To put it nicely, David Thompson's article, "Local Bookstores need to halt practice of putting screws to 'U'" (SN 8/30), needlessly complains about the way our bookstores conduct business.
It has been 2 years and 364 days since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks rocked the nation. It's also been 2 years and 364 days since Arab and Chaldean Americans have taken undue discrimination in forms never before seen or endured. Finally, action has been taken at the state level to connect the lives of Arab and Chaldean Americans to the Capitol.
Who would have thought that the Spartans would walk out of Rutgers Stadium without a win? Sure, there was a lot of talk about all of Rutgers' returning starters and the improvement that the team has made in the last four years, but that game was inexcusable.
As a young Republican, the Republican National Convention last week gave me great hope for the future of my party.
At the semester's onset, 744 dorm rooms at MSU were overbooked. That means 2,232 students were inconvenienced - some for a day, some still, all while the university tries to figure out what to do with these extra students. Part of the problem of overbooked dorm rooms can be contributed to a significantly larger amount of students attending MSU this year than anticipated.
Visiting loved ones in the hospital during emergencies, inheriting money or property after the death of a spouse and retaining custody of children are inherent rights that no law-abiding citizen of our state should be without.
As the Republican revelry came to a close at the 2004 Republican National Convention last week, the GOP's message was crystal clear: Pay no attention to the man behind the star-spangled curtain.
To those local residents upset over student sentiment such as "Unwelcome" (SN 9/1), I must ask: What did you expect?
I'm writing in regards to the column "Rappers go too far with energy drinks" (SN 9/1). I became appalled as I read this article.
I urge my colleagues across campus to attend the open faculty meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in 117 Berkey Hall.
The important thing to remember about this year's state budget is that the most relevant part for MSU students hasn't yet been decided. It's hard to tell what the governor and state Legislature are thinking at times when they champion the importance of education and then tinker with funding to state universities such as MSU. In February, state officials promised to maintain funding to public universities as long as schools kept their tuition rates at or below the inflation rate.
Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention, Vice President Dick Cheney aggressively ridiculed Sen.
With the first football game of the season ending in an antagonizing manner, remember that there is plenty more to look forward to. If you saw the game against Rutgers on Saturday afternoon, you already know there were mistakes all over the field by the Spartans.
"More than any other single person, Ralph Nader is responsible for the existence of automobiles that have seat belts, padded dashboards, air bags, non-impaling steering columns, and gas tanks that don't readily explode when the car gets rear-ended," writes Hendrik Hertzberg in "Reckless Driver," a comment piece from The New Yorker.
According to Wednesday night's "inspiring" speech at the Republican National Convention, Vice President Dick Cheney officially has replaced his campaign oration from truth-twisting rhetoric to full-on, lying liar.
This year, I return to MSU a little older, a little wiser. That's right, I'm a sophomore. I went through the trials and tribulations of freshman year to get to this glorified position today.
Academic dishonesty in any shape or form is in all ways - morally, ethically or socially - wrong. Any justification notwithstanding, it's an act comparable to stealing grades away from every student around you in a class. And standing by while cheating happens around you is just as insulting to your intelligence as it is for the rest of your peers. Recently, MSU forum Web site allmsu.com has been shoved into the limelight because a few individuals among us chose to utilize it in the name of academic dishonesty.
The sexual assault charges brought against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant were dismissed Wednesday afternoon, but left in their wake a larger issue - how rape and rape victims should be treated. Bryant is one of the most famous defendants in a rape trial in years.
In the opinion titled "Out of Bounds" (SN 8/31), you took the Michigan Board of State Canvassers to task for rejecting language used on the petition to ratify the Michigan Marriage Amendment.
Your editorial, "Unwelcome" (SN 9/1), makes a number of rather astonishing comments - astonishing at least to one who is a permanent resident who has gone out of his way to help make students welcome and been rewarded with trash in his yard.