From one teacher trying to fondle a fifth-grader’s breast to another filming his molestation of a boy, children are increasingly becoming victims of sexual abuse in schools. While one in 10 victimized children report some kind of abuse to someone who can do something about it, often teachers, administrators and some parents frequently don’t do anything to acknowledge the crime.
You’ve seen them before. You might be one. You know, the iPod-wearing, cell phone-talking zombies crossing in front of traffic whether it’s their turn or not.
Whether it was a simple misunderstanding, a slip of the tongue or a calculated statement of resource scheming, Democratic presidential hopeful and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson made a serious mistake when he suggested the Great Lakes could help solve his thirsty state’s water crisis.
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives made the right decision when they voted in favor of three bills cracking down on drunken driving. The bills, which passed with heavy bipartisan support, aim at punishing repeat offenders and heavily intoxicated motorists.
In an attempt to remain “eco-friendly,” three of the four candidates in the upcoming East Lansing City Council elections said they will not use yard signs to advertise their campaign.
Faculty deserve to have a voice in academic governance at MSU, but not if that voice comes at the cost of student representation. Students are the reason this university exists, and their needs and concerns should be central to every issue MSU faces.
Some vegetarians on campus feel MSU cafeterias don’t offer enough variety to suit their tastes, even as Housing and Food Services continues to expand vegetarian options. Are these concerns valid, or are people just complaining too much?
Swearing is never appropriate. It’s trashy, classless and downright rude. So why is it that some feel compelled to hurl profanities in the student cheering section during football games?
The MSU College of Law hasn’t had a permanent dean in almost a year which some law students believe is leaving the school in a perpetual state of limbo.
Michigan’s teachers don’t make large salaries, but they enjoy good benefit packages. Or they did, until the state Legislature decided to reduce those benefits. Of course, state lawmakers didn’t touch their own salaries and benefit packages.
Last year 830,000 people were arrested in the U.S. for marijuana-related incidents, the highest number in the country’s history. Of those arrested, 90 percent were for possession. Most of the people arrested in East Lansing are between the ages of 17 and 25.
MSU put a new color-coded wristband system in place to help decongest the student section at football games. And people are already complaining about it after one game.
For many students looking to stay in Michigan after graduation, it won’t be easy — the state is losing jobs and money and companies are fleeing. Michigan needs to retain graduates to inundate the state with young, skilled workers, but if the jobs aren’t available, the possibility of that remains unlikely.
After school officials at Eastern Michigan University allegedly attempted to cover up the on-campus rape and murder of a 22-year-old student, the university has started sending out campus crime reports which details the time, location and type of campus police calls.
Eight months of legislative arguing, extreme partisanship and refusal to budge finally met its match — although it only lasted four hours, Michigan saw its first government shutdown in the state’s history.
Police officers can no longer force people to submit to Breathalyzer tests without a search warrant. The decision came after a recent district court ruling, making Michigan one of the last states to change its laws regarding Breathalyzer tests.
There are a million different ways to illustrate freedom of speech rights without using profanity and blind, unsubstantiated statements. Apparently, the editorial board at Colorado State University’s newspaper doesn’t feel the same way.
Thank goodness it’s over. General Motors Corp. is back in business after the employee strike ended early Wednesday. The automotive company saw about 73,000 employees walk out of automotive plants Monday in the first nationwide United Auto Workers strike against GM since 1970.
Michigan lost 16,000 workers in August alone. While the unemployment rate in the rest of the nation decreased in August, Michigan’s jobless rate increased from 7 to 7.4 percent. Whether by preference or force, students are racing across state borders as soon as they get a diploma in their hands, and the decaying automobile industry – once the bread-and-butter of the state’s economy – continues to haunt us.
MSU’s MBA program dropped in ranking for regional schools, from fifth last year to 18th this year, in the Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Survey. But does the drop mean anything significant for the Eli Broad College of Business?