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Officials should be ashamed of choice
I have taught at MSU for more than a dozen years now, and during that time I’ve never been so ashamed of the MSU administration as I am now.
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The musics over
The National Folk Festival has come and gone, and was well-appreciated during its three-year stay. After the Michigan Festival’s recent flop, the Folk Festival was a new and exciting replacement, bringing thousands of visitors and excellent musical performances.Sadly, the festival is moving on next year to Bangor, Maine.
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Small change
The East Lansing City Council primaries were held last week and only 9.33 percent of registered East Lansing voters showed up.
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Treaty doesnt solve major world problems
The United Nations - which is dominated by European socialist countries that have a deep hatred for the prosperity found in the United States, thanks to capitalism and limited government - briefly rejoiced when then-Vice President Al Gore signed the Kyoto treaty in 1998.
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Bad sports
In an increasingly politically correct society, judging gender discrimination is increasingly difficult.
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After the best years, columnist ready to go
A funny thing happened to me last Saturday. I spent a hellishly hot day wandering all over Chicago on a mission from God to find myself and my two roommates a place to live.
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True Hollywood stories are getting more sordid
Why are millions of 12-year-old girls so unhappy?Because two of their most beloved celebrity “heartthrobs” have just checked into rehabilitation facilities for alcohol abuse and there is some indication more may soon follow.Yeah, that’s right.
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Humanity often seems unable to get along
Three days ago, Ali al-Julani of Jerusalem stepped out of his car in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry.
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Shot down
In the capitalist society we live in, guns can be legally bought and sold by law-abiding citizens and potential criminals.
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Voice your choice
The primary election for the East Lansing City Council is Tuesday and MSU students spending the summer in town should head to the polls to be heard. East Lansing was built around the university, so the city’s essence is college students.
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Student says: Hello McFly, wheres my flying car?
I have to say, I am very disappointed with the rest of you humans.Here we are, more than halfway through the first year of a new millennium, and if television has taught me nothing else in the last 20 years, we are terribly behind in our technology.In the early 1950s, TV promised us luxury resorts on the moon by the ’70s.
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Worn welcome
The U.S. Navy is bombing Vieques again and the inhabitants of the island have a few good reasons to be upset. On Thursday, the Navy resumed exercises on Vieques, a small island belonging to the U.S.
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Columnists rules are right on target
As I read Audrey Barney’s column (“Dating game is best played with different rules,” SN 8/1), I was in total awe of her commitment to Jesus Christ and her wisdom concerning dating.
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Lawmakers can take betting rules to their box
What’s your favorite television commercial? Mine is a public service announcement by the Michigan Department of Community Health about Internet gambling.
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Recent advances hold promise of catastrophe
In 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer quoted the Bhagavad Gita. “I am become Death,” he said, “destroyer of worlds.” He spoke these words in the light of his fading and false sun, the first nuclear explosion on Earth.In retrospect, he was making rather a big deal about nothing.
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Rush to judge
The U.S. House has taken a dangerous step toward obstructing scientific progress in the United States.
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DNR must focus on burgeoning herd
During the past couple of weeks, a series of articles by Jamie Gumbrecht on the proposed South Fox Island land swap have appeared in The State News.
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U should be held responsible for hike
In response to Craig Gunn’s column (“ ‘U’ is not to blame for broken guarantee,” SN 7/25), I would like to voice a few concerns.
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Students could be more considerate
Ryan Weltzer’s recent column was one of the best reasoned and crafted pieces on the complexities of student/permanent resident relations the paper has run in ages (“Residents, students can learn from each other,” SN 8/1). As a former Welcome Week edition editor, I encourage you to include the piece in the Welcome Week edition so more students can read it.
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U brings much to East Lansings table
I’ve lived in East Lansing for the last 13 years. It’s 15 years altogether because of the two years my family lived on Cambria Drive between overseas teaching positions.On Saturday, I spent the entire day wandering around campus and downtown East Lansing.