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Moderator makes U embarrassed

I hate when I’m embarrassed to be an MSU student. It almost never happens, but I felt it as I was leaving Thursday’s lecture with filmmaker Spike Lee.

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Shifty moves

Lame-duck Gov. John Engler should quit trying to play the godfather by making Michigan judges offers they can’t refuse during his final months in office. The chief executive hoped to move an early retirement plan for judges through the Legislature before lawmakers broke for a two-week vacation this week.

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Slam dunk

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Women’s basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie asked for it during this season’s kickoff celebration, and while it may have taken a while for her to get it, it’s better late than never.

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One must learn to love self before he or she can give love to others

The complexity of human love makes rational discussion difficult. We think we understand what it means to love and be loved.

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Abortion pill kills, fetus is living being

This is in response to “Making the choice” (SN 3/21). I was shocked and appalled when I saw this article and the pictures that went with it.

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Taylor not ready to consider pro option

I am writing in response to Marcus Taylor’s decision to go pro or stay in school (“Taylor ticker,” SN 3/20). It really makes me sick, as a Spartan, to see he could be considering turning pro.

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Graduate contract could hurt U most

In Tom Smucker’s letter (“Need for contract affects ‘U’ majority,” SN 3/20), he claims the Graduate Employees Union is supported by a majority of graduate students, and the participation of “hundreds of graduate employees” in union activities is evidence of a majority initiative.

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All shouldnt pay bill for floor vandalism

I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments expressed by the McDonel Hall residents who are footing a large bill due to vandalism (“U’ irked by hall damage rule,” SN 3/14). Since when does cleaning up other people’s messes constitute a moral obligation?

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Students shouldnt pay more for ASMSU

We attended ASMSU’s town hall discussion Tuesday night. ASMSU has the gall to come to the student body and ask for a $3 tax increase, which will put its projected revenue over $1 million.

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Striking not a bad solution for union

Your editorial board recommended the Graduate Employees Union follow the University of Michigan graduate union’s example by settling a contract without a strike (“Good example,” SN 3/19). If U-M’s Graduate Employees Organization was able to win a contract this year, it was precisely because of our ability to strike.

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Separation

A law signed by Gov. John Engler in December, though meant to make people more patriotic, is not inclusive of all Americans and stands only to defeat Constitutional rights. Most Americans probably don’t blink an eye at the national motto, “In God We Trust,” and a bill passed stating that the motto could be displayed in schools and other governmental buildings.

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Fair move

If one state lawmaker has his way, MSU could be asked to step right up to become the future host of the Michigan State Fair.

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Bar scene gives strange cross-section of population

During the past three years I occasionally have ventured outside of my tea-steeped apartment and tried to experience the near-mythic bar scene at MSU.

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Hosting state fair could be problematic

In response to “Officials discuss moving fair to ‘U’” (SN 3/20), I did my undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fair bordered the agricultural campus in St.

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New uniforms look like horrible joke

If football head coach Bobby Williams is trying to pull an April fool’s joke, it is too early.

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Stereotypes used in SN article on AIDS

This is in response to the article “Speaker discusses Third World AIDS crisis” (SN 3/19). In the light of cultural understanding, I was surprised to open The State News and read this statement: “Gulick said one major reason Africa has the highest number of estimated cases is because the culture promotes unsafe sex.” I would not expect such a generalization from a highly educated medical practitioner.

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Stars and Stripes meant to be flown high, not worn across rear end

My grandmother is genuinely patriotic. She was patriotic even before it was trendy to be patriotic. As a veteran of the Navy and World War II, she has every right to proudly show her patriotism with an American flag billowing outside her New Jersey home.

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Detroits problems not from outsiders

It’s about time someone spoke up for Detroit. All MSU students can benefit from reading Tameria Warren’s recent column in defense of her hometown (“Don’t criticize Detroit if you’re not working to solve its problems,” SN 3/18). I have always been fond of the city and the events it offers.

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Student demand cause for increase

In light of recent articles, editorials and letters published in The State News, I feel compelled to discuss why students should vote in favor of the ASMSU student tax increase this week.

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Childrens health can better with bill

Can a judge constitutionally order a controversial drug to be given to a child over the opposition of their parents?