It has been American culture to cheer for the underdog in most situations. From America breaking free of British rule to Simba becoming king of the pride in "The Lion King" to the Pistons winning the NBA Championship, we as Americans constantly hope the underdog wins.
On Saturday, millions of Afghan citizens bravely defied the threat of physical harm and death to do for the first time what we here in America have come to take for granted. They voted. When, despite threats of Taliban violence, Afghan men and women stepped out to the polls by the hundreds to participate in the country's first presidential election, democracy took a step forward.
I don't understand why everyone has to be so faithful. OK, wait, let me rephrase that: I don't understand why everyone has to be so faithful for the sake of being faithful. For the past few years, the debates between Republican and Democrat voters have been cheapened and stooped to ridiculously low levels - it makes me cringe. "Tell me this," Bill Maher said on a recent episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" to a Republican CNN correspondent . "If you truly support your party, then you can explain to me - If you were president, would you have stayed entertaining elementary children for nearly seven minutes while you knew your country was under attack?" As irrelevant as the question was, since it had nothing to do with Republican values or ideals concerning this upcoming election, the correspondent decided to take the popular route and support Bush's choice. Why?
The creation of the MSU LBGT Students of Color Scholarship becomes all the more meaningful when put in context. The scholarship was the product of one student - LaJoya Johnson - standing up to address a real need. A person who is both a racial ethnic minority and lesbian, bisexual, gay or transgender faces discrimination from two fronts.
Thank you for providing further coverage of the protest at Paul Bremer's speech. It was very clear from the written format in which questions would be submitted and pre-screened before going to Bremer that anyone who asked a question that even hinted upon controversy would be ignored. Additionally, one would not realistically expect Bremer to even provide satisfactory answers if he did hear the questions.
The idea of a tailgating "pilot program" cannot tell officials what will or will not work to improve tailgating.
After America was attacked at home, we lived in fear. Fear of being attacked again and fear of doing the unpatriotic.
The Bush administration has caused the quality of life for the average American to decline. There are 45 million citizens without health insurance, and 80 percent of these people work. The family median income has decreased by $1,500.
The beauty of managing the opinion page in a daily newspaper lies in its simplicity. The opinion writer and I, we are a different breed of newspapermen.
How do you define truth? Do you define it as what someone says on TV, or what you see on the Internet?
Paul Bremer, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, deserves to be protested. He was a key figurehead of an unjust, or at least questionable, war.
As the warm days of summer morph into the cool commencement of fall, I realize my life, like the season, is changing.
I would like to thank ASMSU for their efforts to help better tailgate by increasing safety and working with students instead of against them.
While reading through The State News, I gave John Bice's column ("How would neo-conservative revision of Bill of Rights look today?" SN 10/5) my typical quick scan to see what hate-filled rhetoric he had in store for us this week when, to my surprise, I found something agreeable. For the first time since I began reading his column last year, I found that Bice had something sensible to say and it shocked me.
Vote on Tuesday, Nov. 2, but don't forget - if your city, township, village, or school district isn't already talking about next year's elections, you'll be stuck with the consequences. Local governments have until Dec.
In a twisted attempt to steal some spotlight, the Michigan Republican Party is asking prosecutors in Ingham, Wayne, Antrim and Isabella counties to file criminal charges of voter fraud against filmmaker Michael Moore.
It's rare that a vice presidential debate actually commands attention. Tuesday's debate did more.
After reading the story ("Taming the tailgate" SN 10/5) about tailgate restrictions, it is obvious to me that university officials lack common sense and don't care about the opinions of students and trustees. The restrictions will not only fail to solve the problems with excessive alcohol consumption, but they also ignore easy fixes to problems like public urination and broken glass.
I would like to take the opportunity to clarify a few things regarding the current situation with tailgating on campus and ASMSU's role in it.
Editor's note: Each Wednesday, The State News editorial board will address a key issue of the presidential campaign.