While Dan Julian’s review of the White Stripes was right on (”White Stripes revive Detroit’s music past,” SN 4/16). It was the opening that ruined the otherwise stellar review.
The editorial, “Peaceless,” (SN, 4/16), stated there was a Star of David equated to a swastika at a peace rally.
The continuing show of irresponsibility on the part of the Residence Halls Association forces the organization’s legitimacy to be called into question.
Having just read Jackie Froeber‘s column “Campus driving annoys students” (SN 4/17), I’m a bit annoyed. I am so tired of rude selfish drivers who think they can do whatever they please.
Although it is hard to stomach the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a provision of a 1996 child pornography law on the grounds they were overly broad and in violation of First Amendment protections, the interpreters of the Constitution reached a just conclusion. The court ruled Tuesday that the statute could call into question legitimate, educational, scientific and artistic depictions of youthful sex.
Cultural awareness and diversity are key to improving relations between students and police officers.
This is in response to Dan Woike’s column in The State News, “Tiger: the best athlete today” (SN 4/15). First, golfers are hardly athletes.
As occasionally happens at this university, the campus is up in arms over the actions of members of a fraternity. For those of you under a rock, members of the Pi Kappa Phi chapter at MSU decided to enter Mason and Abbot Halls’ cafeterias two weeks ago wearing pink, sleeveless T-shirts with the slogans “Capt.
This is in response to the letter “Sign didn’t equate star with swastika” (SN 4/16). The sign displaying the Star of David (or the Israeli flag, as the student stated in her letter) equaling a swastika had no other message but anti-Semitism.
As an MSU athlete, I feel compelled to express my feelings about the article, “Coach retires after nearly 4 decades” (SN 3/26). It recognized a great man. John Narcy has coached and built the MSU Diving Team for the past 37 years.
As a freshman and a pedestrian, I was unable to sympathize with Jackie Froeber’s column, “Campus driving annoys students” (SN 4/17). Every day I risk my life crossing West Circle Drive by the library or Red Cedar Road by Sparty.
This is in response to Scott Szymendera’s letter to the editor (“Fraternity members’ right to act dumb,” SN 4/15), and his comment that the recent actions of Pi Kappa Phi is a “disgusting reminder of the moronic antisocial behavior that is all too common in the MSU greek system.” I would like to ask what Szymendera is basing his opinion on?
Creating empty storefronts isn’t the answer when it comes to collecting taxes from local eateries who haven’t paid up.
I have been following the Pi Kappa Phi story closely, and I must say that some of the response to it so far has been rather interesting. First, some people have been saying the fraternity’s right to free speech was infringed.
While it is important for higher education institutions such as MSU to offer the most possible number of courses geared to the study of different cultures, it is of greater consequence it offers a more diverse curriculum within general studies courses.
Sure, I stand behind freedom of speech, even when it hurts my ears to hear it. However, the actions of Pi Kappa Phi violated other rules.
I am sad to see that the writers at The State News are willing to bleed green and white, and then go out and write an article about how the night life in Ann Arbor and the night life in East Lansing are similar (“Living up the night,” SN 4/12). The pictures alone show clearly that there are extreme differences.
I hate to fly. Unlike many Americans of late, it has nothing to do with this past September. Sure, I’ve had my share of flights to different destinations, but nothing says comfort like the feel of a steering wheel that you alone control.
I want to commend The State News for taking the time to write an article about something that happened in the greek system that wasn’t embarrassing (
The incidents between members of Pi Kappa Phi and the gay community fail to shock or even aggravate me (“Greek, LBGT clashes continue,” SN 4/15). Hate and ignorance are so prevalent that something of this nature fails to shock.