Essays

Sun Devil to Wildcat and Back

asu_vs_ua

By September 9, 2011 at 12:00 am

When an ASU student transferred to the University of Arizona in the middle of her junior year, the experience wasn't exactly what she had planned.

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Prom... in College

Photo by Caitlin Cruz.

By April 29, 2011 at 1:21 am

I love movies made in the ‘80s. In particular, I really love “St. Elmo’s Fire.” I mean, “Sixteen Candles” is great and everything, but once I got to college, I got tired of the whole everyone-forgot-my-birthday mentality. Finding yourself and coming to terms with real life seem like much more appropriate movie themes. That being said, I’m [...]

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From Couch to 5k

Photo by Kaila White.

By April 26, 2011 at 12:01 am

Follow one writer through her struggle with physical fitness — from the comfort of her couch to the finish line of Pat's Run.

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Getting to Know the Octopus Project

Photo courtesy Angel Ceballos.

By April 6, 2011 at 12:01 am

Follow one SPM writer to his favorite band's Tucson show and the quirky dream interview that followed after.

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Taking the Hunger Challenge

Photo by Peter Lazaravich.

By April 5, 2011 at 12:01 am

Follow one SPM writer as she lives off $7 day — a typical budget for someone on food stamps.

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Learning to Ride a Bike (at Age 20)

Photo by Joseph Bergdoll.

By April 1, 2011 at 12:01 am

Ah, the unspeakable embarrassment of learning to ride a bike as a legal adult... Read how one SPM writer overcame her fears and conquered two wheels, long after she mastered four.

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Losing My Religion

Photo by Jessica Heigh.

By March 25, 2011 at 12:01 am

For one SPM writer, ending her vegetarian diet felt like abandoning a religion. For years, she felt secretly rebellious for denying meat and going against the cultural norm. Now she just feels like a sell out.

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Hands On: SPM Gets TSA'd

Photo by Anthony Sandoval.

By January 28, 2011 at 12:01 am

Even though media coverage of airport security scanners has died down, the big machines and pat-down professionals are still around. And one writer is still feeling very violated.

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