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City center creation still a long way off
After years of planning, talking and virtually nothing being accomplished, the City Center II project finally is breaking ground.
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Gun-free zones weaken daily life
In Tuesday’s editorial “Weapons Bill Doesn’t Ensure Campus Safety,” (SN 4/3) it became clear that many people feel that carrying a firearm in school is not a good idea.
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Student debt big issue, solvable
I love the financial crisis. Well, not “love” it, since it caused millions of Americans to lose their homes, ground economies to a halt on not one but two continents and is part of the reason I and thousands of other graduating seniors can’t find a well-paying job.
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Credit card ads are candid with students
When a college student obtains a credit card, it should be a responsible, mature decision about when one has the proper income to afford it.
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Blame businesses for pollution
Although Christian Hokans’s sentiments of bicycling and recycling (SN 4/2) are laudable, the impending global devastation that will be on our doorstep before the end of most of our lives requires far more than personal lifestyle changes.
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Bucket list brings back good times
In honor of the class of 2012 and its upcoming graduation in May, I felt compelled to compile a list of “to do’s” for MSU students during the course of their undergraduate studies.
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MSU, state petulance harms student body
House Republicans haven’t tried to hide their displeasure with MSU’s health care mandate, and students are caught in the crossfire as the two parties battle out their differences.
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Proposed gun bill does offer safety
With a bill proposed that would allow law-abiding citizens with a concealed weapons license to carry their guns on campus, a lot of people now are wondering if college students really can handle the responsibility of carrying a weapon on campus.
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Forum brings all majors together
The Union is about to get wallpapered — with knowledge. On April 13, the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, or UURAF, will see almost 600 students descend on the Union, carrying with them nearly 300 posters and preparing for more than 120 oral presentations.
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Activism vital part of student experience
Upon entering college, many students see political or athletic activities they were interested in during high school fall to the wayside.
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Obama only choice in november
The fate of the middle class hinges on the November presidential election. If Mitt Romney is elected president, the middle class is doomed.
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To fight racism, understand it
Racism has been defined as “the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.”
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Weapons bill doesn’t ensure campus safety
Safety on college campuses is a concern on the back of many people’s minds, and Michigan lawmakers are trying to ease that concern a little bit.
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No excuse for housing intolerance
This is one of the major times of the year when people search for new housing space in East Lansing. Because there is no MSU Housing Fair this spring, it is especially important to remind readers of East Lansing’s civil rights ordinance that protects against discrimination in housing, public accommodations, services and employment.
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Go green one grocery trip at a time
Ah yes, an unusually warm spring day, and I’m sitting by the Red Cedar River, pondering life beside the sound of billowing rapids. All at once I see it, a piece of plastic floating through my otherwise unspoiled view of nature.
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Progress on CATA app invisible, unhurried
After months of meetings and developments, ASMSU has achieved little progress on its tracking mobile application for MSU students, faculty and local residents. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, has planned to develop an app to track Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, buses on mobile phones.
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MSU’s transition plan inadequate
In response to, “Students debate Energy Transition Plan at ASMSU forum,” (SN 3/27) I wanted to clarify some misleading points.
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Riot reputation doesn’t help MSU
MSU is a respectable, distinguished university. It’s a Big Ten school with countless famous alumni from Los Angeles and New York City to London and Japan. Students past and present know it’s a great university.
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Teen’s death reminds us: fight for justice
As the Trayvon Martin murder case is making headlines, people around the country are putting their hoods on in protest of what many believe to be a hate crime.
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Prevent animal cruelty in April
April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and I urge readers to help keep their communities safe for everyone by being alert to signs of cruelty and neglect, and always reporting known or suspected abuse to law enforcement authorities immediately.