Northern Flights
One writer finds sanctuary in the snow while traveling north of the U.S. border.
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Happy Hour Spots You Can Rail To
If you want to save your hard-earned cash but still be able to eat and drink out, there's good news. The ASU Tempe and Downtown campuses are both light rail stops away from some of the Valley's best happy-hour spots.
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Tonight: First Friday Night Live Splits Sides in Phoenix
Itching to be in the "Saturday Night Live" audience? Head down to the Firehouse in downtown Phoenix for First Friday Night Live, a sketch comedy show staffed by local comedians.
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How to: Be Single on Valentine’s Day
For many people, it’s difficult to swallow singleness when February rolls around. Some will scrounge around for a date, but is that really necessary? There are plenty of ways to keep your mind off the roses, chocolates, jewelry and fancy dinners that accompany the holiday of love.
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How to: Go Behind the Bar
Go behind the bar with one unemployed SPM writer as she, looking for an edge on those hard-to-come-by restaurant gigs, takes a week-long course in cocktail jockeying.
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MLK Week Wraps with a Jam
Closing out ASU West's week of Martin Luther King remembrance was a poignant poetry jam, where some of the Valley's most distinct creative voices explored issues from affirmative action to civil rights memories to the Obama presidency.
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Topless women shouldn’t be shunned
The law in many states protects women’s right to go topless. Unfortunately the social standards are different for this law and women still are not treated fairly when they choose to exercise their rights.
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Climate bill cannot wait for immigration reform
Arizona’s recent actions have created debate about immigration reform in Washington, debate that will postpone the introduction of a new climate bill. Energy reform is essential to ensuring the health of the planet, without which immigration or health reform mean nothing.

