When I read about the death of Hollywood star Heath Ledger on the cover of Tuesday’s New York Times, I was shocked. Ledger’s death was not only a tragedy to his family, but also devastating to all of his fans who, like myself, are no doubt incredibly hurt by the loss of a man who made such amazing contributions to society.
Is it just me, or can anyone else think of better ways to enjoy the college experience than being drunk, talking about how drunk you are, how often you get drunk, and making sure everyone sees how drunk you are? I will never understand the need some people have to advertise the fact they are drunk.
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.
It was a tale of two student sections Saturday at the hockey game against Michigan. To the majority of the students, primarily to those to the right of the band: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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).
I am responding to several points made by Eric Awerbuch in his letter Current programs stomp on Founding Fathers’ freedoms (SN 1/23).
In response to the entertainment blog PETA compares teen pregnancy to neutering pets (SN1/21), it was encouraging to see that Whitney Gronski agreed that spaying and neutering animals is an integral part of the effort to help reduce the number of dogs and cats euthanized in shelters.
I like my heart. We’ve been together for more than two decades now and have become quite close. Inseparable, really.
There they were. The most adorable shoes I’d ever seen for only $5 — regular price: $25. I had to have them. Then the guilt set in because I had promised myself I wasn’t going to buy anything, but I did anyway.
Illegal immigration has been a top priority for many states during the past few years. Not surprisingly, Michigan decided to jump on the bandwagon.
I am an international student from Taiwan. It was always my impression that Michigan is a kind and friendly place for my choice to pursue my undergraduate degree and I believe that’s the same feeling as many other international students at MSU.
I was appalled to read Jon Erickson’s column E.L. developments enable drunken driving offenses (SN 1/22). Although he so thoughtfully mentions at the end of his article that he “is in no way supporting or excusing drunken driving,” that seems to be exactly what he’s doing. Living farther from the bars is no excuse to drive drunk, period.
Eric Gregory’s column last week, Paul supporters deserve better (SN 1/17), falls into the trap of the media smear campaign against Ron Paul.
“Untraceable,” a film that comes out Friday, has an interesting premise — a serial killer uses www.killwithme.com to stream a live video of his victims being killed. Every visitor to the Web site triggers a reaction that gradually kills the victim — the more people watching, the faster he or she dies.
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?”
I recently came across a graphic on the Internet that has a picture of classic Uncle Sam and a few lines of text that read: “I want you to wake up. To wake others up. To know you are free. To think for yourself. To protect your rights. And to resist against tyranny.”
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.
We teach two-thirds of the classes and do one-third of the grading. We lead review sessions, we answer questions and we help break down big classes into smaller recitations and labs. We are the personal connection between students and instructors in large lectures. We are the 1,300-plus teaching assistants of MSU, organized as the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU.
As a radical feminist, I feel the need to clarify two points for Thea Neal and the MSU community. Firstly, feminists would never criticize The State News for allowing Neal to write something, as she claimed in her column, “Women should embrace sex life” (SN 1/18). Neal is exercising her right to free speech — rock on Neal.
The space used for the column Women should embrace sex life (SN 1/18), could have instead been used for making a valid point about the need for honest sexual dialogue, and for women to come to an understanding of both the physical and emotional aspects of sex.