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Pro-protest

In a country deeply split over whether military action in Iraq is a proper part of the solution to world peace, U.S.

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Editorial missing sense of history

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?

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Bush will never reach Saddam's terror level

I find it utterly amazing that the students of this great university possess such unfounded views on the war.

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Protesters have most knowledge

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.

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CBS should have run NCAA tourney

This past weekend, CBS did not broadcast all of the NCAA Tournament in the interests of more wartime stories.

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Cartoon too much for current climate

I have to say that I found Nate Allen's cartoon Friday to be profoundly honest and yet awful at the same time.

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Conyers vote against troops was ill-advised

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.

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Political, own stance can differ

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.

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Inconveniences caused by protesters minor in context

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.

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Open discussion

All Americans have an excellent opportunity during wartime to engage in activities that allow their voices to be heard.

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Search for happiness is more worthwhile than search for self

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.

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Editorial showed no sense of history

As a two-time graduate of MSU and alumna of the State News Retail Advertising department, I am embarrassed at how little the current editorial staff of The State News knows about MSU football history. In your editorial published on Thursday regarding the new football stadium student section nickname, you go to great lengths to mock and bemoan the "new" name Gang Green ("Green goof," SN 3/20). I have news for you misinformed slackers who possess no fact-checking skills or sense of history - Gang Green was the fear-inspiring nickname of the MSU defense during the run for the Roses back in the 1988 season.

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'U' actions don't match writings

On March 13, I received an e-mail from MSU President M. Peter McPherson entitled, "Diversity: A Community Value," which addressed and encouraged racial diversity within our campus community.

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War wisdom

Now that America's war with Iraq has commenced, the time and need for its end grows nearer every hour.

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Video games aren't war propaganda

While I realize many reporters attached to The State News have very strong anti-war feelings and that these feelings inevitably shine through in war-related articles, I feel the column "Video games often blatant propaganda" by Megan Frye crossed the line into propaganda in and of itself (SN 3/19). There are several points on which I disagree with the author.

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Under-21 crowd can go to coffeehouse

I would like to enlighten Elysia Smith and the under-21 crowd that there is a venue to hear great local music right on campus: The Common Grounds Coffeehouse.

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Green goof

It seems the cancer that plagued last season's football team has spread to Spartan Stadium's student cheering section.

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Spartan tattoo not worth section name

A friend told me the new name for the student cheering section was Gang Green, and I did not believe it ("'U' football fan section renamed Gang Green," SN 3/19). Name our cheering section after a disease?

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Anti-war doesn't equal unpatriotic

I am truly disappointed in the way some recent State News letters to the editor have portrayed anti-war sentiments.

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'Skip day' is not responsible protest

I was disappointed when I read the article "Group plans skip day to protest" (SN 3/18). I am opposed to the budget cuts Gov.