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A BIG UPGRADE -
The redesigned athletics Web site looks and feels great, and there seems to be a lot more content too, including highlight reels of the incoming rookies on the football team. It looks like one of SVSU's departments is committed to really retooling its Web site to make it more reader-friendly. »
In your Feb. 18 issue of the Vanguard an article was written about Valentine's Day and the selling of condom roses. Unfortunately that article did not mention that the organization selling those condom roses was also selling Valentine's Day cards, and for one dollar was offering students to make their own Valentine's Day card, nor did the article mention that the same exact organization was also selling stars and feet also for one dollar, to raise money for Relay for Life. Now the actual condom roses themselves were meant to be a joke. Given, the group was very zany while selling the roses but they tend to be that way: close, fun loving, sometimes even crazy friends. »
A few years ago, after touring some of Saginaw's deteriorating architectural riches, I found my treasure on Hamilton Street. I wanted to build a club that was fun and unique. A club that was infused with style and panache. A club that catered to everyone -- regardless of age, race, gender, socio-economic status or who the person loves. After years of hard work, the Mixx was born. »
Ratemyprofessors.com has recently added a "Professors Strike Back" feature that allows professors who view their reviews and evaluations to respond in kind - perhaps not so kindly. Perhaps this is appropriate: a Web site dedicated to providing students with information about professors at their institution may as well provide information solicited from those professors themselves. And why shouldn't that generally be the case? Why shouldn't any source of information about a university include some input from professors at that institution? »
The College Republicans and the Organization for Progressive Politics (OPP) had a policy debate last Tuesday in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall. The debate focused on three major political issues: immigration, health care, and the environment; and each organization fielded a student to debate each issue. I thought the OPP won. »
We have been in 2008 for almost two whole months and it looks like some students are keeping up with one of their New Year's resolutions. »