I am not sure what all the fuss concerning gays getting married is all about. It appears that many people are confusing the legal concept of marriage with the religious concept.
I would like to take a moment to commend The State News for publishing an article that so many young woman should read ("Break glass in case of EMERGENCY" SN 2/24). So many MSU students are unaware of all the options that exist for them.
Tuesday morning, President George Bush made a speech declaring that we must protect the vital and ancient institution of marriage, which is recognized by every religion (nice way to include everyone in your ridiculous stance, Dubya), because apparently he feels that same-sex marriages will ruin that institution. All one has to do is watch "The Ricki Lake Show" for about five minutes to see that degenerate men and women everywhere do a damn good job at disgracing that institution themselves.
After reading the opinion page on Monday, I, too, was shocked at the choice of word Nate Allen chose to use in his editorial cartoon (SN 2/23) about the gay marriage issue. After thinking about it, I, too, realized that this is a word that people use every day as an insult to describe homosexuals and even heterosexuals.
Mel "Holy-Ghost Inspired" Gibson is prominent in the news these days. Mel belongs to a religious faith called "Catholic Traditionalist," an ultra-orthodox sect that views the contemporary Catholic Church as an illegitimate sellout to liberals and heretics.
With rebel violence escalating in Haiti, U.S. officials are expecting refugees fleeing the war-torn country to try and make the United States their sanctuary.
Usually, I do not respond to letters to the editor printed on The State News' Opinion page. On most controversial subjects, letters from both sides of the debate pour into my editor's e-mail box, and thus, I have no reason to continue the debates in my columns, leaving my opinionated ire free to focus on some other political controversy. However, after reading two separate letters that compare Michigan State University's mathematics requirements to monumental atrocities in history (including slavery, segregation and communism), I am going to join this debate.
Ask yourself a question: How will gay marriage affect peoples' lives? If two women and two men, who are truly committed to one another, marry will people's lives alter or are they against gay marriage because the issue just makes them uncomfortable? Today, the most commonly cited reason for outlawing same-sex marriage is the desire to protect the American family.
I know that change can be tough and even downright scary. Many of us would rather maintain the status quo that is our daily lives rather than face the unknown. Unfortunately, divestment from higher education by the state of Michigan has forced MSU and other universities around the state to rethink how they provide the students of Michigan with an education. The restructuring of liberal arts, although indirectly connected to budget reductions, is just one avenue that the university has to reduce costs and maintain, although difficult, the quality that all of us expect.
Across the globe today, Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten season of abstinence from temptation.
Provost Lou Anna Simon's new reorganization plan (College of Communication, Arts, Languages and Media, or CALM) would be a disaster for the liberal arts program and the university in general.
Several of my students, who are lesbian and gay, were deeply upset by the cartoon you chose to run on Monday, Feb.
You said it yourself, Gov. Jennifer Granholm: "... I think this is right - that marriage is between a man and a woman" ("Granholm announces opposition" SN 2/24). Now, you have to back that statement up, and to facilitate your explanation, I'll list a few excuses you could use.
In response to "Not again, Nader" (SN 2/23), this might sound blunt, but it's what many Americans have been thinking for decades: Al Gore and the Democratic Party have only themselves to blame for losing the 2000 election, not Ralph Nader.
The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan might be less diverse places to go to school when the fall semester rolls around.
No one should worry about the proposed college restructuring. Everything will work out for the best.
In "Kindergarten Cop," California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to know, "Who is your daddy, and what does he do?" Arnie's children can say without a trace of satire that their Austrian-born, Predator-hunting father is, in fact, the governor of the Golden State.
After reading the editorial in The State News on Monday morning, I could not believe what I was reading ("Stop it" SN 2/23). It literally made me sick to my stomach.
Ralph Nader, you ignorant slut. Like the nerd at a party, he's done it once again. As announced Sunday morning, Nader is running as an independent candidate for the presidency.
The article "Affirmative action group disagrees with petition" (SN 2/20) brought some disturbing news to my attention.