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Bravo to the return of Tempe Town Lake. More than two months after the great drain of our city’s centerpiece, the Arizona Department of Water Resources is scheduled to begin refilling the lake with the help of thousands of athletes’ tears of joy. So get those Speedos and swim caps back on, Ironmen and women; we’ve got a triathlon around the bend.
Arizona is just determined to make headlines. And for the first time in a while, it has nothing to do with our political climate.
The results of a bilingual telephone survey completed by the Pew Hispanic Center suggests that Hispanic voters may be skipping out on midterm elections over Arizona’s immigration reform bill, SB 1070.
Arizona, we have a “mega-problem.” At least that’s the message ASU President Michael Crow gave at a meeting with The State Press editorial board when talking about education, budgets and the possible increase in tuition.
With the evolution of any form of civilization, there is bound to be an Age of Barbarianism. But when that civilization lies within the most advanced form of technology and communication, it leaves a sense of duality in our world that allows us to detach ourselves from the physical and psychological persecution, which is why the increase in cyberbullying is bringing such a great call for cyber civility.
Bravo to October. We know fall technically started Sept. 22, but with highs of 108 degrees still turning our campus into a mass of sweaty bodies, we’re welcoming Tuesday’s predicted high of 88 as the first day of fall. (Call us skeptics, but we’ll believe it when we see it.) Although October unfortunately means a month of midterms, it also marks the revival of street life around Tempe. From Tempe Town Lake’s Oktoberfest to the return of inventive bike riders of Tour de Fat, we’ll barely miss our beloved lake, which might just be refilled before schedule and in time for the November Ironman. Things are certainly looking up for the melted souls in the Valley.
The First Amendment has come to the rescue for many an offensive display of free speech. And while there’s no debating with our rights or the Founding Fathers over something as childish as the ranting on a blog, there are certainly a few brow-furrowing thoughts that come about when a government official starts a blog to attack a college student.
The unfortunate event of a 19-year-old student opening fire on the University of Texas at Austin yesterday is sure to reload the discussion of gun laws across the nation, particularly related to college campuses.
In any cycle, there can be serious consequences when something gets out of whack.
ASU is widely known for its recently unparalleled expansion in higher education, and while the four on-site campuses might have spatial limits, it’s the online campus that may see the most change in the near future.
Boo to the Arizona Board of Regents for slashing the AIMS scholarships. The good news is that ABOR isn’t doing away with the scholarship completely, but Arizona high school students will no longer receive a tuition waiver to the three state universities for passing the required high school graduation exam. The first group to be affected by this cut is current high school sophomores, and those who receive the scholarships will only receive a fourth of freshman-year tuition, as opposed to a full waiver. This removes a huge incentive for many Arizona residents to move on to college. Not to mention, it could hurt plans to dramatically increase college enrollment in the state.
Keeping up the image of America’s toughest sheriff can’t be cheap.
Tuesday was yet another moment of misleading political disappointment as two important civil rights issues failed to advance in Congress. Coat-tailing on a defense authorization bill, the DREAM Act and a repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy were voted down and stalled, respectively.
After volleying between the House of Representatives and the Senate since 2001, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act might finally see the light of day.
After ASU football’s loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, junior quarterback Steven Threet said he doesn’t believe in moral victories. He wanted the actual victory.
Bravo to space tourism. Dominating the world’s aircraft manufacturing just wasn’t enough for Boeing, which announced Wednesday its plans to enter the commercial world of space exploration. Start saving your monies now, folks — the first commercial flight out of this stratosphere is coming in 2015. (Of course, you’ll have to pay the fare to get to Cape Canaveral, Fla., first.) The space capsules would carry about seven people, four of whom would be astronauts. Opening space to the common man and Star Wars fans would also cheapen the cost of sending our astronauts to the final frontier.
Demolition of a vacant Phoenix hotel has brought a rat pack to the Downtown campus. Before you start gearing up for a local version of “Ocean’s Eleven,” you should realize this situation isn’t quite so smooth.
When the Internet fails, do your Facebook friends notice?
President Michael Crow’s green thumb has nurtured a University from about 55,000 students to over 70,000 in eight years, anchored by one of the largest freshman classes this semester. With that, and the highest freshman retention rate in ASU history, the University is in the perfect position to start reaping the harvest of hard work, and a new funding plan may do just that.
If you didn’t make it to Saturday’s ASU football game, you have probably been deceived.
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