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The burning power of literature

In middle school, my English teacher assigned us a project that visually represented a scene from Mark Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Out of the desire to have the most interactive piece, our group chose to create a diorama of the scene.

By Marie Rabusa | August 27, 2014

The main navigation screen on the ASU app.

What the ASU application lacks

What do you expect when you open a recently downloaded app? My answer is very simple: self-containment.

By Roberto Alvarez | August 27, 2014

Changing Pulpits: Religious Involvement

Ever wondered, "Where is the Church? What happened to it? Why is it not as powerful as it once was?" Have you ever wanted to find out the inner workings of the church bureaucracy?

By Stephen Sydnor | August 27, 2014

10 Things You Wish You Would've Known as a Freshman

Freshman year is tough as it is. There are plenty of things that students would have liked to have had prior knowledge of. But in school, as with life, you learn as you go.

By Alexa D'Angelo | August 26, 2014

In case you wanted to know what I look like.

A Drop in the Bucket: Welcome

Most of us spend our pre-college lives dreaming about the day when we leave for college and start what is said to be, "the time of our lives". We enter college with high expectations of what the future holds, with the prospect of redefining who we are and a yearning for much needed independence.

By Kassidy Mcdonald | August 26, 2014

Reset, Reboot, Record: New Opportunities

What are life lessons really? They can't be the lessons that seem to end every Full House episode, like don't put your boyfriend before your friend or that a bond between sisters is the best type of bond.

| August 26, 2014

How to: Be a D-bag in the Walk-Only Zones

It started with a few yellow-shirted ASU employees telling you to walk those wheels. Now the pseudo-fascist walk-only zones tell students how they should move from point A to point B. They are spreading even more around campus like fascism in the ‘30s.

By Jesse Millard | August 25, 2014

A tower of books grew in my thrift store shopping cart.

Literally Speaking: Mastering Summer

Literally Speaking returns to open more doors about the world of written word, and it always leaves a gift on the welcome mat.

By Marie Rabusa | August 25, 2014

Outside the Lines: Opening our Minds

Take this blog as your chance. It is the chance for you to break out of your comfort zone and color (or, think) outside the lines.

| August 25, 2014

A summer day spent horseback riding at South Mountain

App Theory: Welcoming the Present

"App"-reciating this new opportunity.

By Roberto Alvarez | August 25, 2014

Coffee Conversations: Espresso Yourself

This week marks the final week of classes for the spring 2014 semester. As some Sun Devils look forward to their summer vacations, others look toward graduation.

By Luu Nguyen | May 2, 2014

"I hope we passed the audition!"

Life has eventualities. You must accept this at one point or another. When I graduate, someone will replace me as lead writer — someone possibly superior to me.

By Taylor Costello | May 2, 2014

'Proud of my B.S.' and 5 other ways to decorate a grad cap

If there’s one thing that seniors can do for themselves, it’s to make sure their grad cap is personalized to make the ceremony just a little more tailored to you and your personality.

By Lorraine Longhi | May 2, 2014

Sound Devil: A Final Playlist and Goodbye SPM

Just like every other student who’s contributed to a school publication, I find myself tracing the journey, the ups and downs, the follies and triumphs that have somehow forged the writer I am today.

By Isabelle Novak | May 2, 2014

Faulty Replication: A Goodbye

Well, it has been one heck of a semester. I’ve done more than I ever thought I would do in a mere five months, but it’s about time that I wrap up my blog here.

| May 1, 2014

Jon Linton is the founder of the I Have Name Project, which aims to humanize the homeless across the Valley. (Photo by Pauletta Tohonnie)

Unheard voices of Phoenix's homeless youth

When the economy collapsed in 2008, the number of homeless youth doubled and never recovered. With insight from Jon Linton of the “I Have a Name Project” and Kenneth McKinley, the vice president of Programs at Tumbleweed Youth Center for Development, Selena Palmerin-Chastain shares her story, introducing a new series for SPM.

By Alexandra Dersch | May 1, 2014

10 ways to do finals week the wrong way

Prepping for finals can be a difficult task for most students. With stress levels completely maxed-out, it is easy for one to forget what they can do to help them get the very best grades and end the semester on a good note. Here are a list of a few options to really prepare you for finals week.

By Alexa D'Angelo | April 30, 2014

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