When I was a little girl, I wanted nothing more than to just fit in. As one of the only Indian students in my school, which was comprised mostly of white students, I quickly stuck out like a sore thumb.
Everybody loves a day off. I know I do — a chance to relax, a long weekend, and in the case of MLK Day, a reprieve before the spring semester kicks into high gear.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is someone I’ve admired since I was little. I remember my first encounter with one of the persons that would later give sense to the words equality, justice and peace.
I feel bad for my past State News colleagues, the yearly daily columns used to be harder to write I'm sure.
Every year, we trade these columns back and forth, and every year, we debate the same talking points.
It's that time of year again ? this weekend, MSU is taking on their in-state rival U-M in my favorite football game of the season.
What if we could talk about our challenges and diagnosis with a mental disorder publicly like we do with breast cancer, and lung cancer, and leukemia, and ovarian cancer? Everybody knows somebody that has struggled with their mental health; they just don’t know it yet.
Prompt: White people like _______. Response: Finally finishing off the Indians.
Like many students on campus, I woke up on Saturday, Feb. 1 and checked my Twitter feed. With three swipes of my finger, I saw a familiar face. My hand briefly lost control of the phone. My heart sank.
And even though I had to sell myself, I knew going greek would be a great choice because of all the future possibilities: volunteer work, community service, social networking and, most important for me, finding a brotherhood.
MSU must signal to the rest of the country that this is a place where students can receive a world class education while having a bit of fun as well.
There are so many clichés about college being a “big adventure” or a “new chapter in your life.” I will admit that to some extent, those clichés are very true. I mean, who doesn’t love a new adventure? But no adventure would be any fun without someone to go through it with you. That’s why having friends is important.
In reality, it’s your choice if you want to skip. If you want to miss and lose out on attendance points that’s your $430-a credit hour tuition going to down the drain.
Sitting toward the back of the lecture hall in Wilson Hall that Thursday, I must admit I was a little excited to begin the IAH 207 course. Literatures, Cultures, and Identities, to me, would be an exploration of classic stories and poetry; however, that first lecture proved to be more than I bargained for. English professor William Penn began to condemn the use of cell phones, which he dubbed “little toys,” as well as various social media services such as Facebook and Twitter.
Good lord. What is that stench? Stale air? Old man’s breath? Heaps of dead bugs? Maybe it’s always smelled like this.
There is no doubt at this age most of us are trying new things. We are all trying to figure out exactly who we are and who we will be in this society. Our time in college, as most say, is our golden years.
For your average college student, there is not a week more anticipated and revered than Welcome Week.
Welcome back to the football hype, ladies and gentlemen. For those returning season ticket holders, you know your rundown by now. If this is your first time going to Spartan Stadium and possibly holding season tickets, let us help you figure out your schedule and routine on game days.
For many, senior year is a time to take electives, socialize Monday-Sunday and fulfill all of their college experience needs before May arrives. On the other hand, there are some students who still have required classes and credits to make up because they switched majors sometime during their four years or they decided to take their electives early so they could go from frat house to frat house as underclassmen
Admittedly, I never have paid much attention to MSU’s vast international student population.