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

The small role of post-graduates in a large world

Don’t fear the post-graduation questions ... we’re all small fish in a big, big pond.

By Alex Petrusek | April 26, 2010

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