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Only you have the power to change your world
“Our mission is a world free of poverty,” states the World Bank slogan, emblazoned in huge letters upon its headquarters.
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Increase will help residence halls
I am writing this letter to you to talk about RHA’s proposed tax increase. I want everyone to know the $3 tax increase is not to spend the money on ourselves, but to spend the money on our constituents. First, there is legislation coming to the floor to kick an additional dollar back into the halls.
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Flooded walkways should be avoided
This is a response to “Block off flooded paths on campus” (SN 2/13). I thought America reached its lowest intelligence level when I heard the XFL was the highest-rated program its opening weekend - then I read this letter. How many other people did you see struggling for their lives in the river?
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Napster not doing anything illegal
Napster’s “illegality is undeniable?” Hmm. The illegality of its users might be undeniable, but the legality of Napster itself is not so simple (“Logged off,” SN 2/13). Napster does not possess, transmit or in any way deal with copyrighted material.
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Attending Mardi Gras can be overwhelming
Last year, I escorted two young women through their first experiences of Mardi Gras. I considered myself capable of doing so because I lived in the New Orleans area for more than 20 years.
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Continuing to celebrate MLK Day was the right decision
The MSU Board of Trustees’ unanimous decision to indefinitely uphold Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday is commendable.For the past three years, MLK Day has been observed at the university strictly on a trial basis.
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Ad reflects need for coverage, awareness
Believing that people, though sometimes stupid, are basically good on the inside has made going through life a little easier for me. Believing when someone hurts or offends me, they truly might not realize how what they said affected me, has made me a more forgiving person. And believing there is a difference between being racist and being unaware has made me realize The State News has a problem. On Monday, we ran an ad for a sorority’s self-defense class.
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Ad reinforces stereotypes
I agree 100 percent with Angela Pok’s letter that stated the depiction of the perpetrator in the self-defense ad was offensive (“Self-defense ad offensive, wrong,” SN 2/14). Although I did not assume the man was black, he was obviously a man of color - which could be Latino, Asian, Arabic or black.
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McPherson
MSU President M. Peter McPherson’s address introduced and emphasized many good programs the university will be carrying out in the next few years. McPherson gave his eighth State of the University address Tuesday.
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Government responsible for social divisions
Blacks in our county are more likely to lose years of their lives to homicide, cancer, heart disease, infant death and AIDS than other people in Ingham County.
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Its important to help other people
I am writing in response to Nathan Kourofsky’s letter (“Take care of U.S.
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Sorry if ad was offensive to some
The women of Alpha Xi Delta would like to apologize to Angela Pok and other members of the Michigan State community who may have taken offense at the drawing used in our ad for a self-defense workshop (“Self-defense ad offensive, wrong,” SN 2/14). The drawing was chosen to represent a “general” male image, not a member of a particular racial or ethnic group.
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Advertisement not racially motivated
I am writing in response to Angela Pok and the case of extreme over-sensitivity she seems to display (“Self-defense ad offensive, wrong,” SN 2/14). She declared The State News made a highly racist move in allowing Alpha Xi Delta to run an ad for a self-defense class which depicts a black man as a potential perpetrator of assault.
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Clintons pardon was questionable
The Democratic Party in general has turned their heads with a number of former President Bill Clinton-related scandals, but the Marc Rich pardon may be harder to conquer and spin off as just another ploy by the conservative right to take down Clinton. As of Jan.
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Falling in river not fault of U
I would like to thank Amanda Smith for her insightful observation that the university should warn students not to cross the flooded, frozen Red Cedar (“Block off flooded paths on campus,” SN 2/13). But here is a better suggestion: use common sense.
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Letter didnt look at all the facts
We are writing in response to Steve Milkiewicz’s letter titled “Gore Not Fit to be U.S.
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Self-defense ad offensive, wrong
When I saw the ad on page 4B of the Monday, Feb. 12, 2001 issue of The State News, I initially thought it was some kind of joke.
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Finding perfect Hidey-Hole a long search
I have no life. If you know me, this isn’t surprising. Then again, if you know me, it means that you’re my mother. Hi, Ma.
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Napster not the issue in copyright
What exactly is Napster guilty of? Is Napster guilty of copyright infringement or should that accusation go to the people who use the service?
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Raised rent
While the on-campus student tax increase proposed by the Residence Halls Association is minimal, the organization should make efforts to use the money wisely.RHA voted in favor of an increase of $3 in student taxes for the 2001-02 academic year.