ALJASSAR: Say no to trendy courses
By Nazar Aljassar | October 6, 2015Defenders of the liberal arts should oppose and look down on courses such as “Game of Thrones” because they dilute the value of a rigorous liberal arts education.
Defenders of the liberal arts should oppose and look down on courses such as “Game of Thrones” because they dilute the value of a rigorous liberal arts education.
Ethical reasoning courses demand students understand both morality and reason.
The usage of “black” instead of “Black” is indicative of the media bias chaining my race to the perpetuated negative aspects of the color.
Winning is easier said than done, but until our football team improves, the University should use short-term alternatives to improve the social atmosphere rather than charging students for tickets.
It’s also a newspaper’s job to explain, regardless of how unsavory the facts may be.
When it comes to maintaining enough resources for these students, we should always think a step ahead, not find ourselves catching up.
An analysis of the Semester 50 dining plan reveals that not only can these plans be cost-inefficient but they also contain ridiculous requirements that lead to higher revenues for the University at the expense of students.
Those who truly sacrificed their body through providing an invaluable service to this nation. . . are more likely to face economic hardship than many other demographics of disabled people in the United States.
By regarding the presentation of the Apple Pencil as the capitalization of an everyday object, it is easy to label Apple as a purely profit-motivated company desperately seeking to increase its presence in our everyday lives.
A report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that by 2050, wildfires will consume 20 million acres per year in the United States, more than twice the current record.
Enforcing dress codes meant to keep boys from getting distracted, rather than making certain everyone is dressed in a manner appropriate for an academic setting, sends the message that a boy’s education is more important than a girl’s.
In reality, ISIS does not have the resources or capabilities to carry out the sort of systematic acts of terror of which the media has made us so weary.
It is folly to believe Trump stands for any principles the American right purports to represent.
The military defines general anxiety as a "neurological disorder with psychotic features," which bars entrance to the military. On the medical history questionnaire for the Marines, Prozac, my prescribed anxiety medicine, is listed in the “History of Drug Use” section, along with crack-cocaine, heroin and other illegal street drugs.
What I and I’m sure many ASU members believe is that success doesn’t come from hard work for these minorities but rather from conformity.
As September comes to a close, the managing board recounts some notable numbers.
President Obama announced plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees to — minimally — mitigate the mounting pressure on European nations; as a symbolic gesture, it should suffice. Why should we continue to care?
In choosing to wear that type of costume, in some way, one decides to take on that identity and may even act out that identity. But what does it mean to act like a Japanese, Irish, Mexican, Muslim or Native American person?
At the University, we see our own disturbing trends of voter turnout: in last year’s student elections, only 30.8 percent of the student body voted. That number was five points lower in 2014.
People should not let Pope Francis’ deluge of good PR hide the fact that he hasn’t addressed many key conflicts the Catholic Church is facing.