I would like to thank Salim Bhabhrawala for his brave and honest opinion of Mason's decision on MSU's new football coach ("Mason should have waited for big name," SN 1/6). Isn't freedom of speech just wonderful.
Small pox was declared eradicated from the planet in 1980. Why then has it come into question if Americans should be vaccinated against the disease? There is a potential danger of contracting small pox and dying, but this is less than one in 100.
Welcome to mini East Lansing. This quickly growing junior-size city is located on a plot of land shared by the college town and Bath Township.
Just a comment on the record reviews. When I saw Sponge with four "CDs," ("Sponge triumphs with new release," SN 1/7) I thought to myself, "Wow, they must have really put out a good album." Then, I saw the review for the "Bright Eyes" album only had 1 "CD" ("'Lifted' leaves listeners feeling everything but," SN 1/7). I then realized that the reviewer doesn't understand the concept of being creative, doing something different and doing something worthwhile.
I've always stood in awe of science. Granted, my brain's lack of ability to understand basic chemistry might have something to do with my amazement, but that does not negate the fact man's technological achievements almost never cease to wow me. As for the times when scientific breakthroughs do not inspire my jaw to drop to the ground, I usually find myself sick to my stomach. The most recent "scientific breakthrough" to make my insides twist like a pretzel was the Dec.
Thank you Charles Rogers for the two great years you gave us at MSU. Thank you Charles Rogers for all of the records you broke in your time here, including the NCAA mark for consecutive games with a touchdown.
The University of Michigan is leading college campuses in rallies against the war with Iraq. Why aren't we? In light of Army Reserve units dispatching to the Middle East, this weekend an estimated 600 people will gather in Ann Arbor to protest at a two-day conference.
During former Gov. John Engler's final days in office, MSU lost $700,000 earmarked to build the new diagnostic veterinary laboratory.
I admit it - I was one of those kids in high school. You know, the one who was in every club, every group.
While in England, a British gentleman incredulously asked me, "Why do so many Americans drive around in big trucks?" I laughed and said: "Don't try to figure it out - it's just our national insanity." It's an outcome of cheap gas and the quintessentially American culture of extreme consumption.
As the football team's on- and off-the-field actions tarnished MSU's integrity in 2002, efforts to deny the release of police reports involving Spartan athletes only further smears the institution's reputation. Spartan All-American wide receiver Charles Rogers allegedly pushed an MSU parking enforcer in October, according to the Ingham County prosecutor's office.
I would like to express that the Michigan State University Residence Halls Association (RHA) has earned my trust, and I think that all students living in residence halls should support RHA.
The campus was blanketed by snow while you toasted eggnog by a yuletide log and a roasting fire with crackling chestnuts.
Congratulations to Michigan's first woman governor, Jennifer Granholm. Now that Granholm has begun her job she, like John F.
Athletics administrators seem to think the Spartans' newest football head coach is the right person to turn what became black and blue in 2002 into Green and White once again.
The choice of new football coach for MSU was one of the most important decisions Ron Mason will make in his career as athletics director.
As I received my final grades last semester, one thing became clear - grade inflation is getting out of control.
In "The good the bad and the Sparty" (SN 12/6), The Checkbook Award going to the Residence Halls Association makes it sound like there is a lack of trust for the organization.
Winners of 2002 Spartan of the Year • Sparty - It might be a little cheesey to name "The Spartan"Spartan of the Year, but the (believed-to-be) largest free-standing ceramic statue in the world has had a rough life.
Two years ago, I decided I never wanted to graduate from college. It wasn't because I hated classes; I generally like them.