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The ASU gymnastics team flipped its way to one of the team's better performances of the season, but it was no match for No. 4 Utah as the Gym Devils lost 197.825-194.100 on Friday night.
ASU gymnastics junior Taylor Allex is happy to be a Gym Devil, but there was a point when she didn't think she would be one.
We all know that the U.S. election system is a little funky. From the strange electoral college, to unknown super PACs, to large amounts of dark money, there are many things to complain about when it comes to choosing this country’s leaders. The most disturbing element, though, of the election system is the very existence of gerrymandering. After each census, each and every state goes through the process of reapportionment of district lines which comes as a result of a rule where every district must contain the same number of voters. So thus, movements in the state’s population mean that states must redraw district boundaries and lines. Gerrymandering, as a result, is the manipulation of district lines for political advantage of one party or class. Prominently, here in the U.S. there is both partisan gerrymandering and racial gerrymandering. When participating in partisan gerrymandering, the dominant party in the state comes up with the district lines to give the edge to their current incumbents and to grab as many potential future seats as possible. That means, in the U.S.-representation-for-all election system (cue eagles now), Democrats have the ability to eliminate a previous district where Republicans had a majority of the vote and instead make two new districts, splitting up the conservative vote. Now the conservatives now have only half the percent of voters in each, giving the edge to the Democrats. That process is known as “cracking."Another strategy of gerrymandering that makes our forefathers turn over in their respective graves is known as “packing." This is a strategy where an opposing party will draw lines in order concentrate as many voters of the opposing party as possible into one district; that gives the opposing party only the chance to win one seat, where if they were spread around in other districts, they would have a greater chance of winning more seats.According to an article done by Freedom House, many of today’s legislative districts, especially in the House of Representatives, do not contain communities, but instead conglomerates of groups of people who have the same color of skin, same level of wealth, same political agendas, same sort of jobs, and similar voting habits.Racial gerrymandering is the forming of prominently minority districts throughout a state, usually used when the dominate party in the state are the Democrats. While it has made it easier for minorities to win political seats in the house, it comes with its consequences. According to the Wall Street Journal, too many black voters have been packed into a handful of districts, which means a dilution of black voters elsewhere. The fear is that the creation of majority black districts has steered U.S. democracy toward a trend of ghettoized politics and racial demagogy. According to a professor of political science at Mount Holyoke, some states like California, Texas, Kentucky and Indiana have become infamous for gerrymandering. For example, gerrymandering has become so ridiculous that state Democrats in California designed a district for an incumbent that had 385 sides. Just check out this map of Congressional District 12 in North Carolina.It is obvious that the existence of gerrymandering is hurting the democratic integrity of the U.S. election process. The elimination of this outdated process will reduce the presence of extremes in the U.S. democratic system and move overall U.S. democracy in the right direction. It won’t fix everything such as the Electoral College and influence of dark money, but given the state of the election process today, anything will be a major improvement. Reach the columnist at ndsmit12@asu.edu or follow @noahsmith1996 on Twitter.Like The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.Editor’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.
Despite a number of strong all-around performances from the Gym Devils, the ASU gymnastics team fell short to the No. 19 Stanford Cardinal, 196.525-193.775, on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
Last weekend was a forgettable one for the ASU gymnastics team.
I am personally offended by these accusations against the New England Patriots over the deflation of footballs in the Patriots' victory over the Colts in the AFC title game, which has been sensationalized into one of the biggest sports stories over of the past year. How dare people accuse such a noble and honest organization of doing something that so distasteful: cheating! Bill Belichick is the best and only role model in the NFL for demonstrating what it means to lead with honorable integrity and ethical maturity due to his outstanding track record.
The ASU gymnastics team's lack of depth outweighed a few shining performances as the team placed fourth at the Cal Quad Meet in Berkeley, California, on Sunday afternoon.
The ASU gymnastics team has endured its ups and downs already — and the season started just a few weeks ago.
In his new State of the Union address, the President plans to introduce several new economic proposals that are designed to create revenue to pay for a series of breaks toward boosting stagnant middle and low incomes. One such proposal would raise the current capital gains tax from its current level of 23.8 percent to 28 percent, which the administration is hoping could raise around $320 billion in the next 10 years to fund these tax credits for the middle and low class.
I think that it is fair to say that not many young people give a second thought about politics. Today’s youth are more likely to vote for their favorite singers in "American Idol" or "The Voice" rather than their nation’s president. According to a political science professor at the University of Illinois, there are students in his classes who are not even aware of the three branches of government. He is worried that too many people rely on campaign ads and Internet information for political knowledge.
It’s been an unusual week in Tempe in celebration of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game on Saturday. Similar to a championship fight week in boxing, both sides gave their parting remarks the day before while stadium crews finished setting the scene outside of the venue.
