Opinion

Letter: Response to criticism too dramatic

Letter to the editor: "The reaction to [Meredith Walker's] criticism was completely disproportionate to the criticism itself."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

Letter: Islam’s battle for rights

Letter to the editor: "What people fail to realize is that there are good followers and bad followers in every religion and that the actions of a few people should not dictate an overall opinion toward a certain group."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

An open letter to Meredith Walker

Letter to the editor: "If you actually study the history of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)'s life, and the Quran, you will find countless examples that portray Islam as a peaceful religion."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

Letter: A few individuals do not represent a whole

Letter to the editor: "I am very interested in what Quran texts Meredith has read that would imply that Islam is anything but a religion that highly values peace among themselves and others."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

Letter: Combating ignorance with truth

Letter to the editor: "Christianity is not characterized by its minority groups and Islam should not be either."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

Letter: Prejudice begets more prejudice

Letter to the editor: "It's a lot easier to vilify those spooky Muslims that live way out there."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

iPhone users desensitized by new technology

The iPhone 5 release highlights consumers’ hype over “the next new thing.”

By Arjun Chopra | October 1, 2012

Letter: Ignorant views founded on misconceptions

Letter to the editor: "It is astounding and confounding to see firsthand the level of shortsighted, narrow-minded thinking that persists not only on this campus, but across America."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

Letter: ASU leaders step down, not representative of ASA

Letter to the editor: "ASA represents all 140,000 students in the state of Arizona, not just for the students of NAU, UA, or ASU."

By Letters | October 1, 2012

Editorial: Viewers and violence: A love affair

The newsroom adage, “If it bleeds, it leads,” stems from audiences fascinated with violence. Until viewers change what they want, news organizations will show first and apologize later.

By Editorial Board | September 30, 2012

Reading between the lines on the touchdown heard ‘round the world

This was a train wreck in a variety of ways; most notably in the way corporations view their customers.

By Jonathan Fortner | September 30, 2012

Another plate of genetically modified organisms, please

Genetic modification in foods can greatly improve our lives.

By Jacob Evans | September 30, 2012

Letter: Multi-million dollar company discriminates against women

Letters to the editor.

By Letters | September 30, 2012

Undecided voters waiting for debates

Undecided voters are coping with unwarranted criticism from the media.

By Colton Gavin | September 30, 2012

Boos & Bravos: Sept. 28

The State Press goes through this week's news, giving out hoorays and nays.

By Editorial Board | September 27, 2012

A letter from the Editorial Board

As a news organization, we recognize the multitude of unpopular sentiments in our community and the letters section of the opinion page serves as a forum for students to voice ideas.

By Editorial Board | September 27, 2012

Letter: Conservative holds misinformed belief that Islam is violent

Letters to the editor.

By Letters | September 27, 2012

2012 SAT scores reflect steady failure of education system

With the class of 2012’s SAT scores reflecting a lack of rigor, is this a problem of the education system or students themselves?

By Morgan Chan | September 27, 2012

Discovering a way to form smarter opinions

Valuing content over speech can help us to form better opinions.

By Alexandria Tippings | September 27, 2012

Editorial: The other candidate

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson arrived on campus yesterday to remind students that he is still running for president of the United States.

By Editorial Board | September 26, 2012

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