Jonathan Malavolti made some good points in his critique of Jayson Blair's not-so-recent exploits at The New York Times ("Plagiarizing, pathetic Blair should be forgotten like old news," SN 5/22). Malavolti's assertion that we should just forget Blair is incorrect, however.
I am an MSU alumnus and a Vietnam veteran. I certainly hope MSU students and faculty members have expressed their opinion about President M.
This is in response to the letter to the editor titled "Women belong in kitchen, not PGA," (SN 5/21). What on earth could have been going through Shaun Reed's head when he decided to write this piece?
It's yellow, it's orange. Maybe a soft coral or an off-white. Thanks to Tom Ridge, secretary of the new Department of Homeland Security and creator of the five-level, color-coded terrorism warning system, we are now at the orange level, the second highest level, which means there is a high risk of terrorist attacks. This system can give people a feeling of infancy.
Not everyone at MSU shares The State News' sentiment about President McPherson's departure ("McPherson's appointment in Iraq is great for our president, but we hate to see him leave," SN 4/18). The McPherson administration at MSU is the triumph of self-promotion over good governance.
When you attend class at an institution of higher education, you go to learn. But society puts too much pressure on students, telling them a high grade-point average is everything.
One day I hope to work at the New York Times, wait, let me rephrase that. One day I hope to write for the New York Times, hold on, allow me to add something else. One day I hope to present the news through my writing in a newsworthy and factual matter. I wonder where Jayson Blair falls in the above statements. Blair used to work for the New York Times.
I was a student at MSU for four years, and I can't think of anything ASMSU did to help me. They charged me $16 a semester and all I got was a low-quality bluebook. Their Web site doesn't have any information or services on it.
In regards to the construction column ("Excessive summer construction a nuisance for students who stay," SN 5/19), it seems Natosha Diggs didn't do her homework.
During the last years of college nearly every student finds themselves trapped in a downward spiral. It began with your high school graduation party.
As any parent would be, I was immediately concerned after reading MSU's unenviable ranking as No.
It's time for change. Most states in America still have constitutions filled with male pronouns, proclaiming 'he' should do this and 'he' should do that. But now is the time to take the hammer to the glass ceiling. Our state constitution should reflect Gov.
In 1855, the Michigan Legislature started a tradition. MSU was established as the nation's first land-grant university, and with that tradition comes a responsibility of keeping education affordable for all Michigan residents. With a new loan system, the university aims to do just that.
Vijay Singh was 100 percent correct with his statements regarding Annika Sorenstam playing in the upcoming Colonial tournament in Texas.
In response to Natosha Diggs' rant about summer construction ("
For some students, college can be an intimidating place. But apparently, some people are so intimidated they feel the need to carry a weapon around campus.
Lazy. Adj. "Not eager or willing to work or exert oneself; indolent; slothful."This is the definition Webster's New World Dictionary gives us.
A state judge in Oklahoma added two new murder counts to the 160 murder charges against Terry Nichols, the Oklahoma City bombing conspirator. Two of the women killed in the bombing were pregnant.
It's the summer. A time most students are grateful for. It gives us time to relax and not have to worry about finals, professors or grades.But this is not the case for all Spartans.As I was driving to Student Services on campus, I was extremely annoyed about the amount of detours I was forced to take.
Picture this. It's a football Saturday and the tailgaters are out in droves. Grills are fired up, stereos are blaring and the alcohol is flowing like water.