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(01/14/15 2:00am)
Over the past 20 years or so, Modest Mouse has come out with some unforgettable, inimitable tunes. Distinguished through its lead singer Isaac Brock's aggressive voice and an arsenal of odd instrumental sounds, the crew has pulled the heartstrings of millions of alternative-music listeners. The latest single, “Lampshades on Fire,” can be heard on radio stations and is now available on iTunes. The song, fast-paced and original, is a delectable taste of "Strangers to Ourselves," the title of the upcoming album, debuting this year on March 3.
(01/14/15 1:07am)
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(11/20/14 11:14pm)
Helicopter parenting is a growing culture — and unfortunately, it's negatively affecting high schoolers and college students. Recent studies conducted by St. Norbert College outline the long-term effects of overbearing parents on high school students. The results indicate that parents' excessive involvement in their childrens' lives is becoming a subculture. But the worst part of the situation is that helicopter parenting is continuing through their sons and daughters' college education. College is the last push before falling off the cliff of adolescence and into the real word. It's the last time one can do as he or she pleases and make more than one mistake without hefty repercussions. In many ways, college is more life lessons than textbooks. It teaches a lot, if not more, to students outside the classroom. Without parents around, students are forced to learn by experience essential skills like time management, decision making, outfit picking — the list goes on. Once at college, a student can learn so many things about oneself, from personal style, like getting a nose piercing that your mom would not have allowed or wearing stripes with polka dots that she would have cried over, to personal interests, like a photography class that wasn't available at your high school or concerts your dad didn't ever think to bring you to. Parents mold their children from the day they're born until the send them off to college, then it's the child's turn to do some self-shaping. College is a chance to gain individuality. It's the time for kids to grow up and add on to, change or demolish the infrastructure their parents have laid down for them.The tiger mom effect should go no further than high school. It's one thing to deal with the high school norm of one's mom or dad screaming at a football game, being unreasonably strict or even ordering food for the child, but it's a whole different story when a parent continues to coddle and keep hawk-eyeing their offspring through the independence-gaining time college is supposed to be. An example of the tiger parent effect in today's society is the steep increase in parents calling colleges to complain about the roommates with whom their kids are assigned to live. In a Washington Post article, the president of Frostburg State University, Jonathan Gilbratrator explains that he has received a number of phone calls from these hawkish parents, telling him about their son or daughter getting in a fight with a roommate. With modern technology, parents are capable of watching over just about everything their child does. From Facebook to Twitter to grades being posted online, they still have so much control, even when their child has moved out. College students' own parents are detrimental to themselves and, more importantly, stunting their maturity. So listen up, parents: You have 18 years to steer your child in the right direction, but past that, they should be free to make their own choices. If you have faith in the way you in raised them, then everything will turn out fine.Reach the columnist at aerumore@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @AubreyElleREditor’s note: The opinions presented in this column are the author’s and do not imply any endorsement from The State Press or its editors.Want to join the conversation? Send an email to opiniondesk.statepress@gmail.com. Keep letters under 300 words and be sure to include your university affiliation. Anonymity will not be granted.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(10/31/14 12:10am)
Snapchat has become one of the most popular, well-rounded applications of this age. While its primary purpose has been to pass around millions of disappearing selfies, Snapchat is slowly implementing unique elements, making it a highly desirable application. The mobile chat app is the third-most popular media app for Americans 18-34 years old, only behind Facebook and Instagram. Snapchat is highly appealing to social media's most active demographic and with its continual progression in unique features, it is keeping their attention. A year ago, Snapchat released a feature called Snapchat Stories, which elevated stories to much more than a collection of photos from friends' days.These days, Snapchat has begun releasing live feed stories of a number of events called "Our Story." It's adding a richness to an otherwise very simple app and giving it an unexpected cultural aspect. Our Story allows users at events such as football games to send in their own snaps and, after being reviewed, have their photos and short videos posted onto the multi-user collective story. Aside from sporting events, Our Story took a step further this summer covering music festivals like Lollapalooza in Chicago. College Game Day on Snapchat has also become a huge hit among students allowing football fanatics — Sun Devils included — to make it onto the universal live feed. The Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas was also covered by Our Story.The most interesting stream thus far was the recent live stream straight out of India during Diwali. It gave users of a very simple app a peek into a similar demographic across the globe and a taste of what this noteworthy and lesser known holiday is about. Snapchat is letting users break out of their bubble of friends. It's allowing users to embrace a casual style of journalism and give them the power to share events, people and places as well as witness others' happenings and whereabouts.As Snapchat is continuing to absorb culture and release these innovative features, it's starting to raise businesses' brows. Recently, the company has announced that infrequent ads will start wriggling their way onto stories. While a large amount of people are devastated at the thought of this in the one app they have avoided advertisements from, Snapchat's CEO, Evan Spiegel, says it's time to make some money; but don't worry, he knows how to keep his users happy.Rather than forcing ads on users, the plan is to include business promotions into Our Story and make them optional to watch. Giving users a choice is genius. It's not the ads people have problems with, it's the way they are forced upon people. After a few days the ad will disappear of the user's individual story and, whether watched or not, the user will be unaffected and unforced. They will also likely be more willing to take a peek at the ad that sat patiently on his or her story rather than showing up unwanted on his or her screen.Snapchat is paving the way for even more mass appeal and success. It's opening doors for itself and businesses looking for a unique place to advertise.Reach the columnist at aerumore@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @AubreyElleREditor’s note: The opinions presented in this column are the author’s and do not imply any endorsement from The State Press or its editors.Want to join the conversation? Send an email to opiniondesk.statepress@gmail.com. Keep letters under 300 words and be sure to include your university affiliation. Anonymity will not be granted.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(10/30/14 7:00pm)
Delineation is the action of portraying something precisely; drawing is, as these artists portray, one of the most direct, natural forms of self-expression.
