At the polls this November, Michiganians will have the opportunity to select our future leaders — the office of president included. There is a hotly contested battle brewing for U.S. Senate.
A bill recently passed in Michigan demonstrates state lawmakers taking a different approach to curbing underage drinking. The new bill makes it tougher for restaurants and stores to sell to minors.
I went online to ehealthinsurance.com and put in a search for health insurance as a single male born in 1993 and living in zip code 48823. Young Adult Blue Max cost $99.88 per month or $1,198.56 for a year.
This spring, a familiar sight at MSU has become no more. For more than two decades, a local civic group has worked with Breslin Center to bring the Florida-based Royal Hanneford Circus to campus for several days’ worth of performances.
Upon the pending approval of a bond in Delhi Township, MSU’s campus could take a small step toward a healthier and cleaner environment. Although it might not be a huge leap, this small step still is one away from continuing to burn tons of coal per day.
On Feb. 8, Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (H.R. 3974). This SANE Act would cut $100 billion from the U.S. nuclear weapons budget over the next 10 years.
With the looming summer break coming, I finally sat down and took a closer look at the world around me and wondered why we as Americans have found ourselves in the place we now stand.
New data recently was released regarding the new health care plan implemented this year by MSU, and the methods of payment students are using is concerning.
After an American sergeant marauded through an Afghan village methodically shooting unarmed men, women and children, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued that “this is not who we are.” The president chimed in that we care about Afghan children as much as our own.
The U.S.-China relationship will be one of the most important for advancing American interests in the 21st century. The nature of this relationship will define how responsibility on the world stage is delegated and how wealth will be accumulated. To do it right, the U.S. will have to re-establish our pre-eminence in the world and work with China to achieve mutual prosperity.
As the MSU men’s basketball season came to an end Thursday night, chaos ensued, but not to the level of previous years.
Editor’s Note: Views expressed in guest columns and letters to the editor reflect the views of the author, not the views of The State News. Deciding to stay on campus in the dorms for a second year was a choice I made for many reasons: close to classes, right across the hall from my best friends and the convenience of the cafeteria right upstairs from my dorm room in the Snyder Hall terrace.
Usually, testifying in front of legislators is a sign of a job done poorly. However, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon’s testimony in front of state legislators about concerns raised over public funding hopefully is a sign of an improving relationship between MSU and state legislators.
After years of being at the end of jokes, Detroit finally is looking at some serious restructuring. The emergency manager law has come to its ultimate test, starting in Benton Harbor, then to Flint and finally to Detroit.
A couple weeks ago, many MSU students got a jump on the recent warm weather by traveling south for spring break to catch some waves and sun. Others, however, left their bathing suits at home and instead packed up old sweatshirts, blue jeans and ratty tennis shoes.
Just a month after Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero unexpectedly announced his unlikely plans for a city casino, he is moving forward with plans that are still unlikely to come to fruition. Few expected the first announcement for the project, and even fewer expected him to move forward before receiving the necessary approvals.
Christian Hokans pens many valid and important points in his column, “Degree should be taken seriously,” (SN 3/19) yet I feel his negative remarks about recent celebrations mar what would otherwise be a very provocative column.
In the world of social networking and online sharing, my thoughts on the Kony 2012 campaign might seem behind the curve, but nevertheless, it has reminded me of several issues I have with the American perspective on foreign affairs.
The cost of attending college is skyrocketing every year, and the federal government is about to make it increase a little bit more on July 1 by doubling interest rates on federally subsidized loans.