The ASU track and field team finished its regular season on Saturday, splitting the victory with rival UA.The dual meet was the second of the season for the Sun Devils, and the men came away victorious.Sprinter Ryan Milus led the ASU men to three first-place finishes. Within a matter of just over an hour, the redshirt junior helped the men's 4x100-meter relay to a first-place finish before running away with the 100- and 200-meter dashes.The team of Milus, redshirt freshman Devan Spann, senior Chris Burrows and junior Will Henry's time of 39.40 currently ranks No. 7 in the nation. Milus would also go on to help himself with a top-10 qualifying time in the 100-meter dash and top-20 in the 200-meter dash. His teammate Spann would finish runner-up to Milus in both events. Redshirt senior distance runner Darius Terry missed a first-place finish in the men's 1500-meter race, but his time of 3:42.34 would be his career best and put him at No. 15 in the country.Redshirt senior thrower Jordan Clarke won both the hammer throw and shot put. Clarke didn't originally intend to throw in the shot put, as he was going to rest his injured hand. But Clarke still had the better toss after just a few throws in the shot put. The ASU men blew out UA with a 118-79 team victory. Women fall shortThe No. 8 Sun Devil women had their work cut out for them against the No. 3 Wildcats. ASU's Chelsea Cassulo drew first blood, hurling an all-time NCAA dual meet record in the hammer throw with a toss of 69.52 meters."It felt great to come out and be very consistent and get another throw out close to my personal record," Cassulo said. "Some of the other competitors had personal record throws, so there was a lot of energy going during the competition."Her attention now turns to the championship season."I just want to keep trusting my training, and keep doing what I have done all season," Cassulo said. "Breaking more records and getting on top of the podium are goals I am shooting for."Fellow thrower redshirt junior Anna Jelmini won the discus with a throw of 57.38m after throwing 60.11 meters the day prior at the Triton Invitational. Junior pole-vaulter Heather Arseneau leapt to a career best with a first-place vault of 4.09 meters. Her teammate, fellow junior Shaylah Simpson, also had a great performance, finishing just behind Arseneau with a jump of 4.00 meters.Senior multi-competitor Christabel Nettey made easy work of both the long and triple jump over the UA women to help ASU tack on some points. "Personally, I expected a lot more from myself," Nettey said. "I was hoping to have a couple 21 foot jumps, but I was struggling on the runway."Nettey says she'll be ready for Los Angeles and knows what she's capable of. "I'm not too worried about it though ... I'm just going to put in a lot of technical work and focus in these next two weeks so that when I get to USC I can execute."However, all the Sun Devil women athletes success wasn't enough to take the meet, as the Wildcat women would win 102-87. Reach the reporter at msterrel@asu.edu or follow him on Twitter @ASUreporter_MT
Once a year, the ASU track and field team squares off against its in-state rivals to the north and south. It is a rare occurrence for a meet to only include three schools. The meet primarily focuses on ASU's matchup with UA, but NAU is also entered in the competition. While this meet doesn’t directly influence the Territorial Cup, it’s still a good old-fashioned rivalry. “The UA competition isn’t a huge deal, but it is a big deal to beat them,” redshirt senior thrower Jordan Clarke said. “We have an annual territorial cup where whoever wins takes it home, but the (actual) Territorial Cup doesn’t count until Pac-12s. So this meet is more of a tune-up.” When it comes to track and field, the Territorial Cup point goes to whichever team finishes higher in the Pac-12 championships, which begin in a week with Pac-12 Multis. Clarke is one of the Sun Devils still not qualified for nationals in his respective event. However, this is strictly due to his minor injury refraining him from competing in a shot put thus far. “I’ll be taking this weekend off from the shot put to give my hand some more rest,” Clarke said. “I’ve been dealing with a sprained finger on my throwing hand the whole season, so (I'm) trying to manage through it. I’ll open up at Pac-12s.” Clarke is currently qualified for the discus and hammer throw. On the track side the men's team is now unranked. Redshirt freshman distance runner Ryan Herson moved into the No. 15 spot in the 5000-meter national rankings after his personal best time of 13:51.00. His competition will be the athlete just ahead of him in the rankings: NAU freshman distance runner Futsum Zienasellassie. Both men’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams are sitting at No. 11 in the rankings and will look to continue their climb to the top. Clarke’s teammate, redshirt senior thrower Joe Riccio, is sitting at No. 35 in the shot put and hopes to qualify for nationals along with Clarke in the same event. Top-10 Battle The ASU women are currently ranked No. 8 in the country while the UA women are sitting above them at No. 3. The Sun Devils want to use the rivalry as motivation and use the meet to test their ability against a top team. “We are still wanting to get personal records and work on things that have to be perfected,” senior sprinter Keia Pinnick said. “All the while, it’s our rival school, so we are attacking it like a big deal.” Pinnick is sitting at No. 20 in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, No. 9 in the 400-meter hurdles and No. 3 in the heptathlon. She also has helped both of her 4x100 and 4x400-relay teammates into the top 25. Her main focus against the Wildcats is the heptathlon with the Pac-12 Multis being just a week away. “The main goal is to beat UA, but also kind of practice some of my heptathlon events one last time before Pac-12s,” she said. Reach the reporter at msterrel@asu.edu and follow on Twitter at @ASUreporter_MT
The transition from high school to adulthood for any student athlete is filled with trials and tribulations.
