Opinion

Terry Jones: unearned scapegoat

Florida pastor Terry Jones’ act of burning the Quran hasn't led to protests and violence in Afghanistan.

By Daniel O'Connor | April 3, 2011

Instead, a day with shoes

TOMS Shoes has an excellent premise for their company, but their A Day Without Shoes campaign is slightly archaic.

By Julianna Roberts | April 3, 2011

BP to continue drilling in the Gulf; catastrophe inevitable?

U.S. Gov. Regulators and British oil empire BP have come to an agreement that will allow BP to continue deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as early as July.

By Ben Karris | April 3, 2011

Thoughts on the upcoming elections

The 2012 presidential election will most likely be based on shallow rhetoric and not any substantive intellectual ideas.

By Sohail Bayot | April 3, 2011

Boos & Bravos: April 1

Boo to the student regent selection process, Arizona’s Medicaid plans and program fees. Bravo to priority registration for voters and gender-neutral housing at ASU.

By Editorial Board | March 31, 2011

Breaking the mold: college and its stereotypes

In addition to being a “learning source,” pop culture may also contribute to our ideas about stereotypes. What has pop culture taught us about college?

By Ashley Haines | March 31, 2011

How to become an anarchist

These are the transformations of my political mind throughout my college years writing for the newspaper. Every debate I ever lost was worth the pain.

By Brian Anderson | March 31, 2011

Letter to the Editor: April 1

Reader responds to The State Press.

By Letters | March 31, 2011

‘The Pearl’ and the impending doom

Tax breaks for the wealthy continue to reinforce our society’s sickness and misplacement of priorities.

By Sohail Bayot | March 31, 2011

Editorial: Oil in turmoil

Remember the last time you spent $60? It may very well have been on a tank of gas.

By Editorial Board | March 30, 2011

Marginalizing citizens, not addressing the problem

Anthony Hill, a substitute teacher working in Glendale, has sparked a media firestorm and reignited the immigration debate after sending a racially charged letter to Senate President Russell Pearce.

By Zachary Levin-Epstein | March 30, 2011

Devil Dish: March 31

Barry Bonds is in the biggest pickle of his life, but with a little help he might manage to escape scot-free.

By Kyle Newman | March 30, 2011

To Catch a Cheater

Stories about people cheating are everywhere. Has cheating increased or does technology make it easier to get caught?

By Lindsey Kupfer | March 30, 2011

Feminism redefined

Why are so many reluctant to embrace or even understand feminism?

By Isabelle Novak | March 30, 2011

Letter to the Editor: March 31

PRIVILEGED AND CLASSIST (In response to Kailin Biggerstaff’s March 25 column, “The light rail: dangerously convenient.”) Sorry, State Press, but your privilege is showing. Ms. Biggerstaff expresses concern that the light rail may be used by higher numbers of poor people given Phoenix's rising gas prices via euphemistic language that refers to the homeless as "unruly" and "dangerous." She further complains that more poor people on the light rail means college students will be less safe, citing her friends' stories of drug deals and robberies. She argues that it should be made harder to get onto trains without paying, because apparently all problems stem from poor people stealing rides. As a frequent rider of the light rail, I have experienced harassment and threats, and have been made to feel unsafe. However, I have never experienced anything unsavory at the hands of an apparently homeless person — how do you even tell something like that?

By Letters | March 30, 2011