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DTN does not deserve criticism
In spite of all of the criticism DTN Management Co. receives, I have nothing but good things to say about it.
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Journalists can have opinions and still be accurate
As a critic of the media, you might think the word “objectivity” dominates my vocabulary.
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Clean copy
The administration’s proposed changes to the university’s copyright policy are justified and are being considered in a thoughtful manner.
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Dont blame other holidays
The basic flaw in John LaFleur’s diatribe against multiculturalism (“Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” SN 11/30) is the consistent and repeated misuse of the word “usurp.” Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Taoists, Sikhs, Parsis, Americans who choose to commemorate their African roots, Wiccans, followers of any other religion, or even atheists, have no desire to require Christians to observe Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Ramadan or to prevent Christians from observing Christmas by forcibly seizing the holiday and replacing it with their own observances.
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Semester has been full of changes and challenges
It is awfully hard to believe that half of my junior year is over. Even though the temperature has dropped about 60 degrees, I still feel like school has just started.
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Month not only about Christmas
I am writing in response to John LaFleur’s column (“Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” SN 11/30). LaFleur seems to think Christmas was the original reason people have a celebration at the end of December.
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No need to bash other holidays
I was very disappointed to read the column published in Thursday’s State News titled “Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” by John LaFleur (SN 11/30). While I completely understand Mr. LaFleur’s frustration with the holy day of Christmas becoming commercialized, I don’t understand his need to blame other religious holidays at the same time of year for the increase in commercialism. There is no need to bash Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Winter Solstice.
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Future planning can distract from present situations
I like to plan. In general, I have a habit of living for the future, a habit which is usually admired and rewarded, usually called ambition and the pursuit of success.
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Broken promise
The decision to extend Athletics Director Clarence Underwood’s contract was not the best for MSU athletics and breaks promises made by the administration and Underwood.Because the contract extension prevents a promised national search for another athletics director, MSU has limited its options for the position.
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Subject lines are important to U
News-savvy English nerds, editors and people who have read a newspaper can relate to one another when faced with one problem-filled component of newsprint - the headline.
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Exposure to sun and tanning booths leaves U wrinkled
Calling all overly sun-kissed sweet potato faces. Quit your tanning already. It’s December and ’tis the season to be pale, pasty and proud of it.
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Overadvertising is fault of Christians
While John LaFleur has said some things in the past with an intelligent ring to them, his column (“
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Reader changes mind on columnist
It is with much chagrin I admit to anybody now that not two months ago I vehemently supported and endorsed John LaFleur (“Scholarships bring discrimination,” SN 10/25) after his column concerning reverse discrimination in education and academia (“Racial discrimination is part of scholarship process,” SN 10/23). After reading what could only be called bigoted zealot tripe, I now wish I had known LaFleur’s true nature as a brainwashed fundamentalist months ago. In his recent opinion column, LaFleur launches into a rabid fury of Jew, black and pagan bashing (“Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” SN 11/30). His disgusting belittlement of Hanukkah’s worthiness to stand in the same month as Christmas is mind-boggling.
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Bill would lower Michigans crime
I’m writing about the editorial on concealed weapons (“Off the mark,” SN 11/30). The new concealed carry laws that are debated would help Michigan.
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Failing U
The number of nontenured faculty members may be high at MSU, but the university is not to blame. The Coalition on the Academic Workforce recently released a report that found nontenured track, or part-time, instructors make up nearly half of the instructors in many humanities and social science classes. For this academic year, MSU employed 741 part-time faculty members and 1,977 tenured faculty.
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Nader supporter proud of vote
I voted for Ralph Nader in the presidential election. There are many liberals who say my vote was either wasted or spoiled the election for Vice President Al Gore.
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Reader is sick of Backstreet Boys
I feel both the need and obligation to respond to Dallas Smoke’s letter, (Paper reviews unpopular music” SN 11/28). Let me start by quickly defending the CDs that did not please Smoke.
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Gore should not concede election
I very rarely disagree with “Our Voice.” However, I must disagree with the opinion that Vice President Al Gore should concede ( “Recountdown,” SN 11/27). Under no circumstances should he even think about conceding.
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Article brought needed attention
I am writing in response to Vincent Estes’ article (“Tenured faculty members dwindle,” SN 11/29). Estes’ report rightly identifies a very serious problem besetting higher education: the increased use of part-time, temporary and graduate student instructors. It should be made clear that this university cost-cutting measure not only serves students and part-time and temporary faculty poorly, it also has a long-term function of degrading the increasingly limited and besieged position of tenure-stream faculty.
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SN should review unfamiliar music
I am writing in response to the letter concerning CD reviewing choices by The State News (“Paper reviews unpopular music,” SN 1128). I would like to thank The State News for not wasting an album review on a boy band whose CD could very easily be predicted as being the same crap it has previously released.