“What? Upstate New York? Why in the world you want to come here?”Every party, class or general social interaction I can guarantee my college choice will be questioned, analyzed and and sometimes openly mocked by the kids who go to the same college as I do.
There are days where sometimes, I reflect on my college experience and wonder what keeps me going in the whole scheme of things.
On May 2, my sister will make her way across the commencement graduation stage at the Breslin Center.I hope she doesn’t pee her pants from excitement.She is well-prepared and eager to enter the world as a professional communication arts and sciences graduate.Since her time here is almost up, it got me thinking about the process of graduation and what it takes to earn a four-year degree. Four years goes by quickly, and sooner rather than later, we will all hopefully be part of Spartan alumni groups.But not everyone decides to be a Spartan for life. For some students, MSU is merely a temporary stage of life or worse, a mistake.
ASMSU, representative elections are coming up, which means deciding whether or not voting is a worth-while choice.
This past Thursday marked the end of graduate student Betsy Ferrer’s art presentation in the RCAH Art Studio above the The Gallery at Snyder-Phillips Hall, which featured works from different artists hailing from the greater Kisumu area, located in western Kenya.The gallery displayed beautiful pieces ranging from still lifes to animals scenes to daily Kenyan life, which were being sold in hope of raising money for a new Kisumu art gallery for local artists to showcase their works.
I’m going through a lot of changes in my life right now — newly single, new job, new friends. I’m beginning to figure out that life is about what you love, not what anyone else expects of you. As long as no one else is negatively affected by your actions, go ahead and throw yourself into whatever it is you’re passionate about, whether it’s working out or binge-watching My Little Pony. In the end, knowing you didn’t stray from your true values will help you handle the outcome, whether it’s good or bad.
For a lot of students, part of college involves moving out and learning how to live on your own. Suddenly you’re responsible for laundry and figuring out what to make for dinner each night.
Everyone should go to a drag show. They’re similar to fashion shows in a way, but instead of models strutting down a runway and sporting their best bitch-face, men dress up like women, complete with hair, makeup and heels.
Derek Kim is just one man. I’m sure he’s taken his fair share of personal attacks and insults in the past week. I ask that while debating with him, you stick to the point and are kind. Personal attacks don’t make for a stronger argument. He spoke for himself and for the others who represent that viewpoint. Those people break my heart. I pray that they’ll see just how wrong they are.
Since announcing his proposed changes, I have observed a sudden change of heart among the president’s formally demoralized supporters. The criticism that once was so passionately expressed by students seems to have dissipated and been replaced with sighs of relief and praise for the president.
“I have gay friends.”“I have black friends.”“No homo.”“That’s so gay.”These are phrases most of us probably hear all the time, either just off-hand in conversation or in defense of comments that people make about the LGBT community or different racial communities.Although people might use these phrases unknowingly, the truth is that they have the potential to single out members of our diverse MSU community.
When I’m out with my friends, sometimes we will see a girl who has put a lot of effort into the makeup she’s wearing.
Most of us are guilty of it. With pages of assigned reading looming, like a typical college kid I leave my textbooks in my backpack some nights.
It’s yet again another early morning and you woke up late for class. To make matters worse, that essay you just stayed up all night trying to finish is due and your printer just ran out of ink.
In the past few weeks, every time I have come across the TV in the cafeteria playing the latest news, I have not been able to get past thirty seconds without seeing an update on the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. For the few that may not be aware, there recently was a Boeing 777 that reportedly crashed while crossing the Indian Ocean.
Flashback to senior of high school. The question “Where are you going to college?” probably followed most of us around like a lost puppy.
People’s reactions to opposing opinions can be ridiculous — beyond laughable to say the least. You don’t have to look further than Derek Kim’s column on the cons of same-sex marriage to know what I’m talking about. And if you think I’m calling Derek out, you’re horribly mistaken. I’m pointing out some of the comments calling him an “idiot,” saying it’s a shame he will get an MSU degree and saying religion is “for suckers.”
With only about six weeks left in the spring semester at MSU, I realized not only are classes slowly coming to a close, but I will be moving out of my house for the summer.When I say house, my house is a bit different from everybody elses.
When you imagine the stereotypical co-op kid, a few traits may pop into your mind: vegan, Phish lover, dubious standards of hygiene, space case, organic food enthusiast, environmental advocate, pie-the-sky idealist, etc.I would like to take this opportunity to dispel the typecast and offer up a more accurate and realistic image of what the typical co-op-er looks like.
On Friday, March 21st the battlefield that Michigan’s gay and lesbian couples see in front of them changed.