As it turns out, I was wrong in my original assessment of President Bush. Initially, I thought him to be a spoiled rich kid with surprisingly limited intellectual capacity and a penchant for malapropisms, whose achievements in life can be traced predominantly to lucky parentage.
During the past few years, MSU's March Madness performances have been up and down. And after this weekend's games, the tournament is looking up. On Sunday, the Spartans once again demonstrated they should be more feared than The Crocodile Hunter by downing Florida 68-46 and reminding the Gators why it was MSU who was the NCAA National Champion in 2000. It is indeed sweet to be among the top 16 men's basketball teams in the country, especially when so many had been counting it out. The success of the men's basketball team speaks volumes about the leadership abilities of head coach Tom Izzo, who for the first time in his MSU career began to find himself under serious scrutiny from his fans and supporters. But his team's performance and success in the first two rounds of the NCAA tourney plainly illustrate why he is a head coach and his critics are not. There is a reason that Izzo's name tops the winning-percentage list of active coaches in the 2003 NCAA tourney right above Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Spartans had their share of ups and downs this season as strong players fell off the radar screen and late-comers began to develop.
The U.S. troops fighting in Iraq have publicly gained the attention and support of the state Legislature, but Americans should be thinking of the soldiers who are protecting our nation without the push of lawmakers. A senator and representative introduced resolutions in their respective houses which supported Michigan troops in the war and operations in Iraq.
There's a war going on against an oppressive regime that has been consistently stripping its populace of their rights and their voices, and one needn't turn on CNN to witness it.
I am writing in response to Brenda Sternquist's comments regarding classroom seating ("Quiet, comfy classrooms aid education" SN 3/14). I completely understand and am trying to sympathize with her about the closeness of the seating in lecture halls, unpadded chairs, fixated seats, etc.
I am completely outraged at the "cartoon" you put in The State News on Friday. Why does anyone think it is appropriate to put something like that in a newspaper?
This letter is in response to the Friday's cartoon by Nate Allen, which featured what appears to be oil gushing upward, but in the end is blood from an American serviceman.
With the events taking place around the world in the wake of war, classes at MSU should integrate discussions of world issues into the regular curricula to increase awareness on the topic.
I'm really amazed state representatives can even consider imposing a tuition cap after cuts of more than 10 percent in higher education funding over the last two years.
In a country deeply split over whether military action in Iraq is a proper part of the solution to world peace, U.S.
The "War wisdom" editorial (SN 3/21) claimed "the bottom line is that there is not the sense of conviction or need for the U.S.-led war against Iraq as there was when the allies rallied against Hitler during World War II." Oh really?
I find it utterly amazing that the students of this great university possess such unfounded views on the war.
I would just like to respond to a letter to the editor that was in The State News on Tuesday. I think it is wrong to argue protesters don't understand peace ("Protesters don't understand peace," SN 3/18). These are people that, in my eyes, clearly understand it more then those individuals in favor of war.
This past weekend, CBS did not broadcast all of the NCAA Tournament in the interests of more wartime stories.
I have to say that I found Nate Allen's cartoon Friday to be profoundly honest and yet awful at the same time.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, with a tiny minority of 11 House members, voted against a resolution to demonstrate support of our men and women of the armed services.
I am not a fan of abortion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, abortion stops 500,000 lives from coming into existence every year.
This is an open letter to all you pro-war and anti-protester imbeciles out there. You wanted your war, and now you have it.
All Americans have an excellent opportunity during wartime to engage in activities that allow their voices to be heard.
When some people enter college, a mysterious force sometimes begins to take over the personalities of the innocent, warping their senses and leaving students victim to the power of self-discovery.