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.
In just about one month I will have completed my first year of living off campus, after spending two years in the dorm.Living with four other roommates has been both fun and stressful, but I am lucky enough to be living with the same friends next year.
There is a silent war being fought on the trunks of the cars of our nation, and the fish annoy me. It began with an innocent proclamation of Christian faith: small, plastic silver fish.
At a school with 43,000 other students, each of us enters as just another number. If a student doesn’t make connections and feel comfortable, he or she will get left behind while the university moves on about its business. Many minority students are finding this to be the case. The Detroit News recently published a study of seven Michigan universities.
“Move it - move it! Damn you, can’t you get that piece of junk moving?” “*%’ you!
More than 3 million Mexicans now live in the United States illegally. This is a problem, but it doesn’t have to be under President Bush’s new plan. The president’s plan involves giving permanent legal residency to those Mexican immigrants currently residing in the country. Most likely, immigrants would be considered for legal residency based upon family ties and the amount of time they have lived in the United States. The plan will have to face Congress before taking effect and influential Republicans in the House and Senate aren’t thrilled about the idea.
It’s been nine months since we elected a president. It’s been seven months since we decided who should be president.
I am writing in response to the recent State News editorial “Good thing,” SN 7/5.
Every once in awhile a news story comes along that really baffles me. Somewhere along the way in America, our intentions became more important than our actions.
During the past few days, I have been quietly listening to many of my fellow students’ complaints regarding MSU’s recent decision to increase tuition rates by 8.9 percent.