(10/16/14 12:24am)
Fall break sends a lot of Sun Devils home, miles away from the desert. For many out-of-state students, they get a chance to spend a weekend at home during the best time of the year: fall.Fall is the richest season. There's a culture that goes along with it and, being in the desert, Tempe does not get to experience this time of year. Culture is, by definition, the manifestation of human achievements and arts in one big, collective expression. While many other places are experiencing this breezy, distinct season, Tempe suffers a void of any distinct season at all. The only change going on in the desert this time of year is the slow trickle in temperature, hardly noticeable until December. For people who don't know, fall envelops towns overnight, transforming every inch of the landscape and stimulating all of everyone's senses. Fall sights are stunning; one of the biggest downfalls of living in the desert is missing out on leaves changing colors. The appeal is much more than the curiosity of how one's backyard goes from green to red overnight. Streets are bordered in oranges, yellows and reds and specks of green leftovers from last season. The scent of fall fills nostrils indoors and outdoors with the scent of pumpkin pie, fall candles and crisp air. It's distinctly breezy this time of year, too; rustling leaves are the soundtrack of the season, personifying backyards as participants in this unassuming culture. Fall tastes wriggle their way onto every menu in town; from apple ciders to hot cocoa, fresh pies to roasted pumpkin seeds, it's everywhere. Hearing someone in Tempe talk about how much they like a cup of hot chocolate is cringeworthy; they will never know the all-around delight of scalding liquid chocolate and its power to warm the coldest of hands and completely revive the chilliest of bodies at outdoor events. The sense of touch gets its fill from brisk weather, chilling and raising goosebumps and layered clothes, warming and soothing shivers.Sports fans that stick around for fall are true fans. One cannot say they are a true fan until sitting through his or her high school football game on Friday night in the 40 degree weather. Baseball fans that really love their team will sit through entire games, suffering mild frostbite by the sixth inning, warming themselves up for a moment on those hard, plastic seats only to stand up cheering and return back to an ice-block of a chair. Fans in fall are on a whole different level than fans with the luxury of year-round summertime weather. It's hard to know the richness of the season without experiencing it, but once it's been experienced, it's never forgotten. Students who stole a taste of fall this weekend won't miss anything more upon their return to Tempe and students from Tempe boasting their love for fall don't know what they're talking about. Fall is the most sublime time of year, coloring the months before winter literally and figuratively and giving people a sort of calm before the storm; an enjoyable time before winter takes over. It's a shame we can't genuinely enjoy it.Reach the columnist at aerumore@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @AubreyElleREditor’s note: The opinions presented in this column are the author’s and do not imply any endorsement from The State Press or its editors.Want to join the conversation? Send an email to opiniondesk.statepress@gmail.com. Keep letters under 300 words and be sure to include your university affiliation. Anonymity will not be granted.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(10/08/14 9:58pm)
CrossFit is gaining new members in the form of preschoolers, but parents should not be programming the brains of their toddlers to have such a heavy focus on physicality.
(10/06/14 12:00am)
In July, breakfast and lunch restaurant Orange Table packed its bags and left Scottsdale, nestling itself just north of ASU's Tempe campus. The new location prides itself on having the same menu and same owner, but slightly changed its name to Orange Table Tempe.
(09/30/14 7:00pm)
Mondays will always be Mondays, but Tuesdays just got a whole lot better. Alliteration blessed the week with a new holiday: Taco Tuesdays. Tempe just so happens join the trend with some of the best places to get a taco fix. Here are some of the places students can celebrate Taco Tuesdays with deals on some Mexican tortilla-wrapped snacks.
(09/29/14 11:55pm)
Emma Watson has put her acting career on hold and taken on a real-life role as a U.N. Goodwill Women Ambassador. Watson’s HeForShe campaign was recently launched, giving encouragement to males that has been long overdue. HeForShe is centered on gender collaboration to oppose the contention between genders that’s stunted feminism for so long. Watson’s ideals shed a positive light on the issues: rather than condemning men for putting down women, Watson is simply inviting men to get on board with feminism. Her illuminating speech revealed something else: she could be the leader feminism needs.
Feminism is a broad movement with many different branching ideologies, and thus lacks a modern leader for the philosophy as a whole. Considering the impact of groups under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Civil Rights Movement, there is some credence to the importance of a leader in social change. This leader made this movement as a whole extremely bold. He gathered crowds’ passion and ideas and, through these, made changes.
