When I first came to MSU, I was appalled at the amount of litter on campus. Just about every other football Saturday brought plastic bags, pieces of cardboard and literally thousands of cans all over campus.
Bice wrote an column called, "Science relies on confidence, strength of evidence, not faith" (SN 1/27). I felt compelled to comment. We know that our life has meaning, at least to some degree, whether it is self-derived or bestowed from the heavens. The source of this meaning is not concretely defined for us.
The old adage, "Actions speak louder than words," is a saying many in the Michigan Legislature should learn, particularly Gov.
The state of Michigan is in the grip of an enormous financial shortfall. MSU, being a public institution, is following suit.
The Jan. 26 editorial entitled "Clear-path cause" focuses on an expectation that has spiraled out of control and is unsustainable in its current practice.
The State News has once again shown its disregard for Christianity. Nathan Thompson's tasteless attempt at satire, "Conservative values are American way" (SN 1/26), portrays Christians as homophobes, bigots and sexists.
How entertaining it was to open The State News and find yet another article by John Bice about the absurdity of the Christian faith ("Science relies on confidence, strength of evidence, not faith" SN 1/27). I must commend Bice for being thoughtful in his contributions, but it seems as though he has a definite agenda - to disprove Christianity, largely by citing science.
This is a narrative of the spiritual affliction in our society. I believe it might be beneficial to your understanding of not only yourself, but of the society in which you live and work. I am a materialist.
Mary M. Lindemann writes of the heart-rendering social circumstances she encountered while performing her duties as a social worker pre-1973 ("Celebrate women's right to choose"). She takes special care to remark that these issues happened pre- Roe v.
Every incoming politician must deal with the bad decisions of the previous administration. And Gov. Jennifer Granholm has had plenty to deal with in the past year.
Week after week, I am astounded by the bigotry in John Bice's columns. Rarely does a week go by without a hateful word printed about Christians, or religion in general, by Bice. In his latest column ("Science relies on confidence, strength of evidence, not faith"), he writes about "comically wacky religious beliefs." Why does Bice always resort to childish name-calling?
Kashmir's "Paradise on Earth" has become the bone of contention between India and Pakistan, perhaps because it symbolizes the founding ideologies of both nations: A Muslim homeland for Pakistan and a secular democracy for India. Over the course of 50 years and three full-fledged wars, both countries have played tug-o- war over it, and all they have managed to do is take away life from the most beautiful valley on earth. Perhaps the time has come to make a fresh start and give a lease on life to the people of the valley.
It's about time someone in the MSU community stood up and said something about Michael Moore and his misleading tactics ("Moore's movie packed with lies about American gun culture"). Lee Ehlers has done us all a great service by highlighting the inconsistencies of the anti-gun activists.
In response to the "Clear-path cause", students need to get a grip.
It's difficult to be an undergraduate student and maintain a sense of civic duty. Thanks to exit polls, census information and just about every statistic on the subject of voter apathy, the college-age voter is easily identified as the most indifferent.
I am writing in response to several anti-choice items which have appeared in The State News recently but to the letter "Elect responsible, pro-life candidates" in particular. In a country where nearly 80 million pregnancies are unintended each year and nearly half of these result in abortion, it is sad that women who make this choice are ostracized by some who claim to be advocates for women.
What would it take for a college freshman, during his or her first Welcome Weekend, to get off on a good foot with MSU's student government? Don't look for a punch line - ASMSU is serious about Welcome Weekend 2004.
How discouraging it was for me to read Katie Wilcox's column, ("Women need to be educated about abortion, learn life facts," SN 1/22), having been a social worker in the early 1970s, before Roe v.
Religion and the concept of faith are recurring themes in my columns; as a result, I am frequently inundated with e-mails loaded with one misconception after another.
David Thompson is right about needing to thank those who work on campus and make "our lives and dreams possible." ("Thanking 'U' for all they do on campus" SN 1/22) However, the work they do doesn't ensure success for everyone. Thompson mentioned thanking those who clear the sidewalks of snow and ice and make it safe for us to get to class.