Politics

Letter: Criticism of USG performance is uncalled for

Letter to the editor: "Think about what you did to make sure your voice was heard before blaming USG."

By Letters | October 31, 2013

Presidential Profiles: Megan Fisk works for more student involvement

GPSA President Megan Fisk has been a student at ASU for 7 years, and her experience on all levels of student government has given her a view for the future.

By Joey Hancock | October 31, 2013

Republican Party on 'Cruz' control toward destruction

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, exacerbates the “us vs. the world” mentality that the conservative movement cultivates.

| October 30, 2013

Tempe USG passes athletic fee bill

Tempe USG became the fifth campus government to vote to pass a $150-per-year fee funding athletics.

By Joey Hancock | October 29, 2013

Senators turn around as a speaker explains what the funds given to the club would be used for withi

Athletic fee bill: The basics

ASU student governments released a long list of programs and services provided to students that will be paid through reinvestment of tuition dollars.

By Joey Hancock | October 27, 2013

Student governments pass athletic fee bill

Four of the five student governments passed the athletic fee bill Friday and USG Tempe will vote Oct. 29. The bill will now move on to ASU President Michael Crow's office.

By Joey Hancock | October 25, 2013

Q&A: Immigration activist talks reform, trip to Washington to speak to Boehner

Exploratory sophomore Maria Castro, a member of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, talked to The State Press about comprehensive immigration reform.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | October 24, 2013

Presidential profiles: Howard Waldie IV attempts to unify campuses

ASU Undergraduate Student Government West President Howard Waldie IV is working for his fellow students as he presents a 20-year plan for campus development.

| October 23, 2013

Tempe Undergraduate Student Government President Jordan Davis, Graduate and Professional Student Association President Megan Fisk and Polytechnic Undergraduate Student Government President Franz Ferguson answer students’ questions during an open forum at the Memorial Union on Monday afternoon about the Athletic Fee Bill, which was proposed by student government earlier this month.

Student governments hold town halls, discuss proposed athletic fee

Student governments on all ASU campuses held town halls Monday to discuss a proposed athletic fee bill and help students better understand the reasons behind it.

By Joey Hancock and Lori Jarvis | October 21, 2013

Health care changes come at a bad time

The Affordable Care Act is a symbol of government overreach.

By Sean McCauley | October 17, 2013

Future of health care is brighter now

The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land.

| October 17, 2013

USG Downtown President Frank Smith III spent fall break meeting with ASU leadership to serve the needs of the undergraduate population. (Photo by Andrew Ybanez)

Presidential Profiles: USG Downtown President Frank Smith III works hard in first term

ASU Downtown campus president Frank Smith III discusses his dedication to his fellow students and what his administration hopes to accomplish this year.

By Joey Hancock | October 17, 2013

President of Undergraduate Student Government, Jordan Davis, adds clarification to a bill pertaining to funding and how that process works. The bill was aimed at health and wellness and a debt that has yet to be paid from last year. (Photo by Katie Dunphy)

USG presidents discuss athletic fee bill, seek student response

USG presidents continued to discuss various issues surrounding the proposal of Senate Bill 31, otherwise known as the athletic fee bill.

By Joey Hancock | October 16, 2013

U.S. Congress assumes role of stooge

What in the most spectacular hell happened?

| October 15, 2013

Montezuma Castle is near Camp Verde and a great spot to stop in the fall. This site is one of many parks in Arizona that has been affected by the government shutdown. (Photo by Arianna Grainey)

Students, community members react to national parks shutdown

The government shutdown has affected some ASU students as they prepare for fall break and planned to head off to national parks.

| October 10, 2013

New two-tiered voting rules will limit rights

Keeping voters from exercising their franchise in contests where their votes matter most is playing politics with civil rights.

By Savannah Thomas | October 9, 2013

ASU student government discusses implementation of athletic fee

USG held its second special session Tuesday evening to discuss a variety of bills including Senate Bill 31, which could impact students' wallets with a possible $75 fee.

By Joey Hancock | October 8, 2013

GOP won't win Obamacare battle

Instead of slowly killing the federal government, let’s legally shrink it.

By Sean McCauley | October 8, 2013

Long-term government shutdown could affect ASU veterans, research

ASU programs including ROTC and research facilities may begin to feel effects of government shutdown soon.

By Joey Hancock | October 3, 2013

Speaking to an audience of nursing students and faculty at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation building on the Downtown campus, Assistant Surgeon General Nadine Simons talks about how the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act will affect students and the health care industry. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

ASU community reacts to Affordable Care Act

The newly implemented health care act ushers in change for ASU student insurance.

By Logan Newman | October 2, 2013

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