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Grad generalizes generation's views

Paul Wilk's comments ("Resident angered by tragedy response", SN 9/9) about MSU students were ruthless.

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Constant criticism of ASMSU by SN unjust

In response to the column "I'm not paying" (SN 9/13) regarding ASMSU's involvement with trying to lower the parking meter prices, I would just like to ask, whom does The State News think ASMSU represents?

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Bice fights detractors, insists morality grows with acceptance

It's tough to please everyone in a column. During the summer semester, an intriguing discussion on sin and homosexuality took place in the Letters to the Editor section of The State News Opinion Page.

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Columnist supporting war should fight in it

I sincerely hope that John Knowles ("Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most" SN 9/13) will let us know when he ships out to Iraq so we can send care packages.

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America confuses rights for privileges

After reading the State News article "Area reacts to same-sex marriage bill" (SN 9/8), I was struck with the dangerous misunderstanding of the difference between a right and a privilege. This is more than just a semantic detail.

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Izzone campout hurts sorority recruitment

For the second year in a row, the Izzone directors have scheduled the annual Izzone campout during women's greek recruitment. For the second year in a row, I have complained. Last year, the directors responded to me by saying, "We are making no exceptions for the campout," and never touched upon their overlap with greek recruitment.

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SN cartoon shocking, ignorant of the truth

Mike Ramsey's editorial cartoon (SN 9/12) has somehow, just when I thought it could not be done, managed to make the staff of The State News seem even more sub-human. Do you print things like this for the shock value, or do you really feel that the economy is in tatters and we do not respect human rights or civil liberties in this country?

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Money for war should be spent elsewhere

It was a nauseating experience to see John Knowles' "Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most" (SN 9/13) opinion on the justification of the Iraq occupation. It felt like an overdose of Fox News sound bytes compounded by hallucinations such as the notion of a "liberal media." The media is supposed to report the facts, and it's obvious that there is something preventing this when people as muddled as Knowles deny that "Bush lied." Iraq had no part in the Sept.

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Save pennies to help Trent Lott fix home

It seems that one group of Hurricane Katrina victims has been overlooked in the effort to recover from this terrible disaster. As the former first lady and mother of the current president, Barbara Bush so astutely observed upon her visit to the Houston Astrodome - "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them"- we can now rest assured that the tens of thousands of displaced New Orleans have been adequately cared for. And our concerns can be focused on the real victims of the hurricane.

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Opinion changes on foreign Katrina relief

To continue my dialogue with Makito Yurita on "U.S.

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A Spartan is a Spartan; drinking for all or none

Scott Hirko's letter "MSU drops the ball on drinking policy" (SN 9/9) resurrects the debate of student versus donor responsibility with regard to drinking.

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Students on campus worry about Katrina

I'm writing this in response to Paul Wilk's letter, "Resident angered by tragedy response" (SN 9/9). While I respect that Mr. Wilk is entitled to his opinions, it's wrong for him to judge all MSU students just because a few in the Union building were oblivious to the tragedy in New Orleans. Since not all of us watch CNN 24-hours-a-day, we aren't always aware of an important event the second it happens.

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Hurricane response needs investigation

Recently in the Lansing State Journal, Donna Rich Kaplowitz pointed out that other presidents have been impeached for lesser crimes than those which this administration and President Bush have committed.

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Price is right

Those who pay more receive more privileges - seems unfair, right? It's not a new concept, it's just capitalism. The MSU Board of Trustees approved the selling of beer and wine on Friday in the luxury suites of Spartan Stadium.

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Didn't know?

There are a lot of groups to blame besides students for the poor attendance of the commission meeting that reviewed the April 2-3 disturbances.

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Wibert exemplifies bad department mentality

I am once again taken aback by the narrow-minded lunacy of the East Lansing Police Department and Police Chief Tom Wibert. In his letter "Police chief: Is wild partying worth it?" (SN 9/13), Wibert reveals his admiration for the Code of Hammurabi.

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Event staff was rude during Hawaii game

I am writing on behalf of the students in the brown section, lower row from Spartan Stadium. During the last home game we had the unfortunate privilege of sitting directly behind the "event staff." They were quick to tell us that the seats we were holding did not really matter and we were to sit where we were told.

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Conservative view of Iraq skewed, inaccurate

I like to think of myself as moderate, but after reading columns in the opinion section like John Knowles' "Opposition is trendy, but Iraq war is justified, more popular than most", (SN 9/13) I have a hard time seeing through the eyes of a conservative.

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Shoddy security hurts stadium's enjoyability

I was shocked at the lack of communication from the MSU security at the last home football game. Like many other students this past weekend, my wife and I attended the game.

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Family shares thanks for Katrina generosity

After Hurricane Katrina devastated the southern Gulf Coast, my family sat transfixed to the news, watching in horror as the full extent of the destruction was brought to us in living color. It spurred my seven-year-old daughter (a second-grader at Red Cedar School) into action.