Spring Break
Opinion
President speaks to students
Letter to the Editor
by Vance Watson
With springtime in full flower, the final week of classes at hand, and commencement less than two weeks away, this is an exciting time of the year in a pivotal period of your life. (1) comment
MSU 'Jeopardy!' contestant talks
Fun World Station
by Robert Scribner
"Jeopardy!" We all know it and love it. It's the hit television show that inspired the Fifth Amendment's constitutional doctrine of "double jeopardy." That, in turn, inspired the Tommy Lee Jones' 1999 film of the same name. That, in turn, inspired me to write this article. It is the second and final interview in a nearly-award-winning series I am calling "Interviews That Are Convenient To Do." (0) comments
by Lazarus Austin
Today, subsidies and earmarks are handed out like candy. The federal government spent nearly $20 billion on earmarks alone last year. If a problem arises, politicians like to throw money at it. When a benevolent idea gets proposed, why not fund it? Why not spend a little money here and there to support some useful project? (3) comments
Biography sheds doubt on media
Common Sense
by David Breland
"The winners write history," is an old quote I have heard countless times and the attribution has been lost to me. Recently though it has been brought to the forefront of my attention as I have been doing some historical reading. (6) comments
Lethal injection controversy remains pointless
Gray Matters
by Matt Watson
There has been controversy recently over the constitutionality of lethal injection. A debate that has waged for years and that is ultimately pointless received national attention this week in a Supreme Court case brought on by a Kentucky death row inmate. (0) comments
