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In his State of the Union Address last month, President Barack Obama spoke about “winning the future.” He emphasized the importance of math and science as well as the need for more teachers.
Yesterday, numbers began flying in the nation’s capital yesterday, and for once they weren’t poll numbers. President Barack Obama introduced his budget and Republicans in the House of Representatives, where they hold the majority, jumped on top of his budget from the onset. But these attacks amount to little more than politicking from the opposition.
Today marks the much-anticipated holiday of Valentine’s Day, or, depending on your relationship status, Singles Awareness Day (SAD). A typical Valentine’s Day date consists of dinner and a movie, but that can be done any other weekend night.
Boo to Groupon’s insensitive Tibet commercial that aired during the Super Bowl. “The people of Tibet are in trouble. Their very culture is in jeopardy,” the narrator of the ad said. The next line of the ad? “But they still whip up an amazing fish curry,” the narrator said. The people at Groupon lure their viewer in by presenting a real plight. Then, for good measure, they try to sell you on Groupon by letting you know that there are discounts for Tibetan food. Sure we enjoy Tibetan food and good deals, but not at the expense of human rights.
When it comes to body image, society is full of contradictions. On the one hand, we’re told we should all strive for that skinny supermodel body or those rock-hard six-pack abs.
Just when we thought the Legislature couldn’t go any further off the deep end, they’ve once again proven us wrong. Rather than focusing on responsible ways to balance the state’s budget, some legislators are crafting several ways to block abortion in Arizona.
Arizona’s geography makes it ground zero for an issue that gets everyone riled up. That issue is — you guessed it — immigration. Ever since Senate Bill 1070 was signed into law last spring, it has thrust both Arizona and immigration into the national spotlight. Our state is making headlines once again by leading the crusade to revoke birthright citizenship.
If Super Bowl Sunday isn’t one of the best days of the year, we don’t know what is. Between the football, the commercials, the food and the Puppy Bowl, there’s something for everyone.
Bravo to ASU junior Steven Limpert. He won the Circumnavigators Club Foundation grant, which is worth $9,000 and will allow him to travel around the world this summer to deepen his understanding of solar energy. Limpert will be traveling to six different countries and researching the development and commercialization of solar energy on his trek around the planet. He will also be looking at the government subsidies that fund these projects. It is certainly an honor to have an ASU student chosen for such a prestigious award, and this is sure to open a lot of doors for him. We just hope he comes back to sunny Arizona and offers his ingenuity to the solar industry at home.
Earlier this week nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize closed, and amidst all the nominees, quite a controversial name emerged. Norway politician Snorre Valen, a member of the Socialist Left Party, announced that WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange has been nominated for the prize.
We often feel helpless as the state Legislature passes more and more laws that set the state – specifically education – on a path to no return. The list is exhaustive: cuts in university funding, legislation targeting birthright citizenship and bills that would legalize carrying a concealed weapon on a college campus.
Common sense would dictate that after the tragedy in Tucson, Arizona would reevaluate its approach to gun laws. Perhaps the state would institute more thorough background checks — or at least require them — or ban the sale of extended magazines, which alleged assassin Jared Loughner used.
In the last six days, outrage and uncertainty have dominated the international news.
Bravo to Arizona’s independent voters. For the first time, the number of registered independents has surpassed those affiliated with a major political party — in this case, the Democrats. This may be bad news to all those with a bleeding heart out there, but perhaps if independent registration rises, so will independent thought. Our state is in the middle of a budget crisis, isn’t funding education, and is cutting people from the state Medicaid program. The solutions to our problems belong to no ideology — conservative or liberal — rather they are the solutions that work. Instead of voting by party line, we can only hope that these people will vote independently and set an example for all the card-toting conservatives and liberals.
It’s no secret that ASU appeals to students from just about anywhere in the country.
The politics of “triangulation” were clearly at play in Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Triangulation, a term that comes from the era of former President Bill Clinton, is when politicians put themselves at odds with not only the opposition party, but also those in his or her own party.
It’s not a secret that Arizona’s education system needs to be dealt with. Cuts have decimated both the K-12 and university education systems, and educators are essentially left to operate with pennies.
If we are to believe in ominous signs and a sports fan’s superstition, then ASU fans could be facing a troublesome road.
Bravo to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery. After being shot in the head on Jan. 8, she is now able to stand and scroll through pictures on an iPad, according to The Washington Post. She is being transported to TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston on Friday. Our hopes and prayers go out to her family, friends and constituents. Her family and friends deserve to have the woman they love so much back while her constituents deserve to have her fighting for them in Congress once again. Our hearts also go out to the others who were wounded in the tragic events in Tucson. No family should ever have to go through what those families went through.
Wednesday night, in a largely symbolic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 245-189 to repeal the health care law that was signed last March.
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