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Conference collects conservatives
At around 10:30 p.m. on a mid-week evening, MSU College Republicans departed campus en route to the American Capitol.
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Student input should produce better ANGEL
Any MSU student or faculty member who has ever felt any frustration when dealing with ANGEL — presumably, the majority of students and faculty — can take a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the course management system slowly is being replaced.
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Blind rooming creates many opportunities
When I arrived on campus, I had no idea who my roommate was or whether we’d get along. OK, that’s a lie.
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Close quarters
I’ve lived in a lot of places. I’ve lived in a house with a colorful cast of characters in East Lansing, I’ve lived in an apartment in Columbus, Ohio, with three complete strangers (in a place that hates the entire state of Michigan, no less) and I’ve lived in the dorms by myself and with other people.
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Dorm living loses its luster after two years
Most students tend to see living in the dorms as an obligation rather than choice when coming to college freshman year.
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Bond does more harm than good
On Feb 28, the voters in East Lansing will approve or reject a proposed $53 million school bond. If approved, the East Lansing School Board intends to demolish and rebuild five existing elementary schools all within three miles of White Hills Elementary.
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D.A.R.E. to be different, drug-free
Two weeks ago, I was provided with the opportunity to speak to a group of fifth graders celebrating their graduation from the D.A.R.E.
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At-large students weaken ASMSU’s clout
A lack of participation from students at University Council meetings has ASMSU representatives concerned, but their solution might just be as bad as the problem. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, recently implemented a new student caucus that will gather at-large students, which are student-held positions in University Council, to discuss issues with each other before presenting their concerns at council meetings.
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Parking fines excessive, ludicrous
It is great that MSU has been able to build and maintain parking areas by using money generated from parking violation fines. My personal experience with this source of MSU’s revenue goes back to me taking the evening short course on fruit production.
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Foreign policy change helps US
Since the end of World War II, the United States kept a tradition of making bilateral agreements with Asian countries. American policymakers have had an incredibly successful track record of advancing our economic and security interests, building upon these relationships to adapt to a fast-changing world.
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Smoking ban good idea, difficult to execute
Smoking on campus can be bothersome to students who are nonsmokers. When walking to class, it is common for students to be hit with a whiff of cigarette smoke — a smell that can be very irritating for some — or have to walk behind someone with a cigarette in their hand.
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Prep courses not the way to learn
Students going to graduate school know they’ll need a great score on the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, or one of many other exams.
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U.P. shows other side of Michigan
When I moved to East Lansing as a freshman at MSU last year, I discovered everyone’s favorite icebreaker when meeting new people from Michigan: to show where you lived on the mitten.
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Students need more mental health help
In a time when money isn’t in abundance at MSU, university programs are going to have funds cut. It’s an unfortunate reality — one that is affecting the mental health and well-being of the university’s students. The Counseling Center has provided assistance to a record-breaking 3,050 students and counting this academic year, in comparison to the 2,750 students during the 2010-11 school year.
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School bond needs more thought
For the first time, I will vote “no” on a school bond. I have a daughter, and soon a son, in East Lansing schools.
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Disaster inevitable, so why worry
In November 2011, the asteroid YU55 soared between Earth and the moon’s orbit, just over 200,000 miles away from colliding with our planet.
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Gingrich’s morals a fair question
Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s marital affairs are fair game, much more than John Edwards’, Eliot Spitzer’s or Bill Clinton’s.
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Tea Party protested effectively
This is the second part of my last article; if you haven’t read it, I encourage you to do so.
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Birth control up to women, not religion
Birth control has been making headlines lately, causing quite a stir in religiously affiliated organizations across the country.
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Divided, United Nations too weak
Conservative politicians often portray the United Nations as a powerful monster, poised to gobble up the United States and other countries and put them under alien rule. The reality, of course, is quite different.