Because of the state budget crisis, funding for universities has decreased significantly. Universities are increasingly relying on private donations from alumni to provide additional funding.
This is in response to Katie Lander's letter, "Creationism has been disproved". In it she contends that creationism has no place in scientific debate because it's "been disproved by modern science." That's a bald-faced lie.
"I want the truth!" "You can't handle the truth!" In "A Few Good Men," Tom Cruise's character knows the importance of truth, and searches for it.
I am tired of reading the same inaccuracies in opinion columns, most recently in Jim Lala's "Libertarians might not win, but they still have good goals". The first is that Congress is handing Iraq $87 billion.
With the political debates heating up and students deciding which candidate to pick, it is foolish to think that we only have one Republican and a handful of Democrats to choose from.
Characterizing the present state fiscal difficulty as a "crisis" is gravely understating the enormity of the problem actually confronting citizens of Michigan.
Last time I checked, Math 1825 was not a required course if you could score well on the math placement test given before you even begin classes at MSU.
High school seniors and toddlers have one thing in common - they both are waiting for the most important part of the year.
I would like to respond to the many anti-abortion agitators out there. First off, if you're against abortion, don't have one.
It's time for everyone to go green - and for once, we're not talking about Spartan spirit.
In Maria Raviele's letter to the editor, "Abortion isn't easy decision for women" (SN 11/18), she claims that an abortion isn't an easy way out of a situation.
Since the fall of the Saddam Hussein statue in Iraq, more than 2,100 American soldiers have been injured in action and more than 400 soldiers have been killed.
While finding a cure for AIDS might not be just around the corner, education and awareness of the disease could put the world leaps ahead on the path to its eradication. Area organizations joined others around the globe Monday in commemorating World AIDS Day.
Thank God for Nate Allen. He gives us alumni and many current Spartans, I'm sure, a reason to smile as we sift through the otherwise monotonous rants of the Opinion Page.Keep up the good work, Allen.Louis Rabaut2003 graduate
After reading numerous letters to the editor on the abortion debate, I, too, have decided to lend my voice to this issue.
While studying with a friend two weekends ago, I got onto the subject of my quickly approaching graduation.
The Nov. 25 marquee college basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse did not disappoint. Kansas and MSU battled closely to the finish line, and the Jayhawks pulled out a narrow victory, despite a gritty and determined effort by coach Tom Izzo and company.
It's just a trickle now, but prepare for a flood. U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, a Democratic presidential candidate, will visit Hannah Community Center on Thursday to speak and answer questions. He will be the first of many presidential candidates to visit the area as caucuses and primaries approach. Make it a point to get out and see these candidates, hear their platforms, ask questions and understand the issues. Then, although it's been said many times before, get out and vote in the spring and definitely in November for the general election.
The proposed reductions in university funding constitute a serious, crippling attack on the research and education capabilities of the state.
It's the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend and hopefully everyone reading this is well-rested, their bellies full and feeling very thankful.