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COMMENTARY

Activism harder for generation Y

While the 1960s and 1970s were full of political activism, the same cannot be said for the 1990s and 2000s. People complain that our generation is apathetic and politically unmotivated by comparison to our parents. By comparison to the baby boomers, it is true that we are not a politically active generation, however that is not a fair comparison.

MSU

Balancing standards, costs key to new budget

Even as the MSU Board of Trustees approved a 6.8 percent increase in tuition for in-state undergraduate students, much of the meeting’s talk Friday centered around trying to reduce costs.

MSU

Still sailing along

The first time he was on a sailboat, Alex Clark said he was 2 months old. Now, he and his brother, Tim Clark, a 2007 MSU graduate, have carried on the family tradition, teaching classes at the MSU Sailing Center, as their father did before them.

COMMENTARY

New graduation rate may draw in minorities

In the midst of another tuition increase, it’s nice to receive some good news regarding MSU. Although MSU’s minority enrollment rates were slightly down in 2007, the minority graduation rate is the highest it’s been in the past 10 years, according to a report presented to the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.

ICE HOCKEY

The winning mentality

Wherever Justin Abdelkader goes, championships seem to follow. Whether he’s in the Stanley Cup final with the Detroit Red Wings, the national championship game with MSU, or the United States Hockey League championship, titles have flocked to Abdelkader — and so have coaches, because Abdelkader has the one quality they want more than anything else – he knows how to win.

FEATURES

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th has been terrorizing people long before Jason Voorhees emerged from the waters of Camp Crystal Lake and became cinema’s most famous serial killer.