Opinion


Larger problems at work behind rate hike

It's gone up again. Every fall, students can look forward to some bad news in the form of a tuition hike. Yet, this year's rate increase is a bit different from previous hikes in that it was predicated partly on the fact that the state legislature can't seem to cooperate, at all. As you have doubtlessly read in the papers and seen on the television, the state is in the midst of a very unusual budget crisis. »

Pointers from a veteran SVSUer

Welcome, freshmen and other new students to SVSU! I hope you have a bunch of expectations and plans for your time here, as this will give you something to laugh about a few years down the college road. »

Mindfulness best solution to smoking problem

In accordance with concerns over the well-documented health problems caused from secondhand smoke, SVSU is in the early stages of establishing smoking shelters across campus. »

Problems with 'truth'

It's a sad day when you lose enthusiasm for something you were genuinely excited about, and excitement is exactly what I felt when I gave my first tour of SVSU as a Campus Ambassador sometime last fall. Nearly a year after giving tours to an innumerable amount and variety of people I can't say that is a feeling that has come over me in a long time. »