the past — with good reason.
We have all heard the cries of “As soon as I graduate, I’m getting out of Michigan!” That view, though, is what’s keeping the state from truly beginning to propel itself forward. The mentality of an inability to succeed in Michigan is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Unfortunately, students are finding it harder and harder to pay for the life-altering college experience after they leave. Nationwide, student loan defaults have risen from 7 percent in 2008 to 8.8 percent in 2009, the highest rate in 12 years, according to the Department of Education. With financial assistance on the decline and defaults on the rise, students should exercise caution when taking out loans.
Every fall, fleets of couches and chairs are left behind on the streets of East Lansing by tenants who don’t know or don’t care about how to get rid of them. Hopefully, that will not be the case in the future.
The MSU Board of Trustees often has to make difficult decisions that affect MSU’s future. Last week, sadly, they chose poorly.
Public higher education institutions should have an incredibly limited place in the private lives of the individuals who choose to attend them.
There are very few programs on campus that successfully attract the attention of 70 percent of the MSU freshman class, but that is exactly what has been done through the One Book, One Community program.
According to a report issued by the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, financial assistance from MSU on average totaled 42 percent of a student’s tuition in 2009-10. In contrast, the average financial aid Michigan universities offered in 2010 was 50.5 percent of a student’s tuition.
If ANGEL is the standard, online classes at MSU have a way to go before they are on the same level as a classroom setting.
We’ve all seen the many racks of yearbooks left untouched each year. Now, ASMSU is working to get rid of the excess.
By having the college football season start Friday night under the Spartan Stadium lights, this Labor Day weekend is sure to be one to remember. The familiar rhythm and beat of the fall semester weekend is changing in at least one positive way this year.
Social media platforms such as Facebook are making it more difficult to be unknowingly embarrassed, but the only way to avoid such an issue is to act in an Internet-friendly manner at all times.
ASMSU seems eager to improve its image, but students — especially incoming freshman — should believe it when they see it.
A group of peace activists would like you to think the act of activism itself lends credence to an argument that otherwise wouldn’t be as strong. The problem is the outcome of their actions likely will be negligible.
A bleak outlook lies ahead for current and future graduate students. Because of the debt ceiling deal reached by Republicans and Democrats in Congress last week, for next year and the foreseeable future, there will be no more federally subsidized loans for graduate students.
It’s extremely difficult to find a job in Michigan right now, no matter your age. But that’s not stopping one would-be MSU professor. Nicholas Spaeth, 61, filed an age discrimination complaint against the MSU College of Law in a U.S. District Court because he was denied an interview for a teaching position.
With summer winding down, returning students very shortly should expect to see a lot more freshmen walking around with maps in front of them.
If an elected official misses the point, is his statement still right? State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, was right when he said that he didn’t “think it’s appropriate to offer any enticement to vote for or against elected officials of any kind.” Unfortunately, the subject he was talking about had nothing to do with enticing voters.