Since November, the whole country has been pushing for election reform. Finally, a commission led by former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter has come to the rescue. It has set out a number of ideas, a big step toward improving the election process in the United States.
Have you ever been in a relationship where your mate was your best friend? And you could talk to him or her about anything and they’d listen, laugh or be your shoulder to cry on?
I hope everyone took time out of their busy day Wednesday to read Tracy Weiss’ column (“People you meet make school more memorable,” SN 7/25). I thought it was wonderful.
There are three things nearly everyone remembers from his or her childhood: The name of the barbershop you went to as a kid, the name of the person who cut your hair and the name of your neighborhood bully.
I’m writing in regards to the article “ Karate masters kick their way into Wharton,” (SN 7/26). I studied Okinawan Shido-kan Karate here at MSU for three years.
Race cars carry corporate names like Pennzoil and Tide. The Detroit Tigers play in the corporate named Comerica Park.
Public land needs to be protected in the interest of public enjoyment, and South Fox Island is no exception. The island’s territory is split between the State of Michigan and David Johnson, a land developer and 1971 MSU graduate. Johnson’s land, which is interspersed with state land, forms a checkerboard pattern across the Lake Michigan island.
Rishi Kundi recently wrote a piece (“Faith without thought is no faith at all,” SN 7/19) about the continuing battle between creationism and evolution which has been in existence since the Age of Enlightenment in the West (Darwin developed notions which had been brewing for some time). After one studies Eastern philosophy a bit, or the teachings of Plato, this topic becomes rather trite and mundane.
I have been an employee at MSU for 12 years and I am used to the construction during the summer, but finding a way to get to work and home from work has always been a challenge. Coming in from the southwest has presented a special challenge year.
I must write in agreement with the writer who criticized the university for not hiring MSU graduates (“Employment policy upsets graduate,” SN 7/9). I agree it is kind of sad that MSU does not hire its graduates.
I’d like to respond to Maria Del Zoppo’s column in Monday’s State News (“Political correctness is stifling free expression,” SN 7/23). I’d be more than happy to call you a “liberal-minded lunatic.” You totally misrepresented the Brooklyn Museum of Art incident.
Riding my bike around campus makes me feel like I’m 12 again. I jump curbs I don’t have to.
When you are young, the number of friends you have can be measured by the amount of valentines you receive every February.
The good news is the Kyoto treaty has been signed by 178 countries, a big step for the world’s environment.
Everyone has an opinion about the increase in tuition in effect at MSU for Fall 2001. Local news media have been very vocal in their concern over this unbelievable increase at a public institution.
I come from St. Paul, Minn. There are no fewer railroads running through St. Paul than through East Lansing, no fewer trains passing through and no fewer trains sitting idly, waiting until they can move along.
The state will soon be able to use DNA not only to convict criminals, but to help track them. This step in the use of DNA evidence is a positive tool for law enforcement.Convicted felons in Michigan will be required to submit DNA samples for police records as part of a bill Gov.
This is an open letter to those who feel once you’re a student at MSU, you’re just a number. This may be true at first, but you must take some action so you don’t feel this way.
In February of this year, the venerable actor and NRA President Charlton Heston spoke at the Harvard Law School Forum.
Last Wednesday, I read your story “‘U’ examines graduation ‘race gap’” (SN 7/18) with a bit of disgust.