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Curbing voter fraud hard, crucial
You would think that after more than two centuries of practice, we’d know all about running accurate and efficient elections
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Rolling new tastes onto campus
As I race through campus on my way to class each day, far too often I realize my stomach’s demands have gone unnoticed. So I find myself queued up at Sparty’s alongside many other students, pondering the same old choices. But imagine a world where our campus maximized its culinary potential: a world where private food trucks were allowed on campus.
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Transition plan slow, steady steps for MSU
The MSU Board of Trustees is taking steps toward making MSU a “greener,” more environmentally friendly place, but once again, some students still think the university isn’t doing enough.
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Nuclear weapons have ripple effect
This week the nation funds our priorities as we pay our annual tax bill. Tax expenditures thus speak to who we are as a people. They define the sacrifices and choices we are willing to make as we look to the future for our nation and citizens young and old alike.
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Lessons for summer and beyond
Since this will be the last column I will be writing this spring, I figured I should leave State News readers with a little life lesson that I’ve learned from myself going into the summer.
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Nix arrest chance for re-evaluation
Some students look at college as a time to experiment, make mistakes and learn from them — it’s supposed to be a learning experience, not only in the classroom but also in life.
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We need more guest columnists
The State News is looking for guest columnists for the summer and fall 2012 semesters. Guest columnists aren’t required to come into the office, so working from your hometown or an internship where you will be spending your summer is perfectly acceptable.
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Internships vital to life after MSU
I hate to rub it in, but it’s a bad time to be a college student in the U.S.
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Students don’t need engagement centers
MSU’s campus currently houses three engagement centers and plans to build two more. Even though the centers in place now benefit many students on campus, the university could find a better use for the money. Renovations for the two new engagement centers will begin this summer in the Union and McDonel Hall.
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GMO science unquestioned by most
Regarding Mitch Goldsmith’s opinion column (“URC promotes unsustainability,” SN 4/11) in which he opposes using research funding for the study and implementation of genetically engineered plants, he claims “the jury still is out on the safety and environmental sustainability of such genetically modified seeds and crops.”
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Sikhism needs youth renaissance
How do modern, young professionals traverse today’s job market?
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Voter participation gives elections heft
This year, MSU undergraduate students stepped up and took advantage of their right to vote for their student representatives.
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“SimonCare” wrongs student body
As the U.S. Supreme Court mulls over a decision on the constitutionality of the health care mandate, one collegiate executive plans to implement it anyway.
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URC promotes unsustainability
Last month, The State News published an article (“United they stand” SN 3/19) chronicling the partnership among MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University on scientific research initiatives the schools assert will better the Michigan economy and bring skilled jobs to the state.
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State Rep’s MSU bias should lead him out
After State Rep. Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, was arrested for drunken driving on MSU’s campus, most people would assume he would want to stay as far away as possible from the university to avoid an appearance of bias, but that isn’t the case.
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Disaster victims far from helpless
If you watch the news, particularly news about foreign countries, you could easily believe that natural disasters are followed by looting, crime and individualistic behavior to survive.
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The best laid plans often go awry
Here we are: the final weeks of the academic year and, consequently, my final column. As I brainstormed for a topic for this week, I decided that my last column should be a culmination of the things that brought me to this point, something I really wanted to put out there while I had the opportunity and the platform.
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Housing change puts students in limbo
When freshmen enter college, it is a completely foreign experience unlike any other. There are the adjustments of eating in a cafeteria everyday, living away from home, doing their own cleaning and laundry, and for many students, it’s the first time they have to share a room.
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Vigilantism can’t replace expertise
In Friday’s letter to the editor, (“Gun-free zones weaken daily life,” SN 4/6) Dennis argues against the ban on concealed weapons on campus.
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Justice for all, even Zimmerman
On Feb. 26, an event occurred that proves racism still is alive and well in this country. It also reaffirms some negative aspects of human character. The shooting of Trayvon Martin is a very unique case.