To rise up and fight back
As I prepare for graduation next week, more than 190 ASU employees will also be making their departure.
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As I prepare for graduation next week, more than 190 ASU employees will also be making their departure.
On April 18, two people beat a transgender woman, Chrissy Lee Polis, after using the women’s bathroom in a Maryland McDonald’s, according to Jessica Anderson of the Baltimore Sun.
Last week, Catherine Zeta-Jones shocked the entertainment industry by announcing that she was entering a mental health clinic for treatment for bipolar II disorder, Meredith Melnick of Time reported on Apr. 13.
Last Thursday, the Arizona Board of Regents approved $9,716 for undergraduate resident tuition and mandatory fees for incoming freshmen and students not on a tuition commitment.
Last week, many students were stunned by the news that the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) presidential candidate Tyler Bowyer was selected by Gov. Jan Brewer to be the student regent for ASU.
During my first year at Arizona State University, I would walk around the Tempe campus thinking about the names of the buildings. Eventually, I learned that while some buildings are named after former presidents of the University, most are named after men.
Midway into spring break, I flew to Seattle to surprise a close friend with a visit. When I arrived to the security line at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, I was unprepared for the dilemma I would face: receive a full-body scan or a thorough pat-down.
Last year, many students and their families worked tirelessly to make ends meet. Sadly, I personally know three people who dropped out of school because they could no longer afford to attend.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has no student debt. In fact, his net worth is $26.2 million. Six years ago McCain, along with other Democrats and Republicans in Congress, voted in favor of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, or S 256.
In only 18 days, the Egyptian people rose up against the 30-year dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, with hundreds laying down their lives due to violent police suppression of the peaceful demonstrations.
Ten years ago, tuition and mandatory fees for an incoming freshman at Arizona State University was $2,488. Ten years prior to that, it was $1,540. This year, freshmen dished out $8,128, according to the Arizona Board of Regent’s “Board-Approved Arizona University System 2010-2011 Base Tuition and Mandatory Fees.”
Following massive student protests against the privatization of public education, I have tried to stay informed on student conversations by following student-led blogs.
The Arizona Legislature values many things. The public welfare is not one of them.
Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, has an unwavering commitment to white supremacy.
Over the past couple of decades, common course numbering systems have been executed in Colorado and North Carolina, saving community colleges, universities and students money, while conveniently providing Arizona a system for us to emulate.
All over the world, students are rising up in protest of the relentless forces of neo-liberalism and austerity.
Advocacy at ASU has a rich history of students, faculty and the surrounding community rising up and taking action against societal oppression.
Tuition at Arizona universities peaked above the national average, according to a report by the Arizona Republic last month. This is in light of two years of massive budget cuts executed under Gov. Jan Brewer. Using our irresponsible and incompetent legislature as a scapegoat, hyperbolic and destructive rhetoric has been employed by the Arizona Board of Regents and university administrations determined to privatize education at any expense.
In my high school Theory of Knowledge class, there was a section dedicated to logical errors, known as fallacies. It was one of the few units I have encountered in a classroom that has completely transformed my cognitive process.
Last fiscal year, over 30 states cut funding for higher education. And in the last three years, the Arizona legislature has cut hundreds of millions of dollars to higher education. In response, the ASU administration has resorted to restructuring departments, spiking tuition, implementing excessive fees and pushing to privatize colleges in Arizona’s only public universities.
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