Opinion

Breaking away from summer break

The achievement gap widens as students across America sit on their living room floors during the hot summer months and watch “SpongeBob SquarePants” reruns while guzzling Freeze Pops.

By Dustin Volz | September 29, 2010

Taking flight

Travel opens doors. Whether you want to go abroad or stay in town, there are more options for seeing things today than before.

By Isaiah McCoy | September 29, 2010

Letters: Sept. 30

Readers share their views with The State Press.

By Letters | September 29, 2010

Status change

A recent study suggests that Facebook can provoke jealousy in relationships. Maybe if we stop stalking our significant others, or grow up, we’d all get along a little better.

By Lindsey Kupfer | September 29, 2010

Mexican newspaper takes stand against drug cartels

A Mexican newspaper wrote an editorial to leaders of two major drug cartels that allegedly killed a young photography intern from the paper.

By Sarah Whitmire | September 29, 2010

Editorial: Reloading debate

The unfortunate event of a 19-year-old student opening fire on the University of Texas at Austin yesterday is sure to reload the discussion of gun laws across the nation.

By Editorial Board | September 28, 2010

I now pronounce you church and state

The debate on gay marriage is a conflict not meant for government involvement. It is a societal debate and therefore shall be solely debated by society.

By Brian Anderson | September 28, 2010

Atheism on trial

Can science alone answer the Big Question?

By Oday Shahin | September 28, 2010

Letter: Sept. 29

Arizona has been contemplating if marijuana should be legalized or prohibited from society.

By Letters | September 28, 2010

Prosecutorial power is alive and ill

Recent news continues to underscore problems with the public justice system on both local and federal levels.

By Daniel O'Connor | September 28, 2010

Jump on the ‘ban’ wagon

The Montana GOP thinks it can randomly eliminate things it doesn’t like in society, like being gay. This is one writer’s own list of ridiculous bans.

By Emilie Eaton | September 28, 2010

Editorial: Education’s facelift

A broken cycle in the education system has been tolerated for far too long, and now U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is trying to get us back on track.

By Editorial Board | September 27, 2010

It takes two to boost Iran’s public image

Until Mahmoud Ahmadinejad learns to control his word-vomit, Iran’s capitol, Tehran, will remain unrecognized as a westernized gem in a political cesspool.

By Benjamin Negley | September 27, 2010

Letters: Sept. 28

Readers share their views with The State Press.

By Letters | September 27, 2010

Primitive lives in an advanced world

A group in the Washington, D.C., area is helping participants learn primitive, indigenous skills.

By Abbey Murrell | September 27, 2010

Outsourcing the future

Outsourcing grading is not fair to students and does not foster a good education system.

By Andrew Hedlund | September 27, 2010

Editorial: The fifth element

ASU is known for its expansion in higher education, and while the four on-site campuses might have spatial limits, it’s the online campus that may see the most change in the near future.

By Editorial Board | September 26, 2010

CrackBerry pitfalls

Cell phone usage is important, but it can get out of control. Knowing when to put down your phone might be difficult, but it’s just as essential to modern survival as a 3G network.

By Anna Bethancourt | September 26, 2010

Letters: Sept. 27

Kudos to The State Press for running an excellent front-page piece about a man who has meant a lot to me over the past few years.

By Letters | September 26, 2010

Patriotic potency

Defining patriotism is muddled by its immediate context.

By Dan Garry | September 26, 2010

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