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Head hunting

Students and residents in East Lansing have little time to cope with the heart-breaking costs of war in Iraq as Sunday's juvenile melee on and near campus has left the community mulling the cost of a worthless riot. Despite budgets burdened by the state's broken economy, MSU and East Lansing officials say they are willing to pay up to $2,500 in rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of participants in Sunday night's riot.

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Rioters didn't learn from 1999

I am ashamed of and appalled by the actions of a select few MSU students for their post-game "celebrations" on both Friday and Sunday nights.

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Melee tarnishes 'U' reputation

Why did I know that after Texas beat Tom Izzo's Spartans the students at MSU would find the loss to be yet another excuse to riot?

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Riot ruins joy of elite sports event

Until Friday night, I had always regarded sports events and fans with an air of detachment and slight cynicism.

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Media asked for riot, received it

First of all, I would like to congratulate the basketball team for getting as far as they did. We'll make a better run next year.

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Church learns from mistakes, country continues to make same ones

I miss that "I'm an American" commercial. You know the one. It aired in the aftermath of the Sept.

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Affirmative action case needs support

This is very hard for me to say, given that I've been a Spartan my entire adult life, but the times call for it. Go Michigan! To those who disagree with its policies, I'd simply like to add: if we all started out on a level playing field, there would be no need for affirmative action anymore.

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ASMSU benefits from endorsements

MSU's undergraduate student government is different than most of its relatives. We have a bicameral student government and award special seats to minorities and interest groups.

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Prestigious awards bestowed on 'U'

That two MSU third-year students, Jared English and Megan Dennis, were recently selected as Truman and Goldwater scholars, respectively, is a remarkable achievement.

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Riot article was false, sensational

This letter is regarding "More than 2,000 pack streets, wreak havoc in E.L." (SN 3/31). I am dismayed by The State News' lack of professionalism in reporting Sunday's events.

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Letters will not change opinions

Every day before class, I read all the letters in The State News regarding our current war with Iraq, and I have come to a concrete decision: I am anti-war.

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Unfair fight

The unfortunate reality of war is that citizens not directly involved in conflict sometimes lose their lives.

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Riot was uncalled for, destructive

Around 8 p.m. Sunday, I watched as hundreds of Spartans mobbed toward the rock on Farm Lane chanting "go green" and "f*** Texas." I was bitter because I was stuck at the Auditorium, working on class projects.

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Editorial should not have favored riots

On March 27, 1999, MSU and the City of East Lansing experienced the worst riot in their history. During the event and aftermath, most of us learned a great deal.

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Crossed the line

For the more than 2,000 people who took to the streets Sunday to wreak havoc in East Lansing and on campus, feel free to find the nearest exit from the MSU community.

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Elite outlook

Though no championship banners will be raised or titles claimed, the members of the MSU men's basketball team should hold their heads high. The Spartans battled their way through a grueling season, and their suffering paid off in this year's Big Dance. Some might view MSU as just a Cinderella, but Spartan fans everywhere know we weren't wearing glass slippers.

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In current climate, spouting off opinions seems trivial, pointless

It was Sunday night when I sat down to write this opinion piece for the Tuesday edition of The State News.

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Reputation marred by Sunday's fracas

Sunday's so-called "riots" were a slap in the face of the MSU and East Lansing communities.

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Melee further stains reputation for 'U'

As a proud alumnus, I watched the Spartans have another wonderful basketball season and was proud to call myself a Spartan.

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Let them play

University officials should quickly curb any impulses they might have to punish the 15 MSU students arrested during the celebration festivities that erupted after the Spartans earned their way to the NCAA's Elite Eight on Friday night. Although university spokesman Terry Denbow originally went on record saying he doubted the university would pursue its off-campus code of conduct policy in regard to Friday night's events, he later said that assessment could change after speaking with MSU President M.