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Affirmative action ban court challenge misguided

Published 11/19      13 comments

Since the passage of Proposition 2 in 2006, public universities in Michigan have been prohibited from using race as a factor in admissions, meaning all affirmative action in the state effectively has been banned. Read more »

Pittsburgh's proposal to tax tuition idiotic

Published 11/18      3 comments

In a free market society, nothing is free. And when a government needs money to provide its citizens with services, it taxes them. Oftentimes, the wealthier in a society are taxed more than those with less wealth. Read more »

Faculty, students would benefit from fall break

Published 11/17      14 comments

It’s an old rivalry. We have a facility for rare isotope beams, they have a library nicknamed “the Ugly.” We have a majestic 9-foot tall statue of Sparty, and they have some pavement tile you can’t step on or you’ll fail your first blue book. Read more »

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Memorial Day musings

As bad as it sounds, I’ve never really thought about the basic nature of Memorial Day. Like many others, I’ve always simply seen it as a day off work (or not, as the case is when you work at The State News).

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3-year college plan misses point

I rush from class to office hours, then to my counselor, back to class and to work. I don’t sleep for 40 hours in an attempt to get caught up from that one night I spent talking about religion, politics and the English army instead of doing my Mandarin Chinese. I bike in the pouring rain, the cluttered leaves, the freezing temperatures. And I keep getting lost on the Capital Area Transportation Authority buses. Read more »

Columnist rages against catcalls

I once accidentally flicked off a priest because I thought he was one of you. Anytime my daily run is interrupted by an obnoxious car horn, I immediately jump to conclusions, and the end result is the high-flying, rage-filled, stride quickening and obscene hand gesture that is provenly effective at assuring either one of two things. Read more »

Catholic values can exist in politics

From an early age, we’re taught the value of compromise. Whether it’s learning to share in kindergarten, conflict resolution in elementary school or mastering the give-and-take relationship in marriages, society expects us all to come to a compromise on a number of issues. Read more »

Spartans in biggest state football rivalry

When game times for this weekend’s Big Ten games were announced, a friend of mine, who happens to be a Michigan fan, texted me, “Michigan-Ohio State at noon on ABC. Great, now the whole nation can laugh at us again.” Read more »

Year's end brings boring future

Where’s my flying car? I know, I saw that flying car on BBC’s “Top Gear” as well, but that’s not what I meant. That car was stripped down and had nothing in it. Read more »

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MSU College democrats call for student action on Promise

In order to save Michigan’s future, we need all hands on deck. Read more »

Olin official responds to editorial board claims

It was disappointing to read the State News editorial Olin should give doctor’s note to sick students. Read more »

Police going overboard on firework explosion case

The recent exploitation of four MSU freshmen as felons has compelled me to write this letter. Over the past 48 hours these four students at MSU have had their names and faces plastered all over the news as criminals charged with several very serious crimes. Read more »

Editorial Board claims about ASMSU blog faulty

As a representative of ASMSU and the primary sponsor and creator of the “blog bill,” I felt it was my responsibility to respond to the editorial published Monday. Read more »

Students should become educated about czars

“College kids don’t care.” “They are not informed.” “They only care about themselves.” Read more »





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Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks to a crowd about the Michigan Promise Scholarship during a rally Wednesday morning outside the Administration Building. Granholm is touring colleges in Michigan to discuss the scholarship.

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