My time as an undergraduate at MSU has come to an end. It wasn’t a bad two years. I worked for a competitive publication, met good people and, through the help of professors and classmates, found new ways to look at the world. All that being true, I still wish I had taken more time to smell the roses.
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.
As I read Craig Pearson’s column “Let students in on info” (SN 8/8)), I remembered when — almost 10 years ago — I commented on the issue of Student Instructional Report System, or SIRS.
For the first time in history, the U.S. has lost its prestigious AAA credit rating. Markets around the world tumbled more rapidly than any time since the 2008 financial crisis.
The last few days have been tumultuous ones in London, where riots have swept through the city. The police have been slow to react; no one knows what the rioters are protesting (or if they’re protesting anything at all at this point), and irrevocable damage to London’s global image has been done.
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.
We’ve all done it. At the end of the semester, as many as three different sheets of paperwork cycle the classroom or lecture hall en route to a fat envelope that some poor chap gets drafted into taking to an office somewhere, never to be seen again.
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.
In their zealotry to “protect” students, state lawmakers almost dealt them a body blow. Over the last two weeks, there’s been a battle going on between state lawmakers and MSU officials over the rise in MSU’s tuition rate.
With summer winding down, returning students very shortly should expect to see a lot more freshmen walking around with maps in front of them.
In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a unique opportunity has presented itself for the U.S. After a near-flawless operation in Pakistani territory reminded the world of the reach and power of the U. S. military, we are now able to enter the arena of international affairs in a position of strength.
In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a unique opportunity has presented itself for the U.S. After a near-flawless operation in Pakistani territory reminded the world of the reach and power of the U. S. military, we are now able to enter the arena of international affairs in a position of strength.
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.
Good news this week: One overly contentious, drawn-out, soul-crushingly unnecessary negotiation finally has ended, but there’s still at least one to go.
The word “research” appears four times in MSU’s official mission statement. That’s twice as much as any other word, discounting common conjunctions, articles and prepositions. That’s significant.
What do you get when you blend inane ordinances with inert development projects? A conflict that restricts the actualization of further development near campus.
When one listens to the news at night, reads the newspaper, gets a tweet or follows blogs from every Tom, Dick and Harry who feels the need to expound on every issue from Libya to malnutrition, one becomes both confused and depressed.
MSU and the state of Michigan are playing Russian roulette with state funding, but unless one side relents, it’s MSU students who will have to bite the bullet.
It might seem impossible, but it just got tougher to be unemployed in Michigan. A bill passed through the state Senate last Wednesday that would reduce welfare from 60 months (five years) to 48 months (four years).
The medical marijuana laws in Michigan are about to get a lot less hazy. In June, a package of eight bills was introduced into the state House to address unclear issues within the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The act, as written, is vague and confusing to law enforcement officials as well as medical marijuana patients, so state legislators have been looking at a way to clarify the act through further legislation.