Lowering the legal blood-alcohol will help save both lives and funding, protecting our roads from both drunken drivers and poor road conditions. The state Senate passed legislation Thursday to decrease the legal blood-alcohol level from 0.10 to 0.08.
I am a repressed, stereotyped minority and I am not covered by affirmative action. You may ask, how that is possible?
The situation in Benton Harbor bothered me deeply because I experienced the same form of violence when I was young and living in metro Detroit.
Since sodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, the debate on same-gender marriages has gained a whole new vigor on both sides of the fence.
If you did, you would have discovered the many cries concerning the have and have-nots on campus are ill founded.
At first, kids would jump at the idea of a four-day school week. But if you told them it would mean they'd have to be in school longer per day, they would take time to think about the tradeoff.
I was that girl at my math final. That's right, I arrived a modest 10 minutes early to the single most challenging class session of my college career without my calculator.
Civil liberties need to be protected amidst events such as the war in Iraq and terrorism. The Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution to protect civil liberties, which also could limit Ann Arbor police enforcement of immigration laws on Monday, The Ann Arbor News reported. Benjamin Franklin said "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Perhaps never in our nation's history has this statement had more prevalence and meaning than now.
In response to "Faculty member leaves 'U' to teach in Germany" (SN 7/2), I would like to state MSU is extremely fortunate to have Mei Zhuang as a faculty member. She is an excellent teacher of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics or advanced engineering mathematics.
Company officials of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday their antidiscrimination policy has been amended to include homosexuals.
In response to "Frist opposes gay marriage" (SN 6/30), Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., doesn't sound compassionate or conservative saying: "Generally, I think matters such as sodomy should be addressed by the state legislatures." Sorry Frist, but Michigan's legislature, as one example, seemed to not have the backbone to touch our state's outdated law that made oral and anal sex between adults, straight and gay, illegal. Yet the state Legislature can update its salary regularly. They meet three days a week and earn $77,260 a year.
Sending K-12 students to malls for field trips is a good idea as long as it's an appropriate group being sent, such as one that teaches students how businesses market their products. But field trips need to be more than entertainment - rather, infotainment. The Oakland Press reported for a Saturday story that some Michigan educators believe students can benefit from field trips to retail centers. "So much is required of the schools and students these days that any time spent away from the classroom would have to have a valuable academic purpose," Kay Cornell, assistant superintendent for instruction with the Royal Oak School District, told The Oakland Press. But students who aren't of the right age to appreciate the inner workings of the consumer-driven economy shouldn't be expected to grasp the value of hands-on education in the mall.
I'd like to paraphrase a story I read in a very interesting book, "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff. There once was an old woodcutter who lived in China.
I am writing in regards to President Bush's comments on Wednesday regarding the reoccurring ambush-style attacks of our soldiers in Iraq.
I appreciate The State News' interest in the College of Nursing and the nursing shortage. However, the editorial "Unhealthy cuts" (SN 6/30) requires clarification of facts. The College of Nursing has not downsized by reducing the number of students.
Wake up America, the world and its ways are changing and there is nothing that you can do to stop it.
While legislatures across the country are trying to repair state budgets, a team of 20 men and women, led by MSU President M.
I'm writing regarding the story "Anything but black and white," (SN 6/26) about the affirmative action ruling by the Supreme Court and the Monique Walker interview.
I am writing in response to the letter "Conservatives hold one-sided argument" (SN 6/30). I feel Rob Huber has unjustly stereotyped MSU Republicans.
It's easy to be reminded of the Fourth of July holiday with the senses that fill our memories - the delicious aroma of barbecues, the sun's warm kiss embracing us while we lounge poolside and most fantastic of all are the fireworks that dazzle our eyes in the twilight hours of our nation's birthday.