Satire

Satire: An open letter to 'Halloweekend'

State Press Magazine's resident satirist rants about Halloweekend, a dreaded time when social media is flooded with blatantly racist Halloween costumes and endless parties. 

By Claire Geare | November 4, 2024

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Satire: Four languages, no fluency

Flipping between languages is destroying my brain. 

By Kasturi Tale | October 24, 2024

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Satire: ASU's welcome week is not for the weak

Welcome back Sun Devils. If you're already planning your move out, you're not alone. 

By Gokul Achaththekoot | August 28, 2024

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Satire: Re: ASU’s doomsday

In a tragic turn of events, ASU is no longer No. 1 in innovation.

By Claire Geare | May 6, 2024

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Best of ASU: Parking lot edition

An SPM reporter discusses the most infamous parking lots ASU has to offer. 

By Gib Manrique | May 3, 2024

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Satire: Eagerton on ASU

An SPM satirist takes a trip in time to trace the roots of ASU's campuses and explore the University's impact on civilization itself.

By Audrey Eagerton | May 1, 2024

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Satire: My semester of rest and relaxation

I give up.

By Audrey Eagerton | April 10, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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