Spring semester tuition: about $6,000-$9,000. Knowing exactly how the university is using those precious dollars: priceless. MSU’s Students for Prosperity, a newly created student group, is campaigning for the university’s budget information to be available online for anyone — from taxpayers to students — to see what the public university is doing with its millions.
For many, the end of the Cold War marked the end of NATO. As an organization that was built and structured during a time when the U.S. and other nations were fighting communism, its mere existence now seems old fashioned and unnecessary. The alliance’s role is in the headlines again, with its involvement in Afghanistan vehemently supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Seems like just yesterday the Michigan Legislature finally settled a balanced budget for this fiscal year. But ‘tis the season for more government budgets, and both the federal and state budgets were introduced just last week.
The way students choose to dine seems like an insignificant detail. But what is being seen in the cafeteria might signify a bigger problem.
When Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick took office in 2002, his appeal to voters was obvious. As the city’s youngest elected mayor, voters put him in office with the expectation that he would improve Detroit. After six years, that has yet to happen.
If MSU decided not to refund its students an unnecessary extra per-credit fee, there would be hell to pay. Wayne State University students were required to pay a $13-per-hour credit fee to compensate for possible financial shortcomings for the fall semester.
Despite what his critics said, President George W. Bush always defended his military policy by saying it would be used to keep the fight away from “our own shores.” After hearing about the recent report from the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, an independent group, on the capabilities of the military to respond to another homeland attack, however, it might be time to better prepare ourselves.
Let’s be honest. East Lansing’s various redevelopment projects around the downtown area act as a modern version of villagers wielding torches and pitchforks. In the end, it’s the MSU students who are being driven out.
This is one hell of a secret. For more than a year, not a truthful word has been said about the actual circumstances surrounding former MSU College of Law Dean Terence L. Blackburn’s quiet exit from his post.
Don’t tease. When it comes to promising Michigan education reforms, actions speak louder than words. And after Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State address Tuesday, we hope she can deliver.
Construction. It’s a driver’s worst nightmare. For residents near Virginia Avenue and Abbot Road, it’s a nightmare that won’t end for quite sometime.
If you’ve ever needed help or someone to talk to and didn’t know where to turn, don’t worry. You’re not alone. The MSU Counseling Center is in the process of improving its programs to better accommodate the needs of students.
Go shopping, America. It’s on the government. In an agreement between Congress and the White House, tax refunds — granting rebates of about $300 to $1,200 — would be distributed as early as May to help stimulate consumer spending and give the economy a much-needed boost.
We think the secret entrance is around the bronze “Sparty” statue. Through dark, clandestine tunnels underneath campus, there lies a huge safe where MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon heaps huge burlap sacks of money with big, green dollar symbols (cleverly using the Spartan “S,” of course).
Illegal immigration has been a top priority for many states during the past few years. Not surprisingly, Michigan decided to jump on the bandwagon.
It’s probably happened to most people who drive. There’s always that one driver on the road who doesn’t seem to be paying attention and begs the question: “Are you on something?”
Wait. MSU is sitting on more than $1 billion? Students might be interested to know that according to recent estimates by the Detroit Free Press, some university endowment funds in the state are growing by leaps and bounds.
Good news: Meat and milk taste the way they should. Even if they do come from cloned livestock. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated in a 968-page report released this week that “available data has not identified any subtle hazards that might indicate food-consumption risk” when it comes to cloned cattle, swine and goats.
MySpace.com, a popular social networking Web site, has recently announced an agreement with Attorney General Mike Cox and other state attorneys general to take more steps toward Internet safety for children.
Americans are promised freedom from “cruel and unusual punishment.” Let’s try keeping it that way.