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.
If this presidential primary season has taught aspiring political pundits anything so far, it’s that conventional wisdom rarely counts for much these days. In a race that’s shot down the front-runners and brought boosted the second-place candidates on a regular basis, things rarely have been consistent. But with voter enthusiasm at its peak, this primary has been a definite change of pace.
The terror in Darfur shows no signs of ending. Yesterday, countless years of efforts to quell the violence were thrown out the window, when the Sudanese government recklessly attacked three Darfurian towns, displacing thousands more and killing hundreds.
The debate about evolution only proves that Darwin may have been wrong about humans — some of us are still apes. The arguments against evolution have never been about science, but are derived from the unnecessary fears of those who choose to remain ignorant about the natural world.
It’s an event that’s banned in six countries and more than 50 cities nationwide. Use of the implements it employs — poles with sharpened hooks and electric prods — are banned in localities of six states. And it’s coming to Breslin Center this April.
This letter is written in response to John Bice’s column Evolution exists, should be taught (SN 1/7). The state of the evolution and creation debate reminds me so much of the global warming debate.
Evolution continues to be taught in most schools as the sole explanation of creation and the diversity of species. However, many of its claims fall far shorter than those of intelligent design. Darwinism states that a common ancestor connects all phyla because of natural selection caused by variable environments.
The archaic 2007 Farm Bill provides money to wealthy corporate farms while neglecting family farms in the United States, making it impossible for developing countries with agriculturally based economies to compete.
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.
Every week I walk into a classroom armed with attendance rosters, a lesson plan and, fortunately, pedagogical training I gained while earning my master’s degree from another university.
The way students choose to dine seems like an insignificant detail. But what is being seen in the cafeteria might signify a bigger problem.
America hooked on the Easy Button? I was watching TV when a popular Staples commercial came on. It showcased a man who couldn’t find his Easy Button, and asked a coworker for help. Instead of looking for the man’s missing necessity, she reached for her own button, pressed it and viola — his appeared.
Jessica Byrom’s labeling of the environmental upsurge in recent years as a “bandwagon” marginalizes the unique state the human race finds itself in today. We are seeing a cultural shift toward environmental stewardship that is more on par with the Copernican Revolution than the South Beach Diet.
In 2005, advocates for introducing intelligent design into high school science classes had a fair hearing in a Pennsylvania federal court, presided over by a churchgoing, lifelong Republican appointed by President George W. Bush.
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.
MSU is a great place to be an international student. It is the national leader in study abroad among American public universities, has an ever-increasing international presence with about 4,000 students enrolled from 131 countries and is augmenting its international profile with the opening of MSU in Dubai this August.
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.
Yeah. It means “fish.” Congratulations on discovering the secret by using the most basic French. You and all the French-speaking 3-year-olds should be very proud.
Americans love jumping on bandwagons. Whether it is the temperance movement or the latest diet craze, we simply love throwing ourselves into a cause — at least for a while.
It’s a given that presidential primary seasons are rarely interesting. They’re like an ignored younger sibling compared to the November presidential elections.