A ‘Nonsense’ Space
Born of SB 1070 protests, 3rd Space is a "queer liberation group" that casts a wide net: gay, Hispanic, undocumented and more. And their story has featured everything from politics to Lady Gaga.
Categories: Features SPM spm featured Tags: 3rd Space DREAM Act gay community lady gaga Puente Movement SB 1070 spm Worker Justice Center
A ban on racial profiling
We are taking crucial steps toward an immigration plan that isn’t founded on legalized racism.
Categories: Editorial Opinion Tags: Arizona immigration David Schapira racial profiling SB 1070 SB 1071
Demonstrators show support at recall debate
Mesa Chamber of Commerce allowed for a debate to be held between Russell Pearce and Jerry Lewis to discuss a variety for issues concerning Arizona residents.
Categories: News Newsletter Politics Tags: Amy McMullen Arthur Olivas Citizens for a Better Arizona East Valley Institute of Technology Jerry Lewis Mesa Chamber of Commerce Randy Parraz Russell Pearce SB 1070
Editorial: Craving a big show
This lack of enthusiasm from big acts has meant when Phoenix music fans do get a chance to check out a killer show, they come out in droves.
Categories: Editorial Opinion Tags: Austin City Limits Coachella Fall Frenzy GLOWfest Lollapalooza railroad revival tour SB 1070 Tempe Beach Park Tempe Town Lake Vans Warped Tour
Hispanic enrollment still rising at ASU
Studies show that the students of Hispanic origins are on the rise in pursuing a higher education.
Categories: Diversity News Newsletter Tags: Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez Hispanic Hispanic enrollment Pew Research study Proposition 300 SB 1070 School of Transborder Studies Tony Verdugo
Editorial: A reform catalyst
Obama is caught in a pickle — does he deport his uncle or does he let him walk free? Either way, this could be the catalyst that sparks a legitimate discussion of comprehensive immigration reform.
Categories: Editorial Newsletter Opinion Tags: Alabama Barack Obama Illegal Immigration immigration reform Onyango Obama SB 1070
SB 1070: One year later
Far from fading into the background, SB 1070 remains a top priority for both student activists protesting the law and elected officials seeking to protect it.
Categories: Diversity Featured News Newsletter Politics Tags: ASU Coalition for Human Rights Capitol Nine illegal aliens immigration Jan Brewer Puente Arizona SB 1070 Students for Global Justice U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton undocumented immigrants
Brewer uses murky federal law to stop $700 million industry
If Brewer wasn't such a state's rights fanatic, I might actually buy this as a valid and necessary clarification of a murky law.
Categories: Columns Newsletter Opinion Tags: federal law Jan Brewer Medicinal Marijuana SB 1070 state’s rights
