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No station the same as The Edge

I tuned into 92.1 The Edge on Wednesday and to my absolute surprise, Kelly Clarkson was on. Mistake?

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Graduate TAs bring experience to class

First of all, I want the reader to know that I am an international student and, where I lived, things worked in a substantially different way, so maybe my perspective could bring some fresh air to the discussion.

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Democratic philosophy should aid in changing rule

I find it quite sad that out of everything that has happened in the past two weeks concerning the students and the city's new party rules that no one has looked into a quite simple solution.

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Students should attend E.L. city council meetings

The East Lansing City Council recently held its first meeting since it passed the new noise ordinance and you would think, with all the buzz on campus about it, students would swarm the meeting and let the council know how they feel.

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Local radio station was home for many

92.1 The Edge is gone. And like most unique radio stations, it has been replaced with one more conglomerate-owned pop radio station.

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E.L. officials, students need to correct behavior

I am not writing in response to anything in particular. This is basically my personal frustration over East Lansing in general and the actions of MSU students at football games.

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City council only wants students' money, not voice

Am I mistaken, or did the mayor of East Lansing just threaten the students of MSU with not three days in jail but ten years in prison?

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'U' voice should focus on more than noise issues

First off, Kris Colpean's letter to the editor "Students shunned by E.L.

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Walking to class isn't the end of the world; just read this

Recently, 40 percent of our metered parking spaces increased hourly rates from $1.25 to $1.50. This incited much commentary from enraged students who enjoy waking up five minutes before class expecting to rightfully land an open parking spot right next to the building where they have lecture. Yet despite the fact that all my classes are conveniently located at the farthest point imaginable from my house - somewhere near Canada, I think - I could care less about the increase, because I walk to class.

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Community service not fair punishment

As of this week, it is OK as a student-athlete to take money from an athletic booster, who is looking to launder money out of his illegal lottery business, and lie about it.

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Drug Education

It's no surprise that college-age people party, but it's comforting that while MSU officials encourage responsibility, students are paying attention. The Office of National Drug Control Policy released a survey Tuesday which showed 21-year-olds are the leading group of 11 million people ages 12 to 65 who have driven under the influence of drugs.

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Students need leadership to overturn new ordinance

We were all affected by the new, questionably constitutional policy that was implemented in the city regarding noise violations.

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Spartan Stadium shouldn't be nice

This is in response to The State News column "Booing unnecessary at football games" (SN 9/17). Let's remember one thing - this is college football.

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Noise ordinance concerns can easily be voiced by 'U'

With all of the uproar over the newly approved noise violations, one must ask themselves, 'Self, what is the best way to be heard?' So I did this and came up with a great way.

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Renovation money needed for classes

How about they throw some of those millions going toward the Spartan Stadium renovation into a photocopying and technology budget so students don't have to sit in outdated computer labs reading 200-page course packets that have been scanned onto the Internet?

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Living in East Lansing not as bad as letter says it is

Poor Kris Colpean, your life is falling apart ("Students shunned by E.L.

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Noise is part of college town; stop complaining

There are too many people that speed down the streets of East Lansing. I think it's time to wake people up and do something about it.

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Welcome Back

When MSU President M. Peter McPherson left East Lansing to help establish a stable economy in Iraq, the university had endured one of the most tumultuous years in its history.

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Millions ill spent on stadium updates

According to the article "'U' students upset about Spartan Stadium addition" (SN 9/17), the proposed addition doesn't make "cents." The addition will cost $61 million of which $11 million is being paid for by the university.

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One loss doesn't hurt entire season

Upon my arrival here at MSU, the one thing I could not wait for were the football games. Sitting in the hot bleachers, yelling at the top of my lungs with my best friends seemed like heaven.