Satire
Satire: Gib’s guide to being unconventionally homosexual in college
A (satirical) guide for all those navigating being queer in college, with the ups and downs that come with expressing who you are.
By Gib Manrique
| April 9, 2024
Satire: The timeline of relationships
SPM's satirist takes an anthropological view at the seemingly cyclical patterns of college relationships throughout cuffing season and beyond.
By Claire Geare
| March 6, 2024
Satire: Trader, why are these bros here?
A writer satirically chronicles the jarring experience of running into frat bros at the Trader Joe's near the Tempe campus.
By Audrey Eagerton
| November 30, 2023
Satire: Welcome to the manosphere
From their height to their alpha status to just meeting the bare minimum, some men may have trouble determining what people may want in an ideal partner.
By Claire Geare
| October 11, 2023
Satire: Revamping the Binary
SPM's resident satirist questions recent movements to dismantle gender norms: "If we change the gender binary, how will I make assumptions about people?"
By Claire Geare
| April 13, 2023
Satire: Chatting GPT
Who's funnier, ChatGPT or a SPM's resident satirist? We conduct a highly scientific experiment — which was not at all an impromptu procrastination technique — to find out, and the result may shock you!
By Claire Geare
| March 22, 2023
Comedian Kristina Wong weaves theater from social change
Kristina Wong, an elected representative and 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist, brings theater and social change to ASU as an artist-in-residence at Gammage.
By Shri Swaminathan
| March 14, 2023
SATIRE: Dick jokes, faux feminism and misogynistic men. Oh my!
SATIRE: Art forms dominated by men are bound to have their fair share of crude jokes, but come on, man.
By Claire Geare
| February 14, 2023
State Press Play: Barstool BTS
Join hosts Sonya Sheptunov and Naomi Dubovis as they break down this week's biggest ASU news stories on "State Press Play."
By Kate Ourada
, Sonya Sheptunov
and Naomi Dubovis
| November 23, 2022
Satire: A day in the life of an ASU Starship robot
A weathered ASU Starship robot recites the complexities of its day: grumbling students, a love triangle, and an almost-kidnapping.
By Savannah Dagupion
| November 17, 2022
Satire: Yeah, we're definitely a dry campus
It’s time to look around and finally stare the problem in the face, because right now all we have are students quietly developing addictions.
By Claire Geare
| November 14, 2022
Satire: ASU files application to trademark the word ‘innovation’
SATIRE: In an effort to relieve the stressful wait for ASU’s No. 1 status in innovation to be renewed each year, the University takes a drastic step in keeping its status for all time by applying to trademark the word innovation.
By Keetra Bippus
| November 14, 2022
Satire: Can we stop talking about politics?
As a white, middle-class, documented owner of a trust fund, I just don't feel like my vote matters anymore.
By Claire Geare
| November 7, 2022
Satire: How to talk to a Hawaiian
Learn how to properly speak to a Hawaiian by following these tips: don't freak out, take a hint, don't assume, don't ask stupid questions, avoid oversharing, do some research and watch your language.
By Savannah Dagupion
| April 28, 2022
Satire: Why two beers is the perfect amount
An unpleasant Thanksgiving dinner? A break up? Meeting deadline for a term paper? Two beers is the perfect amount to get you through all of it.
By Chase Hunter B.
| March 4, 2021
Satire: 10 Hours in an ASU COVID-19 Testing Facility
Clowns, Starbucks cups and spit samples. It's an average day in an ASU COVID-19 testing center.
By Garrett Stanley
| November 10, 2020
Satire: THE RED PILL: The Future of Male Birth Control
THE RED PILL is the latest and greatest in male birth control, and it's more than a pill— it's a lifestyle.
By Allie Mahai
| September 14, 2020
My awkward moments of growth
I've been through some embarrassing moments, but I'm the person I am today because of them.
By Allie Mahai
| December 2, 2019
Satire: A day in 2010
From "Hey, Soul Sister" to the infamous Silly Bandz, this satire piece stirs the nostalgia of life in 2010.
By Denzel Rustempasic
| November 25, 2019