In recent years, the government has taken to making itself a part of people's most personal decisions. It's given views on issues such as abortion and a woman's right to control her body, the country's recognition of gay marriages and the extent of civil liberties and privacy. On Monday, U.S.
Marriage is an institution licensed and sanctioned by the state, recognized in the laws regarding inheritance, contracts and spousal privilege.
Leasing dates have long been a thorn in the side of MSU students. Those departing for the summer worry about obtaining a subleaser so they won't have to pay high rental fees while they are away.
I would like to clear up a misconception propagated in Diane Hightower's letter "Affirmative action counteracts racism" (SN 3/16). She states that opposition to affirmative action stems from the belief that blacks are inherently inferior, and measures need to be taken to ensure equal access is granted.
In regard to clothing, your biggest worry shouldn't be what to wear. If you are like so many others on campus who proudly display MSU's moniker, you should be most concerned with where your clothes were made. About a hundred of your fellow students voiced their worry about that issue on Friday at the Administration Building.
Regardless of one's religious or political bent, it can hardly be denied that the presence of varying viewpoints in the marketplace of ideas is generally a good thing.
I am very upset by the article "19th MSU president chooses artist for portrait" (SN 3/16). Actually, I am disappointed in the artist former MSU President M.
Thank you, State News, for reporting on the case of blatant censorship happening at East Lansing High School "Local high school paper censored" (SN 3/18). Tyler Whitney should be commended for standing up for his beliefs and his right to express them, even with the threat of discipline from the school.
Before I decided to attend MSU, several recruiters said to me, "this university is equipped with faculty that will go the extra mile for students and that welcome you into their offices with open arms." As each day passes and I continue to pursue my educational career at this intuition, I realize those statements are becoming more of a myth than fact. Here's my gripe. I'm interested in participating in a study abroad program to Australia.
I hope it will never cease to amaze me how many ways MSU finds to broaden minds - if only through the actual practice of free speech.
I'm sure The State News is a wonderful newspaper, but for as long as the front page throws stories with glaring and persistent typos at me (see the first sentence of the article "Plans set to move FCE dept.," (SN 3/14), for excellent examples), I'll probably never recognize it as one. For me to take you seriously, please take your copy editing seriously.
I am writing in response to the editorial "Take notice" (SN 3/17). From my own personal experience, I know how hard it is to admit that one has an eating disorder.
Claustrophobically crammed into a stiff little seat, miles above the ground in a jet plane, I am content.
I am responding to Diane Hightower's letter "Affirmative action counteracts racism" (SN 3/16). Affirmative action was not created for black people, but all minorities. Although the blacks have experienced much hatred and racism here in America and abroad, they are far from the only ethnic group to be discriminated against. Diane says that affirmative action "stems from the belief that blacks are inherently incapable of competing in institutions of higher learning and other intellectual arenas." This is quite possibly the worst, and most racist sounding, reason for affirmative action I have ever heard.
Imagine a life devoid of music. It's not a pleasant thought. It's a proven fact that music enriches people's lives.
I am writing in response to Kristi Jourdan's piece "Pills should not be all-powerful answer to world's ailments, illnesses" (SN 3/14). Her opinion seems to be the sentiment shared by many of my peers, blurring political lines.
Imagine walking down one of Michigan's beautiful beaches with your significant other. It's cold - as it is most of the time in this state - and the wind is whipping around you as walk, holding hands at the high-tide line.
You're in college now. No one is going to tell you to clean up your room, take a shower or take out the trash. No one is going to monitor your eating habits. It is reasonable to expect that friends will look out for another person's well-being, because parents aren't around to baby-sit anymore.
Maybe you are like many people who believe the stereotypes that politicians and journalists are crooked.
It never ceases to amaze me just how many ways our university finds to waste the money we pay to have the privilege of being students here.