Columns

ASU 101 abridged

As the horde of freshmen descends upon the ASU campuses this semester, it will most surely be confronted with the infamous “ASU experience” class, the one-credit ASU 101. This column will tell you everything that class won't about ASU society.

By Benjamin Negley | August 22, 2010

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Betting on a 4.0: a greater risk than payoff

Ultrinsic.com offers students a forum to bet on their final grades and GPA, but the payoff cheapens the nature of a good education.

By Abbey Murrell | August 19, 2010

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Today’s sci-fi writing tomorrow’s reality

The technological gadgets and “must-haves” of today that will fill the landfills of tomorrow seem to be the ideas, concepts and thematic elements of the science fiction and fantasy writing of yesterday.

By Ben Karris | August 19, 2010

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O Napolitano, where art thou?

Obama wouldn’t be dealing with any of this if he had the foresight to see that selecting Gov. Janet Napolitano to be the Secretary of Homeland Security might have a huge ripple effect on not just Arizona politics but the national conversation on immigration reform.

By Dustin Volz | August 19, 2010

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Obama should stop blaming Bush

If President Obama wants to change the negative narrative threatening to overcome his presidency, he should start by letting George W. Bush off the hook.

By Will Munsil | August 19, 2010

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The Devil wears pride

As we rush headlong into the frenzy of a new academic year, it may be useful to dwell on the opportunity and pride in being a Sun Devil.

By Kartik Talamadupula | August 18, 2010

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Sending the wrong signal

When it comes to new relationships, persistence isn’t always the key to getting what you want.

By Lindsey Kupfer | August 18, 2010

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Tyrant majorities cannot continue to threaten basic rights

Several recent events highlight the nation’s racial divides.

By Andrew Hedlund | August 18, 2010

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The Disclosure Act threatened First Amendment right

The DISCLOSE Act would have done nothing but stomp our First Amendment into the ground. We need to cure our politicians, not the special interest groups tempting them.

By Brian Anderson | July 30, 2010

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Two-letter Republican slogan offers 'no' solution

The mid-term strategy coming from the right seems to be simple – no, no, no.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 30, 2010

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Government: when bigger is not better

Every day I wake up and ask myself why our government is so big, and every night I go to bed and ask myself why it is so ineffective.

By Brian Anderson | July 25, 2010

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DREAM Act will help illegal immigrants, economy

Passing the DREAM Act is only fair to the students it affects and our nation’s economy.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 25, 2010

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Proposition 203: the weed initiative, part II

Proposition 203 will legalize the use of medical marijuana as prescribed by a physician. I do support the bill, but residents must support it for the correct reasons.

By Brian Anderson | July 18, 2010

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Cap and trade: the conservative solution

Conservatives have run from an environmental policy that appeals to their fundamental, free-market values.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 18, 2010

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Stimulating economy is a matter of pragmatism, patriotism

June’s dismal employment figures – the country lost 125,000 nonfarm jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – raise questions concerning the state of the economy.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 11, 2010

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Proposition 203: the weed initiative, part I

Proposition 203 will legalize the use of medical marijuana as prescribed by a physician. I do support the bill, but residents must support it for the correct reasons.

By Brian Anderson | July 11, 2010

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Cry me a river, and thou shalt be forgiven

There may be no crying in baseball, but when celebrities get caught in the public limelight for doing something wrong, crying seems to be the trump card of forgiveness time and time again.

By Dustin Volz | July 5, 2010

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The cap-and-slave debate, part II

Integrating a system of cap-and-trade is the Cadillac of bad decisions.

By Brian Anderson | July 5, 2010

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Taking on immigration in a practical sense

While I am abhorred that our state would pass something as repulsive as SB 1070, the Justice Department should not sue Arizona.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 5, 2010

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The cap-and-slave debate, part I

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has nothing to do with climate change. Unfortunately, the current administration is using it to push through cap-and-trade.

By Brian Anderson | June 27, 2010

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