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(02/23/14 9:19pm)
As a Catholic, I find myself skeptical when I hear that there is a "war" on my faith. I've never been precluded from voting, getting a driver's license or been told I must work on Easter or Christmas. I do not make less than my co-workers because of my beliefs. I was able to buy my house without facing persecution, and I've never been pulled over for driving Christian.
(02/20/14 3:00am)
The State Press continues to write libelous, inaccurate reports of the Davis administration, while simultaneously failing to acknowledge why these two bills, senate bills 49 and 50, failed. The decision to vote these bills down was not one person’s decision but the decision of a highly capable elected body.
(02/19/14 8:08pm)
I want to applaud House Republicans, including Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., for finally trying to rein in the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency and its runaway, unaccountable agenda. Schweikert and his GOP allies are pushing a smart, common-sense bill called the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, which would ban the EPA from proposing, finalizing or disseminating new rules without disclosing the scientific rationale for doing so.
It’s a shame Congress needs to order the EPA to do something that, for most people, would seem completely logical. But the EPA under President Obama has run amok with its rule-making authority, and the agency has used nontransparent data and unverifiable claims to implement ill-advised policies that harm our nation’s economy and environment.
I urge Congress to pass this important bill, so that the EPA will finally be forced to do what’s right.
(02/17/14 10:42pm)
For months, we have been hearing how a lot is changing when it comes to health care. When you remove the politics and the rhetoric, the fact remains that for many ASU students, losing coverage is just around the corner — when you turn 26 and lose family coverage or when you graduate and lose access to the student health plan.
(02/11/14 10:35pm)
With the Valentine’s Day holiday fast approaching, many may not consider it “sexy” to discuss practicing safe sex with your significant other — but you should.
(02/03/14 10:25pm)
Technology has transformed education. Both in the classroom and walking around campus, I see more students with smartphones and tablets than books. Digital documents, online classes and a menagerie of mobile applications have radicalized how students learn. However, have they changed who is learning?
(01/31/14 12:48am)
On the night of Jan. 20, Tau Kappa Epsilon, a primarily Caucasian Greek fraternity at ASU, held a Martin Luther King Jr. Day party where the theme was to dress up as stereotypical Black Americans.
(01/29/14 12:42am)
There is still work to be done in regards to gender equality. In 2012, a study by the American Association of University Women controlled for factors known to affect earnings, such as education, parenthood and hours worked, found that college-educated women still earn 7 percent less than their male peers just one year out of school — even when they have the same major and occupation.
As a soon to be college graduate, it is extremely disturbing and discouraging to know my degree and skills will be worth less because I am female. Even though the pay gap continues to shrink, it doesn’t mean that women are being treated fairly in the workplace.
(01/27/14 11:00pm)
Beware the power of the ASU Code of Conduct (aka the Code of Silence). The following words of "designed to balance the rights and needs of the individual with the responsibility of the individual to meet the needs of the community" could have easily come out of an NSA handbook.
(01/27/14 1:00am)
In response to The State Press' Jan. 21 story, "ASU Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity causes outrage after MLK-themed party:"
Are you kidding me? A frat was suspended for its members' off-campus "inappropriate" speech and student attendees at the party threatened with expulsion for "offensive" speech?
(01/12/14 11:57pm)
Did you know that only one ASU building after 1945 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
(10/31/13 10:25pm)
In response to The State Press's Oct. 30 editorial, " USG's failure to adequately involve students continues":
(10/29/13 10:19pm)
ASU has wisely begun to institute policies that, although they may restrict individual choices a bit, serve the general welfare of the campus population.
(10/08/13 11:11pm)
President Bill Clinton, once known for his love of fast food, has been making headlines for his recent dietary change. He’s swapped the Big Macs and chicken nuggets for veggie burgers, beans and vegetables. After years of battling heart problems, Clinton took his doctor’s advice to reduce his meat consumption. He reports that the results have been tremendous: losing 24 pounds, feeling more energetic and seeing a welcome drop in cholesterol levels.
(09/24/13 9:39pm)
As many of you may have noticed from tabling in the MU or campus flyers or events from Constitution Day last week, Sept. 24 is National Voter Registration Day. While there are other, more widely celebrated days to consider the importance of exercising your right to vote, such as Independence Day, Election Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or Women’s Equality Day, please take a moment to think about the importance of your right to vote and how this right is a remarkable, inalienable aspect of our modern democracy.
(09/15/13 9:12pm)
I would be the first to advocate strapping John McCain, Jeff Flake and the other Senate Foreign Relations Committee members who voted yes on intervention onto a giant warhead and launching it across the world. We will watch the mushroom cloud on replay from the comfort of our TV or computer screens, knowing that justice has been served. We will know that no nation will ever cross the Red Line again and use chemical weapons against civilians. The world will rest easy knowing that it is America’s duty to protect human rights wherever and whenever their abuses occur. If this requires military intervention of an unspecified scope, cost, goal, target, plan or exit strategy, so be it. It is a sacrifice I am willing to make for the good of humanity.
(09/03/13 9:55pm)
In response to Mark Remillard's Aug. 28 story, "Back to school operations continue in Tempe with bike and pedestrian safety education":
(06/25/13 5:53pm)
As Congress on the whole continues to do practically nothing, our own 9th District Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema has dramatically proven herself to be an inspirational legislative exception.
(04/25/13 12:00am)
With the recently publicized school shootings, one may beg the question, “How safe are our schools?” There has been research done in the past concluding that schools are relatively one of the safest places for our children to be. It is one thing if the child feels safe at school, but if his or her parents knew that the nearest police department was 20-plus miles from the school, would the parent feel that his or her child was safe? Arizona State Sen. Rich Crandall, Republican from Legislative District 16, sponsored a bill that aims to ease the minds of parents whose children are enrolled in one of the 40 eligible school districts in the state. An eligible school district is one with fewer than 600 students, located more than 30 minutes and 20 miles away from the nearest police department and is without a school resource officer.
(04/17/13 12:00am)
In response to Matt Rich's April 12 column, "Leave the home-schooler alone":