Politics

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

One of ASU's law professors, Diane Humetewa, was just nominated by President Obama to the US District Court. She does most of her work in her office in Discovery Hall on the Tempe campus. (Photo by Katie Dunphy)

ASU law professor nominated for U.S. District Court Judge

A law professor was nominated last week by the White House for the position of U.S. District Court Judge in Arizona.

By Joey Hancock | October 2, 2013

Arizona's DMV implemented the ban on driver's licenses for DREAMers and other immigrant groups. The ban is extended to immigrants who have been granted work permits and who are protected by the deferred action program signed by the President last year. (Photo by Hector Salas Almeida)

Arizona DREAMers still unable to receive driver's licenses

On Sept. 18, Arizona's Department of Motor Vehicles implemented Gov. Jan Brewer's executive order to deny driver's licenses to DACA recipients.

By Hector Salas Almeida | October 2, 2013

ASU student government begins research on mandatory fee for athletics

Student senators created a research committee to look into a proposed student athletics fee and its effects.

By Shelby Slade | October 1, 2013

Expert talks peacebuilding, conflict resolution

A peacebuilding expert visited ASU as a part of the Hardt-Nickachos Lectures in Peace Studies.

By Catherine Calderon | September 26, 2013

'The Newsroom' encourages conversation about news, media

"The Newsroom" has become News Night 2.0, a show that is unafraid to get into complicated issues.

| September 25, 2013

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