Several months ago, some of my readers suggested my connection with the campus might be strengthened if I started reading The State News on days other than those on which my column is published.
I am writing to express my pleasure of the sorely needed objectivity among liberals provided by Andrew Goetz in his column “Conservative voices refreshing compared to liberal campus majority” (SN 2/25). I, too, am a moderate liberal who grew up smothered by suburban conservatism.
I think it was silly to have the article on the Honors College Ball (“Formal dance offers social event for honors students,” SN 2/20) make the front page of The Loop.
I wanted to respond to Michael Wayo’s letter about the quality of The State News (“SN stories lacking quality, substance,” SN 2/25). I am getting tired of hearing about the downfalls of our campus paper. The people behind these stories are students who take on the added responsibility and hours of producing a newspaper five days a week.
While it’s somewhat understandable that MSU’s Academic Council cut the university’s visual impairment education program on Tuesday, its reasoning was not well explained.
As good and decent people, we would all love to put those guilty of domestic abuse behind bars for as long as possible.
In the Feb. 26 issue of The State News, a headline blares “Online classes linked to poor performance.” Reading on, we find that MSU Professor Carl Liedholm and a colleague compared the exam grades of students in Principles of Microeconomics, some of whom took the course online while others took it in the traditional classroom-style mode. The word “poor” in the headline is inappropriate.
As an avid reader of The State News, I feel the need to rise to the defense of the paper. It is of my opinion that Michael Wayo’s criticisms are misguided (“SN stories lacking quality, substance,” SN 2/25). The State News is a college newspaper, written for college students, by college students who may or may not be looking at journalism as their profession.
On Friday, my girlfriend was in a car accident near the corner of Service and Hagadorn roads. I drove by just a minute after the accident occurred.
As people strive to figure out their place in the post-Sept. 11 world, it’s crucial for them to learn as much as possible about the circumstances that led to such a tragedy. The events of that morning are among the most significant in our history - it’s imperative we learn about them.
I just wanted to take a moment to tell the MSU men’s basketball team how proud I am of the extraordinary job that it is doing.
The State News is wrong to not back President Bush on oil drilling. Firstly, fuel cells and hybrid cars will mostly likely phase out the combustion engine in the future, but hybrids still require gas.
Warning. What you are about to read may shock you. Prepare yourself. Here it comes. The State News Opinion Page is full of biased propaganda. “No,” you say.
To say I am disappointed with the lack of attention our hockey team gets would be a gross understatement. MSU is blessed with the winningest coach in college hockey history, the best player in all of college hockey (Ryan Miller), and a team that is ranked fifth in the nation.
While it is commendable for student groups like Direct Action and Students for Economic Justice to support MSU’s Graduate Employees Union in its efforts to negotiate a contract with administrators, calling for a one-day undergraduate strike from classes is not the best way to show it. The two student activist groups are calling for a one-day strike March 11, in which they ask all students to abstain from attending classes. Members of the groups met with union officials on Monday to discuss terms of the union’s support for the one-day strike.
As a rodeo competitor, I must respond to Jeanne Mladonicky’s recent letter (“Rodeos do nothing but hurt animals,” SN 2/22). Current rules include mandatory inspection before each event, on-site veterinarians at every contest, fines and disqualifications for mistreatment, limitation to the length of an animal’s career and use of protective equipment for the animals. A flank strap is not the reason animals buck.
Although many ASMSU officials talk about working for the best interests of students, the undergraduate government’s recent actions tell another story. Last week, ASMSU officials refused to release proposed guidelines for undercover police work at MSU to The State News, even though the guidelines were passed out to Student Assembly members at a public meeting. The student guidelines were finally released to The State News on Sunday, and officials released the administration’s guidelines Monday. Jeff Ziarko, ASMSU director of university governmental and budgetary affairs, said it is in the best interest of students not to be aware of such proposals until a policy is finalized.
These Olympics were very good for the game of hockey. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman got the exact finals matchup he wanted, pinning two North American teams against each other to showcase the NHL.
Your editorial objecting to the student funding of my appearance at MSU has just come to my attention (“Why him?” SN 2/19). You describe my views as being “extreme anti-affirmative action and anti-reparations” and sum up your own perspective in opposing my appearance this way: “Horowitz’s views do not appeal to a larger mass of individuals.
Would somebody please tell President Bush that the oil fields in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are not the solution to the United States’ long-term energy problems? Calling fuel cells and hybrid cars “the wave of the future,” Bush, at the White House on Monday, pressed the Senate to pass his controversial comprehensive energy plan, which is highlighted by plans to drill in the refuge to increase domestic oil production. Bush said more oil production within the United States will decrease the country’s dependence on foreign oil. The president’s conclusion is oxymoronic. If the government invests more resources into the production of affordable hybrid vehicles and fuel cells, the United States’ dependency on oil will be reduced, and dependency on foreign oil will also decrease. Depleting the globe of more finite natural resources is not the solution for America’s energy future.