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Morrill Hall garage will help parking

I am writing in regard to the parking structure to be constructed near Morrill Hall. The parking structure, as reported in "City, MSU agree on access to structure" (SN 2/24), is to hold 725 vehicles, solving the parking deficit on north campus. By building upward, this solution represents the easiest way of increasing the parking capacity on campus, a problem that is more troublesome to the university every year. I applaud this move by the university, as it seems a logical choice.

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History made

The women's basketball team has made history - again. The Spartans achieved the program's best performance in the NCAA Tournament when they made it to the Sweet 16.

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'R-word' best left unused until MSU's tournament bids are complete

The R-word. It has four letters and can be used in both verb and noun form to describe a particularly aggressive or hazardous manifestation of human emotion.

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Detroit not the only city that has flaws

I am so tired of outsiders coming in trying to bash the city of Detroit. Adam Wright is just an outsider looking in, and all of the information he presented were statistics that he has heard from the media ("Detroit has many faults it must fix" SN 3/30). Every city has its flaws and downfalls.

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Hoops enthusiasm visible in Wyoming

After leaving MSU, I ended up about as far away as you can get - central Wyoming. People here know about as much about Spartan basketball as I know about cattle rustling.

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Detroit has many faults it must fix

This is in response to Yvette Lanier's column "Detroit possesses much more than its 'thug'-filled reputation implies" (SN 3/28). I was glad to see that the author was attempting to bring out the brighter aspects of the city of Detroit.

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Old man river

It's not surprising that many students probably perceive the Red Cedar River as filthy and sludge-ridden.

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In the cold

It's been a hard year to be an Izzone member. Between stiff dress codes, tracked game entrance times to determine future membership eligibility, limited absences to retain tickets and other things, the Izzone fan, arguably MSU's most dedicated sports enthusiast, has been put through the ringer. As the MSU men's basketball team advances to the Final Four, fans have weathered the storm to reach the Izzone leaders' goal to become the nation's largest student cheering section.

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Widespread camera use distracts people from actually living life

At one time, it seemed like the purpose of photography was to document social interaction, not create it. But as cameras find ways to stick themselves on almost any device, computers make sharing easier and people become obsessed with self-expression, creating interaction seems to be the norm. This notion came to me the other night when I was running around covering the hundreds of fans who were celebrating the MSU men's basketball team's defeat over the University of Kentucky.

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Red Lake travesty warrants concern

Why haven't the shootings on the Red Lake Reservation been of extreme media importance? Is it because the shootings took place on a reservation?

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Spartan fever made visible in Arizona

To MSU players and fans: I was in the Flying V Bar & Grill at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz., on the evening of the MSU-Duke game, and heard University of Arizona fans cheering MSU as they beat Duke.

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March on

Despite how often the phrase has been used recently, there can be no denying that it's definitely a good time to be a Spartan.

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Prevalence of Bush bashing inspires list of his accomplishments

It's more fashionable today to bash President Bush than to wear Ugg boots and a North Face jacket, but as much fun as I have reading and listening to all the criticism, another side of me wants to give the man credit where it's due. First and foremost, we are safer than ever.

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Ticket distribution process disorderly

I am writing in regards to the Izzone ticket disbursement for the 2005 Men's Final Four in St. Louis.

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Seniors proved they can achieve a lot

To the MSU men's basketball seniors, After the sportswriters finish writing, and the "experts" post their rankings, the game still must be played.

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Peaceful party

You've done well, MSU. Now don't screw it up. MSU students have shown the world that they have the restraint to turn a weekend of March Madness victories into a safe and spirited celebration.

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Schiavo case must not be generalized

I am writing in regards to Bradley Wilson's letter titled "Congress correct to protect helpless" (SN 3/23). In this letter, Mr. Wilson lets his true colors show, referring to Terri Schiavo's husband as an "adulterous slimebag." It is very disappointing to me that someone studying political theory and constitutional democracy would allow his legal analysis of a case to be guided by raw emotion. I would first like to know on what grounds Mr. Wilson bases his judgment of Mr. Schiavo.

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Delayed Results

For all their hard work, T-shirts and pizza parties, ASMSU representatives shot themselves in the foot on Friday when they did not wait around to broadcast the voter turnout of their elections. After all the promises of commitment to making the undergraduate government a legitimate and important part of the university - combined with the food and snazzy ASMSU-logo cotton tees - interested students might have been left with a rather unsatisfied feeling.

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Republicans have displayed hypocrisy

I find it ironic that the same Republicans who fight so strongly against universal health care are the ones who now are trying to keep a woman alive over what the state courts have for the last 15 years consistently agreed were her wishes.

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Detroit possesses much more than its 'thug' -filled reputation implies

One night, I was driving down a dark street where kids ran after each other to play tag. Their families sat on the porch talking comfortably, sharing a laugh and even a drink.