Columns

The changing face of Democrats: How Obama has blurred party lines

The Democratic Party has decided to follow the President instead of following the issues, and its fair-weather moral compass leaves a lot to be desired.

By Harrison Finzel | August 27, 2014

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"Affluenza" synonymous with immorality

By allowing the Couch family to continue its crime streak and claim to affluenza, we are giving the the concept legal standing.

By Megan Janetsky | August 27, 2014

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Back to basics with foreign policy

What would solve the problem in Iraq? Maybe getting back to basics, like collaborating with allies and showing the world that we will do whatever it takes to eradicate terrorism from the world.

By Jordan Brunner | August 27, 2014

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Current Republican candidates can't compete with Clinton

All of the jockeying for position hasn't exactly helped any of these guys' campaigns, but what's worse is the other factors destroying the reputation of the party in the eyes of undecided voters.

| August 26, 2014

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Candidacy of dunces: Republicans, and their embarrassing behavior

The Republicans are digging their own grave and making widespread Independent, Hispanic, and moderate Republican support increasingly unlikely because of their extreme views.

| August 26, 2014

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History provides a disturbing blueprint for economic flexing

In order to better understand the situation, we must look to history.

By Andrew Booth | August 26, 2014

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The futile attempt of teaching creativity

Creativity, no matter where you study, will not be taught to you — not in life, and certainly not in the classroom.

By William Ruof | August 26, 2014

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On the treatment of international students at ASU

Rather than viewing international students as a distraction in our classes, it is time we start viewing them as valuable additions to our learning experience.

By Ryan Lynch | August 26, 2014

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In the case of photography, less is more

Just because you can take 1,000 photos per minute doesn't mean you should.

By Aubrey Rumore | August 25, 2014

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There's more to life than "likes"

In a world that revolves around social media, it seems that people pretend to care more than they actually do.

By Alexis Gonzalez | August 25, 2014

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"Shake It Off" critics need to walk it off

The negative reactions over Taylor Swift’s new single are more controversial than the actual song

By Megan Janetsky | August 25, 2014

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Why 'LOL' and 'JK' should no longer be present on your profile

Your social media outlets could be saying more about your intelligence than you realize.

By Desiree Pharias | August 24, 2014

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Poor racial relations in St. Louis suburbs have origin in "white flight"

As much of the country made efforts to move past segregation after the Civil Rights movement, St. Louis seemingly doubled its efforts to avoid integration.

By Donnell Probst | August 24, 2014

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The romance of music is dead: How artificiality devastated art

It is almost as though you can see every nickel and dime being squeezed out of the artistry.

By Michelle Bryan | August 24, 2014

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Nice guys (or girls) finish last? Absolutely

It’s so easy to be “nice,” but it’s a lot harder to make someone authentically laugh on a daily basis in casual conversation.

By Becca Smouse | August 24, 2014

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How we can design Phoenix's Light Rail for the future

Phoenix needs a light rail system that will be used five days a week instead of a handful of days a year.

By Zach Josephson | August 24, 2014

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Withdrawing will disgrace us—again

If those who want to withdraw from Afghanistan would like to see how their isolationist plan would turn out, I would ask them to look a little bit west of Afghanistan, to a country called Iraq.

By Jordan Brunner | August 21, 2014

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ALS: Do it for the research or the likes?

Some people accuse the challenge of taking away from the purpose of raising awareness for the cause by having people get involved for the popularity on social media.

By Taylette Nunez | August 21, 2014

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On the reaction to Robin Williams’ death: How denigrating his decision affects us all

Chastising and insulting the mindset of people who suffer from depression or have suicidal thoughts is not going to help them recover — the key is empathy.

By Harrison Finzel | August 21, 2014

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Come back, Obama: The world needs you and so do I

I can't wait for Obama's return again so that everything in the world can go back to the way it was: perfect.

By William Ruof | August 20, 2014

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