Is it really necessary for there to be a major election for us to care at all about voting? Apparently so. It seemed last year that voter apathy was in decline.
Imagine, in the not-too-distant future, a prospective mother walking into an in-vitro fertilization clinic, checking a box before the procedure that would allow the practitioners to remove a single cell from a fertilized egg. The single cell will be used to further medical research. The embryo wouldn't be harmed. It's not science fiction.
A recent study suggesting women are more likely to engage in a sexual encounter with a member of their own sex points to a larger question of how sexuality is defined in our society. Can you define someone in one sexual category? Nearly twice the percentage of women, compared to men, said they had at least one sexual encounter with a member of their own sex.
I am offended by an instance of grossly irresponsible journalism in the State News editorial headlined "Oct.
I was listening to a young man the other day complaining about his younger siblings and what wretches they are.
Do you remember what happened? You should and you should care. Following MSU's loss to North Carolina in the NCAA Final Four on April 2, the streets on and near campus were packed with students leaving the bar or their friends' homes.
I do not believe the gravity of some of my former letters has sunken into the minds of the readers. When I was admitted to MSU in 2001 we were ranked No.
Imagine you are a woman living in a house with four other people, two blocks away from campus. One night, you are awakened from a deep sleep by a strange man standing in your bedroom doorway with his pants around his ankles, asking if you want a piece of him.
The problem we are faced with in deciding the amount of regulation on political signs is that there are two goods in question, and they are incompatible with each other.
The East Lansing Police Department made a good effort to make itself available and meet with the MSU community at an ASMSU organized forum.
I didn't think it was possible, but George W. Bush has reached a new low. No, I'm not referring to his approval ratings (rimshot). After nearly five years in the Oval Office, President Bush has not vetoed a single bill.
I'm happy to see that Michael McCullough has a major that will not propel him into journalism or any research-related field.
It's nice of ASMSU, MSU's student government, to have students foot the bill for their "retreat" this weekend. The members must be preparing to be more like some officials in Congress.
Regarding the article concerning women's dress, I am almost tempted to think that the writer wants to revert back to pre-women's rights movement attire just to appease her lack of self-confidence.
In response to Rick Chasney's letter "SN cartoon wrong, abortion, war same" (SN 10/12), I want to fully support cartoonist Mike Ramsey for what I thought was a courageous and devastatingly honest piece of artwork. To Chasney, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Stricter noise violation penalties, tailgating restrictions, open-alcohol bans, and now an amendment to help restrict outdoor drinking games?
When the question arises about the placement of the Ten Commandments in public spaces, the answer is obvious: They don't have a place there, except for a historical context. Despite this, it remains one of the major legal issues in the United States. Kevin Hasson, founder and chairman of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in Washington and MSU law Professor Frank Ravitch spoke about this very issue Tuesday. We shouldn't be surprised.
I agree wholeheartedly with Kristin Horner in "Christian hell warning is not a form of terrorism" (SN 10/3). I also believe, however, that while Christians "feel an obligation to inform others of the danger (of being sent to hell)," the proper way to do this is not to accost people, but inform them that if they are not Christians, they will feel God's wrath and be sent to a fiery place for all of eternity. If you wish to save people from hell, fine.
After recovering from Thursday's blatant visual battering from the anti-abortion parade, I can say I am still somewhat dumbfounded by where lines are drawn as to what can be displayed publicly. Do not get me wrong, I wholly support the right of anyone to speak their mind freely, protest causes and display their beliefs openly.
I was just reading Juli Liebler's column, "One drunken weekend in E.L.