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SN perpetuates racial stereotypes
I am writing in response to the police brief in The State News, "Woman assaulted by 3 men in E.L.
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Parched policy
When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough grab a beer. It's true - just ask some college students.
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Bad timing
Standing up for what you believe in should always be commended. In the case of Andrew Anthos, he should be recognized for all of his dedication to our state and country for the past 16 years. But last thing Michigan needs is to spend thousands of dollars on lighting up the Capitol building in red, white and blue.
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Writer marginalizes groups on campus
Tom Amon's letter "SN Opinion Page has liberal biases" concerning The State News opinion section was patently outrageous. Amon claims that "the opinion pieces are overwhelmingly written by far-left liberals, lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender members or someone slamming conservatives." All State News readers should know that Amon's associative stereotyping of lesbians and gays as "liberals" is far from true.
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Abortion procedure cruel to unborn
I think I speak for many people when I say that President Bush is more evil than Satan himself. Somehow, he manages to remain president, despite the fact that he is more diabolical than Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Carrot Top combined.
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Conservatives don't argue well
This is in response to Tom Amon's letter "SN Opinion Page has liberal biases" — as well as several other letters that say, essentially, the same thing. The point of that letter, as with the others, is that The State News has a "liberal bias." Just what that means, no one knows, because the "conservative" letter writers never explain — they simply make the allegation. Instead of uttering vacuous accusations, conservatives should try to articulate a point of view or develop an argument.
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Life's a bunch of questions; here's some to ponder for a bit
Would you mind if I wrote a column that only asked questions? Would it be fair to look at the world and not try to provide answers but instead, ask questions where we might begin to seek answers?
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Respect can't be paid for, it's earned
Jason Coleman's sentiments in his letter to the editor "E.L.
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Abortion wrong choice for women
In "Right to abort between woman, doctor not her legislators" (SN 11/11), Preeti Prasad stated that taking away a woman's right to choose would also take away her dignity as a woman.
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E.L. residents trash city with leaves
It turns my stomach to see the city of East Lansing continue to rake in extra revenue by attacking its students and criminalizing their behavior.
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Prime example
During a time when the nation is pinching its pennies, it's refreshing to know that our university's president isn't sitting on stacks of cash like others. With a base salary of $216,000 plus $69,000 in annual deferred pay, MSU President M.
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Police priority should be assaults
Dear East Lansing police, After every weekend, I have to read in The State News about how you are really cracking down on noise violations and how you are improving our community.
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United front
Who would have guessed that a Spartan, a Wolverine, a Bronco and a Chippewa would be four of the several representatives sitting down to talk about overpriced college degrees.
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Governor doesn't understand death penalty's racial biases
It was an honor for me, an East Lansing native and MSU graduate, to have worked with Illinois Gov. George Ryan and his Commission on Capital Punishment over the past three years.
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Security officers problem at game
I debated on whether to send in a letter expressing my disappointment at the way the MSU police department handled the entering of students at the Nov.
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SN Opinion Page has liberal biases
The Opinion Page is ridiculous. As a student and regular reader of The State News, I am always disappointed when I read the Opinion Page.
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Bad behavior fault of stadium guests
As a Department of Police and Public Safety employee working security at the MSU-University of Michigan game, I find Valerie Fournier's letter "'U', police should communicate more" personally offensive and full of false statements. First, to "someone who has been to every home football game for the past three years," Fournier — and other Spartan football veterans — should know better than to bring prohibited items into the stadium (which includes larger purses). Not only is it posted on homefootball.msu.edu, outside the stadium and broadcast on local TV, there also were security personnel warning patrons before they got to the gates.
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Dignity of unborn child forgotten
In "Right to abort between woman, doctor not her legislators", Preeti Prasad claimed that through a partial-birth abortion ban, women are losing their right to "dignity." I wonder, however, where the dignity of the unborn child is in this matter? Merely because the child, or fetus, if you must, is growing in his or her mother's womb, does that mean that the child becomes a choice?
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Rare chance
While the words "Superconducting Cyclotron" and "Rare Isotope Accelerator" might sound like characters from a blockbuster science-fiction flick, they actually apply to a real possibility here at MSU. The U.S.
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Pacemaker Award given to liberals
Left campus is further illuminated every day when people pick up a copy of The State News. A staff of more than 150 hard workers turns out leftist stories daily, serving their contingency well.