The ASU track and field team traveled to Walnut, Calif., with only a handful of athletes on Thursday and several profited from the trip.
With the first championship meet just two weeks away, the ASU track and field athletes will make a last push to qualify. Meanwhile, redshirt junior pole-vaulter Derick Hinch said his mentality stays the same, while the physical aspect of competing increases. “No real change in mindsets,” Hinch said. “Just tampering down the weights and workouts and allow our body to start peaking.” Hinch is coming off of a first-place and third-place finish in his last two meets and will travel to the Mt. SAC Relays as the No. 13 pole vaulter in the country. Continuing that success doesn’t sound like too much of a worry either. “I just have to keep working hard and competing, and it will all fall into place,” Hinch said. “I’m feeling good about this season. The next few weeks are going to be huge for qualifying for regionals and eventually nationals.” Along with Hinch, the men’s distance runners will travel to Walnut, Calif., for the meet. Senior Nick Happe, who is currently No. 25 in the men’s 1500-meter, intends to climb the rankings this weekend. Happe took second overall and first of all collegiate athletes at the Sun Angel Classic in the 1500-meter run two weeks ago.Women want to remain consistent For the No. 8 women Sun Devils, sophomore distance runner Shelby Houlihan is looking to continue her hot streak. Houlihan ranks No. 10 in the 800-meter and No. 12 in the 1500-meter. She doesn’t plan to stop there and continues to make her way up the rankings. Just two weeks ago, Houlihan wasn’t even in the top 50 in the women’s 1500-meter. Fellow teammate, No. 10 junior pole-vaulter Shaylah Simpson, is also coming off a stellar performance. After a few bumps in the road, Simpson got back on the winning track and in a big meet. Her victory at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou helped the women to their third-place finish. She’s looking to feed off that successful performance as she continues to climb the national rankings. Reach the reporter at msterrel@asu.edu or follow on Twitter @ASUreporter_MT
Security at Cue Club on Mill Avenue checks the authenticity of a driver’s license in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday, April 12, 2013.
With the championship season just a month away, the ASU track and field team is tightening up all loose ends.
The guys from Phoenix really likes their new song "Entertainment."The crowd enjoyed hearing the new single so much that it was a focus of the first and last notes at its concert Monday at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. The French quartet played to a sold-out crowd in support of its upcoming album, "Bankrupt!" After brave early-birds weathered the high winds and slight rain on the uncharacteristically cool evening, Canadian rocker Mac DeMarco opened the evening with his own unique style.Although his home could not be more contrast to California, his slackerish surf rock came across with leisure and pop. Promoting his fittingly-titled sophomore album "2," DeMarco showed genuineness and bluntness throughout his set, playing like the audience was friends at a crowded house party.The only downside to his performance was the unfortunate flow of incomers taking attention away from the stage. Shortly after 9 p.m., the house lights dimmed and Phoenix took to the stage.As the music began, the crowd cheered and simultaneously raised their cell phones in the air.Although frontman Thomas Mars encouraged vocals from the audience, the amount of suspended screens and disrespectful flashes proved to be a distraction for both the crowd and the band. The band continued for a string of songs off of its popular 2009 album "Wolfgang Amaedeus Phoenix."It then played the lengthy "Love Like A Sunset" after a handful of songs. Phoenix's ability to captivate an audience truly shined during this two-parted track, mesmerizing the crowd with and without Mars on the stage. Each instrument and musician found a way to shine throughout the 10 minutes of the rendition, which was one of the set's highlights. After playing some songs off of its forthcoming release, the band performed the crowd-pleasing "1901" and left the stage.Not two minutes later, Mars returned with only guitarist Christian Mazzalai for a minimalist rendition of "Countdown (Sick for the Big Sun)."Mars headed out to the crowd to sing among the audience, staring into more iPhone cameras than eyes. Laurent Brancowitz (guitar/keys), Deck d’Arcy (bass) and the two instrumentalists returned for a total of three more songs to finish out the four-song encore.Mars finished the closing number "Rome" by trekking out to the depths of the crowd and thanking the crowd for their attendance and support.But just when everyone planned for the last note, the instrumentals fired back up to conclude with the jubilant chorus and hook of "Entertainment." Phoenix blew away a packed venue of wind-refugees on Monday night for over an hour with its trademark sound played at maximum volume.The visuals did not disappoint either, providing a transition between projected images, static and a variety of flashing fluorescent colors. Either way, no one in attendance was at risk of growing bored. Reach the reporter at mitchell.bobman@asu.edu
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