Opinion
Tax-incentives bill needed to sustain Ariz. economy
A proposed tax incentives bill is a key part of the economic strategy Arizona needs.
Downtown ‘ambassadors’ good resource
The Downtown Phoenix Ambassadors are the men and women walking around wearing bright orange shirts that say “Ask Me!” They are an excellent resource to ASU students.
Why the health care plan won’t work
Arizona has joined the fight against the federal government’s individual mandates since a little less than nothing makes sense about the health care bill.
Looking into an invisible society
Poverty remains a misguided social issue. People overlook those who are struggling financially because they are unable to relate to their burdens.
Editorial: Sanctions won't end season
Yesterday, the most prestigious athletic program at ASU suffered penalties for infractions dating back to 2004. The ASU baseball team, currently ranked No. 1 in the nation, was sanctioned by the University as a result of an investigation that led to the forced resignation on legendary head coach Pat Murphy.
Banning drugs limits joy
Many people have a deep-seated objection to drugs as a proper avenue to pleasure and happiness. Such a choice is deeply personal and each person should be allowed to choose for him or herself the ways to achieve happiness.
Anarchy as an alternative?
With the whole country arguing about how the government should be operating, one ASU organization asks us, ‘What if there wasn’t one to operate?'
Day of Prayer unconstitutional, may be abolished
Last week the National Day of Prayer was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. The judge made the right decision and hopefully May 6, 2010 will be the last government sponsored National Day of Prayer.
Sophomores, like seniors, should celebrate learning
Remember that saying, “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten”? Well, I feel like the rest of life’s lessons I learned during my first two years at college.
Letters to the Editor: April 22
In response to the April 13 editorial, “Pushing PIRG.”
Editorial: Arresting activism
As one of the most controversial immigration bills sat on Gov. Jan Brewer’s desk Tuesday, nine students sat in a Maricopa County jail.
Gods don’t wait, but people do
Idle waiting not only allows uninterrupted connection with what the mind and body are doing, it reminds us that no matter how many obligations we have or people who might wish to talk to us, we still have to wait for someone else.
Chronicled for ‘tweet’-ernity
If your future offspring ever want to research social norms of our era using the Library of Congress, your Twitter will be their primary source.
Tea Partiers uninformed, many untaxed
With 25 different tax cuts passed during the Obama administration, why aren’t Tea Partiers happy?
RFID Technology: Where ‘sci-fi’ meets ‘I spy’
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchips are readily available for human insertion...still, the question remains: Would you agree to be low-jacked?
Editorial: The Columbine Generation
The tragedy that happened at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 changed the way we grew up. It changed our parents. It changed the way we thought about guns, about security, about our society.
3D films have gone too far
While 3D originated in the 1950s, the success of the 2009 box office record-breaker, “Avatar,” specially designed to wow the technology world, seems to have sparked a Hollywood obsession with 3D films.