The steps Watson is taking are steps towards progress. Strength and respect radiate from her and as an established actress and generational spokesperson, she is the ideal leader for this movement.
In this day and age, fame, sophistication and beauty can give someone an overwhelming amount of power. Watson is already gaining an increasingly large following necessary for any blossoming leader. Enthusiastic support for Watson’s brave and impassioned speech to the U.N. has poured in through every social media site and the petition is gaining signatures quickly. The star’s bold move will lead to even bolder change and progress towards getting men on board with promoting feminism.
A leader can channel passion toward something more important than ideas; with someone piloting the social cause, followers’ passion can be used to fuel change. Having someone in charge makes for more organization and progress. While feminists have always made a difference, having this kind of leader can lead to more than the simple promotion of feminism: Watson has all the power necessary to make visible changes and advances in female rights.
So often young women find it hard to label themselves as feminists. While these young ladies may uphold and esteem the ideologies behind feminism, it’s not easy to call oneself a feminist. This age often attaches unfortunate and nonsense connotations with someone called a “feminist”. Watson’s work will be tough, but as a young, beautiful, bright celebrity she holds the power to shake off those connotations. She holds the ideal amount of power in catching the attention of young people – both male and female – and convincing them of the power in unity.
It’s about time there’s a young leader making a major promotion for feminism and embraced the power of positivity. Watson’s focus on moving forward rather than the wrongdoings of the past will be the key to this campaign.Reach the columnist at aerumore@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @AubreyElleREditor’s note: The opinions presented in this column are the author’s and do not imply any endorsement from The State Press or its editors.Want to join the conversation? Send an email to opiniondesk.statepress@gmail.com. Keep letters under 300 words and be sure to include your university affiliation. Anonymity will not be granted.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(09/14/14 11:10pm)
Thumbs up to U2 and the release of its thirteenth album out on iTunes now for free. Thumbs down for the band and iTunes forcing the album into every iTunes user's personal music library. Music holds more mass appeal than just about anything on this planet; the limitless varieties, applications and events music has to offer can satisfy any type of person. Free music rocks, simple as that. Free music forced upon you, however, does not rock. There’s nothing that catches the eye of a modern teen — the most likely culprit to be surfing the web or iTunes — like the words free and music side by side. However, this doesn’t mean all hundreds of millions of iTunes account holders wanted U2’s new album, "Songs of Innocence," to appear in their personal libraries.
On the surface, this idea was generous — thanks for the free music, U2! But no matter how much you like U2, you probably didn’t want a random album sneaking into your library. iTunes was behind the mass release, giving the unique free and automatic download as a gift to iTunes users and also to U2, in celebration of its first album release in five years.
What other artists have ever forced their way into all the personal iTunes libraries? It takes an exceptional amount of confidence to feel like hopping into all these personal accounts and assume that the account holders want your music in there.
While U2 is an extremely reputable band, with one of the most colorful band biographies there’s ever been and an unrivaled advocacy effort for many global issues, this sheds a weird light on them. The band and iTunes could’ve been more reasonable and settled for a free album, downloadable by choice, on iTunes.
Members of U2 wanted everyone to know what their band was about, but that could be done in many more ways than forcing themselves into every personal music library. For some people, their collection of music is particular and intimate. Music gets people out of bed, motivates them to go to the gym, soothes them when they’ve had a tough day and invigorates them when they need it. The automatic surprise party U2 threw in everyone’s libraries might be alarming and annoying for many people.
The mass release was innovative and surely well-intentioned. However, it really disregards a lot of people’s personal space. Many iTunes users build their libraries, constantly contributing to iTunes and personalizing their accounts. Free is always nice, but keep it optional, iTunes. People like options. Look at Chipotle and all the yogurt places where you can pick out what flavors and toppings you want: People like to pick and choose their own things, from burritos to sprinkles to songs.
"Songs of Innocence" has been deemed the largest album release of all time, but is that worth anything? An album that shows up in every iTunes account out there is obviously going to top that chart.
Normally this would end with a link to “download here,” but in this case, it’s like the friend that walks in without knocking. Check out your library for this one; it’s already there.Reach the columnist at aerumore@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @AubreyElleREditor’s note: The opinions presented in this column are the author’s and do not imply any endorsement from The State Press or its editors.Want to join the conversation? Send an email to opiniondesk.statepress@gmail.com. Keep letters under 300 words and be sure to include your university affiliation. Anonymity will not be granted.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
(09/07/14 10:06pm)
Big universities and small universities each have their own allure. In choosing to be a Sun Devil, you don't have sacrifice one for the other — you can enjoy the advantages and eschew the negatives of both.
(08/26/14 12:02am)
Listen to Beyoncé and “put that damn camera down!” The pop diva screamed these words at a July concert in Atlanta in response to an annoying fan. When she pulled the fan up on stage with her, he held his phone up the entire time taping, not experiencing the once-in-a-lifetime chance to share the same oxygen as this legendary talent. Her words serve as a lesson to society as a whole.