The Bush administration’s plan to fix the national energy crisis is shortsighted and selfish. It is meddling in a situation that is ultimately out of its hands. According to the White House, the nation is headed toward a major energy crisis and the only way to fix it is with a major campaign.
The federal government had not executed a prisoner in 37 years when on March 15, 1963, it executed Victor Feguer for murder and kidnapping.Timothy McVeigh was scheduled to die Wednesday, and I’ll make the argument that Feguer should remain the last person the government has killed.The latest developments that resulted in the momentary delay of McVeigh’s execution allow us to step back and evaluate the death penalty practice and its value in our society.While he has admitted to committing the worst, most heinous act of terrorism in the history of the United States, the question of whether capital punishment is morally and rationally acceptable is still up in the air in his case.Michigan may not have had a tragedy equivalent to the Oklahoma City bombing, but that hasn’t stopped the pressure to bring the death penalty to our state.In 1999, I was covering the Capitol for The State News when state Sen.
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against medical marijuana makes sense, although the logic behind the existing laws do not. The high court issued the decision Monday, supporting the federal law that classifies marijuana as illegal, leaving no exception for medicinal purposes. After a unanimous vote, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote “it is clear from the text of the act that Congress has made a determination that marijuana has no medicinal benefits worthy of an exception.” The Court’s ruling is understandable.
In the wake of Pearl Jam’s failed 1994 lawsuit against Ticketmaster, many bands and their fans are still upset with the ticket company.
When I was very young, I loathed when adults asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Regardless of my age I always firmly believed I was QUITE grown-up, so I gave them a ridiculous answer and replied, “I’d like to be a set of Tinker Toys, or perhaps a trophy wife.” And let me tell you, at 8 years old, those sort of answers always killed them!
Current events have not always been something I claim to be an expert on. Before college, the main news-type shows I watched were Entertainment Tonight and Talk Soup.
I am writing to support Ingham County’s efforts to provide its citizens with smoke-free work sites, restaurants and bars.
MSU’s tuition guarantee was originally a good idea, but considering the continuing lack of state funding, an increase in tuition rates has become necessary.The guarantee, in place since 1994, has kept tuition and on-campus housing cost increases at or below the projected rate of inflation.
So President Bush is pushing for a new high-tech missile defense system. I don’t think very highly of Bush or any of his plans, but he did surprise me with a quote in the May 14 edition of Newsweek.
Spring semester is over. The weather has finally changed for the better, and it is time to reflect on the past year and ponder things that have happened.
The panel appointed to review the undercover investigation of Students for Economic Justice made the right decision by choosing Quinn Wright, a student, to serve on the panel. The panel was created to investigate the undercover infiltration of SEJ by the MSU police.
This year, for the first time in quite awhile, I attended graduation. Lacking the stature of the speakers, I merely listened to their words of wisdom, and recalled the time of my own graduation 31 years ago at Madison Square Garden.
With relations between the United States and China already strained, the president should not make statements that could provoke conflict with China. Chinese leaders said President Bush is leading the country “on a dangerous road” after pledging this week to defend Taiwan.
I woke up this morning in a good mood. That wouldn’t normally be cause for comment, but I’ve had a somewhat stressful week.
As I look back on this school year, I’m pleased with my experiences and the activities I’ve been part of.
I already got tired of reading the relativistic columns by Vince Estes. I know that traditional values, the notions of good, bad, nice and ugly are almost a sin in this liberal newspaper. However, if everyone is so relativistic and everybody has his or her own truth, then let me express what I think. Last week, Estes wrote that he regretted the British had not yet discovered “poo humor.” If that was not enough, this week, Estes asserted we are all richer because of Tom Green’s “art” (“New Green film offers fans good laughs,” SN 4/24). I wonder why Estes, after recognizing how repugnant Green’s ideas are, insists on calling them “art?” Many masterpieces in literature and universal philosophy have treated scatological issues in depth and discussed what they say about our human nature.
During the past couple of weeks many incidents have occurred that have brought to light the hypocrisy of this university’s administration.
I thought free speech was encouraged in our country, but after reading page 5A of Wednesday’s State News, I guess I was mistaken. John La Fleur expresses his opinion (“Institution of marriage is for heterosexuals,” SN 4/20), and the ultra-liberal MSU student body is ready to crucify him.
I am writing in response to Friday’s front-page student bashing (“Inconsistencies found in student’s résumé,” SN 4/20). I am absolutely appalled by the complete lack of tact shown by this newspaper in handling its mistakes.
I am writing in regards to Stephen MacGuidwin’s reaction to the increase in ticket prices (“ Increase in ticket prices isn’t right,” SN 4/18). First of all, MacGuidwin’s comment that he would “rather pay $1 a game more, and watch co-Big Ten champion Wolverines play than save and stand another season like last year’s” was ridiculously fair-weatherish.