Opinion
Bills, polls and Obama show Arizona not ‘purple’
Forty-five percent of Arizona voted for Barack Obama to be president ... Now, more than two-thirds of Arizonans are supporting, depending who you ask, a very conservative, racist or unconstitutional immigration measure.
By Dustin Volz
| April 29, 2010
What’s creating quakes?
After an Iranian cleric made a comment about women’s dress causing earthquakes, student Jennifer McCreight had her own thing to say. She started a “Boobquake” as a joke to disprove the accusations.
By Megan Mattox
| April 29, 2010
Professors’ political partisanship part of reality
University professors have the ability to shape our minds however they like and to fill us with the knowledge of the world or their own personal biases. Are we in good hands?
By Hal Cohen
| April 29, 2010
Editorial: Spring 2010’s top stories
We’re not sure how it happened, but we’ve reached the end of the semester again. The final full week of school comes to a close tomorrow, and final exams and projects will likely absorb all of ASU students’ energies until mid-May.
By Editorial Board
| April 28, 2010
Rethinking the institution of beer
Humanity’s fascination with beer is seemingly unbound by creed, ethnicity, gender, class or historical epoch; people love beer.
By Max Feldhake
| April 28, 2010
Homeopathy awareness ineffective
You may be asking yourself, "What is homeopathy?" Well, allow me to expand on the details regarding this natural wonder of garbage medicine.
By Noah Lewkowitz
| April 28, 2010
‘Birther’ bill caters to conspiracy, wastes money
The Arizona House passed a bill that would require presidential candidates to submit a birth certificate for the 2012 election. People who believe President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. can count this is a victory, but the rest of us can count it as a waste of time and money.
By Austin Yost
| April 28, 2010
Letters to the Editor: April 29
In response to Corbin Smith’s April 26 letter, “A taxing situation.”
By Letters
| April 28, 2010
Bean swastika protest at Capitol a call to action
Monday morning the state capital awoke to find refried bean swastikas on the Senate and House. This protest should only be the beginning. It should be a call to action.
By Norman Shamas
| April 28, 2010
Editorial: Orwellian attendance
NAU, our Lumberjack neighbor to the north, seems to be taking a page out of George Orwell’s “1984” with a new plan to keep track of student attendance.
By Editorial Board
| April 27, 2010
Breaking down the myths, gift of giving is powerful
Students must realize that giving back to those less fortunate than themselves is something that must be pursued at all times, and that donations need not necessarily be monetary. Finding a cause to help out is just a click away.
By Kartik Talamadupula
| April 27, 2010
Marriage, commitment: Are they going out of style?
Divorce has become the latest trend. With over half of all marriages in the U.S. failing, is the concept of holy matrimony even possible anymore?
By Shala Marks
| April 27, 2010
POINT: Trading freedom for dubious security
SB 1070, which recently passed in Arizona, is a bad law and a threat to civil rights.
By John Gaylord
| April 27, 2010
COUNTER: Protecting borders key to keeping AZ safe
SB1070 is Arizona’s new measure to keep tabs on illegal immigration. Called “racist" on one side of the spectrum, it is championed by those who believe in secure borders.
By Brian Anderson
| April 27, 2010
Letters to the Editor: April 28
In response to Ben Morin’s April 22 column, “Banning drugs limits joy.”
By Letters
| April 27, 2010
Editorial: ‘The Real World: ASU’
If you’ve ever had the desire to be woefully misrepresented on one of cable’s sleaziest channels, you’re about to have that chance — MTV’s “The Real World” is coming to Tempe.
By Editorial Board
| April 26, 2010
Letters to the Editor: April 27
Do we already have organizations that can work on them? If the question is yes, why not support what we already have?
By Letters
| April 26, 2010
Bill would benefit individuals, democracy
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission lifted a ban on corporate campaign spending. We have a chance to correct that.
By Andrew Hedlund
| April 26, 2010
ASU should find some fun in ‘Flunk Day’ tradition
Other colleges invest in their students’ quality of life — why can’t ASU?
By Zach Fowle
| April 26, 2010