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Officials: East village area project schedule on time

The editorial East Village project dragging on for too long (SN 9/4) included a number of misperceptions and misunderstandings about the East Village project. This project was conceived jointly by East Lansing and MSU, and we both are very committed to providing improved living opportunities within this new project for everyone. It will include graduate students, those seeking owner-occupied options and undergraduate students seeking to live, work and play in what is sure to become one of the most exciting attractions this region has seen.

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Hollis promotion positive for MSU athletics

The choice by the MSU Board of Trustees to select Mark Hollis as the next athletics director was unanimous for a reason. The former associate athletics director for external relations has long been thought to be the successor to current Athletics Director Ron Mason and has been behind some of the biggest moves for MSU athletics in the past 10 years.

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Western culture worth the fight

Our culture is being eroded and the American way of life is under siege by radical leftists who desire to destroy Western civilization. What communism would have done to our economy had it prospered as some “Americans” desired, multiculturalism will do to our culture if it succeeds — and that is destroy it.

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Third party needed for reputable evaluation

MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, a group that makes up the largest research university cluster in the nation, are worth more than $12.8 billion and represent 68,800 jobs. At least that’s according to a new study released Monday by the East Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group.

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Patriotism became a fad after terrorist attacks

You and I may clearly remember a day and time, just six short years ago, when the idea and feeling of a calm Monday morning were as readily available as each breath we take. Freedom was our life, in its purest form. For some, our cares were little, yet important, and the popular need for allegiance to our flag as foggy and distant a notion as the week that just passed. In some circles, the spirit of our country was even the butt of our peers’ jokes, and more often than not, when approached in discussion, the main topic approached was the right to burn our flag, as opposed to displaying it with rightful honor and reverence.

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Weather control out of our hands

Jeff Kanan
September 11, 2007

As the tragic anniversary of Hurricane Katrina passed, I’m reminded of how little power we possess in preventing such natural disasters. Despite having the technology to research life’s many mysterious forces, we are virtually defenseless against Mother Nature.

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Vulgar language in football stands harms MSU's reputation

Whether you listen to football games on the radio, watch them on TV, or watch them in person at Spartan Stadium, it’s hard to miss a growing phenomenon that has increased in popularity over the past years. Swearing has slowly become a symbol of the student section ever since I started attending MSU. Every year, it has steadily increased.

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ASMSU's reputation takes yet another blow

Although not convicted of anything yet, Nigel Scarlett has already harmed the image of ASMSU and of MSU as a whole with his alleged inappropriate behavior in July — over a piece of trash, according to the police report.

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Bice column stirs up negative emotions regarding religion

While I was flipping through the paper, I came across a column titled Jesus is not returning (SN 9/4). This kind of struck my interest. While I was reading, I felt many emotions: anger, sadness and hope. I hope that people like John Bice will find Jesus one day and be just as at peace with their lives as I am with mine. I also felt he was very immature and childish when trying to make his point. The fact that he kept referring to Jesus, heaven and angels as “fairy tales” and “fantasies” was very rude and disrespectful.

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Squatting helps homelessness

The United States has been handling housing the wrong way for far too long. More people are becoming homeless for longer periods of time while the cost of renting houses and apartments skyrockets. In urban areas, run-down, abandoned buildings sit empty while families crowd into shelters and thousands sleep on the streets.