This week, the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender, or LBGT, community put on Pride Week at MSU to further the exposure of LBGT students on campus. But is one week enough to end discrimination?
MSU is a school known for its sports. The cry of fans on and off campus is loud and proud, with our alma mater sprawled across our clothing as we let a “Go green! Go white!” escape from our lips. It’s no wonder student-athletes would be deemed the top of the food chain, given benefits like free tutoring and special centers for them to further their athletic and academic success.
The United States prides itself on diversity, of being a land of many peoples — yet racial inequality is still rampant. And even after this nation elected its first minority president in Barack Obama on Nov. 4, 2008, we still have large differences in the treatment of minorities and whites.
Although MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon has closed the door on discussions about recalling Archbishop Desmond Tutu for this spring’s commencement address, many people have expressed concern about the South African activist.
It’s a difficult market to do anything with a home aside from foreclosing it, but a proposed ordinance placed before the East Lansing City Council could make life easier on homeowners looking to sell.
The University of Notre Dame is known for its pride as a prestigious Catholic university. Its public digression against abortion and stem cell research, along with other issues that tie in with core Catholic values, has seemed to make its political opinions known throughout the nation.
The Vermont Legislature has lifted a limit on love. On Tuesday, the state’s Legislature voted to override a veto on a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry.
Imagine how many arrests would be made if 45,000 students clumped together to burn piles of clothing, tear down street signs, spray beer at people and climb street posts. Two.
Win or lose, the MSU men’s basketball team has done the virtually unthinkable. For the first time in months, it isn’t our automobile industry hogging the headlines. The national media is here for a different reason than to bash the state for not evolving, or being unresponsive to consumer demands.
The tear gas canisters remained untouched and night sticks rested safely on police officers’ belts Saturday night following the MSU men’s basketball team’s 82-73 victory against Connecticut to advance to the NCAA Championship.
Although it is important to never forget the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, it has been long enough since that day that we should be able to put our prejudice aside and realize actions of a few do not define a whole group.
The education of art is a valuable resource for any university. However, when the expansion of art display is costly and has problematic architectural design, some questions naturally arise.
MSU’s victory against Louisville for a position in the Final Four naturally caused excitement among Izzone members. As a reward for their dedication to the MSU men’s basketball team — camping out for season tickets, standing throughout the duration of games and coming up with a variety of loud, colorful cheers — the Izzone had a chance to purchase tickets to Saturday’s national semifinal game in Detroit against the University of Connecticut.
The Internet has provided a convenient yet often misunderstood veil for this generation. It allows scholars to research scores of articles with the click of a button. It has been at the forefront of globalization, bridging the gap between different cultures and societies that beforehand would have been tamed by national borders.
There’s something to be said for having good intentions. And with a proposed bill to ban text messaging while driving waiting in the Michigan state Senate, good intentions is all the state Legislature will receive if it passes the bill.
Living in the dorms as a college freshman can be a mind-expanding, intimidating experience and could be the first time students have lived on their own. It’s a time to grow, explore and understand different walks of life. Facing these enormous challenges, imagine facing prejudice and judgement about a fundamental fact you can’t change about yourself.
It seems as though a newspaper dies every day. The Ann Arbor News will remain active online with a smaller staff. The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News announced they will soon follow plans to only deliver print editions to homes three times a week. Newspapers are announcing staff cuts and buyouts across the nation. The prognosis for the industry seems bleak.
The kidnapping of MSU students in Guatemala during spring break has raised some important issues regarding the ethical implications of sending students abroad when their safety cannot be guaranteed.
Wouldn’t it be great if we had X-ray vision for all things in life? For one thing, we’d be able to tell if there really are worms carving through our apples before we purchase them (whether worms actually do live in apples is debatable, as this editorial board has never collectively bitten a worm-infested apple).
Students often feel they have little power in matters that concern the university. If this school were anything like the movie “Accepted,” in which students devise their own curriculum and grading system, we would have tremendous difficulty explaining that our degrees meant anything.