I often marvel at how modern technology allows us to collect, manipulate and analyze data, especially when such knowledge can be used to achieve positive goals. Unfortunately, although it is technically impressive, this information can sometimes paint a dismal picture that we must face in order to progress.
Attention all freshmen: Please do not be alarmed by John Bice’s article Jesus is not returning (SN 9/4). He’s been copying and pasting the same column for the past four years. The only difference is his I-wear-sunglasses-inside look, which makes his writing that much more hilarious.
I am surprised, intrigued and offended by Daniel Moran’s letter to the editor titled MSU Flag Corps needs to have more fun during performances (SN 8/30).
It seems one cannot go anywhere these days without hearing about the war with Iraq in various media outlets. As Americans, we tend to get our news through headlines online or by skimming through a newspaper. Most of us really don’t read into the actual story.
The new and improved Snyder-Phillips Hall proves MSU can retain all the charming characteristics of a historic campus while also offering modern amenities to students.
Nate Sherman’s article, Abortion Trumps Animal Cruelty (SN 8/29) compares the obvious cruelty of dog fighting with the supposed cruelty of abortion.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed an enormous increase in the cost of liquor by raising the state’s markup on the product to 75 percent. Even though the state government does not produce, store, distribute or sell liquor, it already collects more than $250 million each year in liquor taxes and markup fees.
When I first saw the design that would be on the student football T-shirts, I hated it. It didn’t seem clever, look good or stand out. The first week of school came, and I saw a lot of people wearing those ugly shirts.
I’m happy to see that there are more bike paths on campus this year. Though there are still areas around campus that have them missing, it is an improvement. Now I’m hoping that the cyclists will stay on the paths and everyone else will stay off of them. Hopefully now the quarreling between bikers and walkers on campus will end.
I agree with Nate Sherman in Abortion trumps animal cruelty (SN 8/29) when he mentions that women (and men!) should be prepared and willing to accept the consequences before becoming sexually active. Yet, he only makes this point after implying that women make the decision to have an abortion on some sort of whim – by simply moseying on down to the local Planned Parenthood. The choice to terminate a pregnancy is neither a flippant one nor is it a result of hasty thinking. Insinuating that this is the case is derogatory and dismissive to a woman’s ability to reason and make intelligent decisions about her body and her fetus.
I would sincerely like to thank columnist Nate Sherman for equating women with dogs in Abortion trumps animal cruelty (SN 8/29). I was dangerously close to giving into my delusions of being an unoppressed, equal citizen, but he sure snapped me out of it. It’s now very clear to me that dogs are bred for fighting and women are bred for, well, breeding.
According to The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, “An overwhelming percentage of Christians (79 percent) say they believe in the second coming of Jesus Christ.”
After three years of planning, pondering, proposing and puttering around, the East Village project may finally begin – in a few more years.
In response to ‘The Vagina Monologues’ report incorrect, upsetting (SN 8/30), Julia Dillard and Marissa Yardley complained that my story in the Red Cedar Log yearbook inaccurately cited the show had a cancellation.
In response to Nate Sherman’s statements in Abortion trumps animal cruelty (SN 8/29) having to do with those “many married couples (that) can’t have children,” What about the millions of kids growing up in orphanages and foster care?
The two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina passed last week, and news reports indicate that, for thousands of people down in Louisiana, the situation hasn’t improved enough. Elsewhere around the world, the United States wages endless wars against Middle Eastern countries to stabilize the region, hurricanes slam into Central America and millions of Africans squander away years in refugee camps with little hope for improvement.
I am disappointed how both The State News and the MSU administration have informed students regarding the serial killer that was recently caught in Lansing.
MSU’s football team rang in the Mark Dantonio era with a resounding victory over UAB this past weekend. The Spartans showcased their potent running attack and barraged the visiting Blazers for 45 points before halftime en route to a 55-18 victory. Dantonio’s arrival at MSU has been long overdue.
With the onset of a new football season, perhaps it is time to reconsider the institutional culture of the MSU flag corps.
It was pleasing that the Red Cedar Log took an interest in “The Vagina Monologues” this past year. As organizers of the play on campus, we’re grateful for any publicity this nonprofit performance receives. Upon viewing the story about it in the recently released 2007 yearbook, however, we were disappointed and rather confused.