Letter: Former columnist laments The State Press’s digital move
In response to a Nov. 16 editorial, “The State Press in a digital age.”
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In response to a Nov. 16 editorial, “The State Press in a digital age.”
I believe the lyrics from John Lennon’s "So This is Christmas," is an appropriate way to start this letter. It is the Christmas season all over the world. As I acknowledge this, I cannot help but wonder, which country/who are the people that keep and honor Christmas in the most fitting way? Is it the U.S? Is it because we have eight percent unemployment due in part to the fact that so, so many of our Christmas gifts come from other countries? Is it because our very own government cannot agree that all, I repeat, all Americans need health insurance? Is it because U.S. troops — human beings — are fighting and dying in two countries where it is highly rumored these governments are very corrupt? Is it because after more than 200 years of being a country, we still have bigotry and prejudice?
On Nov. 15, I received an email from ASU about their new “Healthy or Else” policy with an attached video. So, I excitedly grabbed some popcorn and tuned in to find out how ASU is going to save me from myself. It was unbelievably informative! Thanks to the video I now know that
In response to Jake Adler’s Nov. 14 column, “Marijuana laws set stage for constitutional showdown.”
On Oct. 9, The State Press received a hand-written letter by Samantha V., a seventh grade student from Pawtucket, R.I., requesting help on a geography project on Arizona. Below is her plea for information, pictures and souvenirs to the Grand Canyon State’s residents. Please send any pictures and information — anecdotal or otherwise — to opiniondesk.statepress@gmail.com to assist Samantha with her geography class, in which she is required to produce a written report, poster board and oral presentation.
In response to Hunter Moss’s Oct. 30 letter to the editor, “Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students.”
In response to Hunter Moss’ Oct. 30 letter to the editor, “Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students.”
In response to Hunter Moss’s letter Oct. 31 letter to the editor, “Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students.”
In response to Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza’s Oct. 9 article, “Future campus tobacco ban relies on education.”
In response to Hunter Moss’ Oct. 30 letter to the editor, “Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students.”
In response to Hunter Moss’ Oct. 30 letter to the editor, “Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students.”
As college students, we’re expected to be Democrats. We’re expected to have a liberal viewpoint on the social issues and not have much stake in economic issues at this point in our lives.
Today’s political landscape is more like that of a used car dealership. Politicians are constantly trying to lure us in with pleasing rhetoric and enticing promises. But once elected, it becomes painfully obvious that we were fooled. It was the old bait and switch. Does honesty and integrity even exist anymore?
The move toward ASU becoming a tobacco-free campus is an issue that affects many students, faculty and staff. This is a collection of responses from readers:
In response to Nicole Northcutt's Oct. 25 letter "Smoking ban necessary to avoid health risks":
In response to Nicole Northcutt’s Oct. 24 letter to the editor, “Smoking ban necessary to avoid health risks.”
In response to Ryan Brosch's Oct. 24 letter to the editor, "Smoking ban will lead to bullying."
According to ASU, the motivation behind their new smoking policy is the lobbying of University by anti-smoking students, who are intolerant of smoking on campus. One of the lessons I have learned as an ASU student is tolerance and respecting other people’s views, opinions and lifestyles. It is possible to be a responsible smoker. It is called courtesy. The antithesis of courtesy is the bullying of others. In the ASU FAQ on the new smoking policy enforcement is explicitly left to other students and faculty. This is effectively a mandate by the University of bullying student and faculty smokers. It is poorly thought out and is at least surrender to intolerance and disrespect and at most a justification for students to bully and threaten others with being reported. Even if one regards smoking as a disease, it is still abhorrent to condemn others for it just as much as it is for being fat, having diabetes or being in a wheelchair. If the University wishes to stand up for the rights of minorities and take a stand against bullying then it should rescind this wrongheaded policy.
In response to Jacqueline Solis’s Oct. 17 article, “Political surrogate debate stresses ideals, not application.”
In response to Crista Jackson’s Oct. 19 column, “Keep religion far from policy.”
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