Tea party at Wells Fargo
I am writing this letter to ask ASU students where their school sprit is. I just came from the men's basketball game and sat right behind the basket, next to the student section. I was embarrassed for our team. There were only five people who were standing and rooting the team on. Every time my group stood up when Oregon was shooting their free throws, the other students got mad because of it. I felt like I was at a tea party because of the way some of these fans were acting. The men's basketball team works really hard and represents Arizona State University students out on the court, and the least we can do is show some school sprit and root them on.
Shawn Balentine
Pre-Business Undergraduate
Chalking for pirates' rights
When I first opened up to the opinion page and read the article "College campus is no place for chalk (Jan. 22)," I really thought that I was reading The Stale Mess. After finding out it was no joke, I can't help but wonder, what does The State Press have against chalk or toothless pirates?
Have we all become so intellectually advanced and spoiled that we can't even tolerate a toothless pirate in a top hat drawn in chalk? Has ASU really come so far from being dubbed the top party school in the nation to shunning those who rub chalk on concrete? I must be very juvenile to prefer a "rainbow of chalk" that "overwhelms my eyeballs" to the color of cement.
I believe this "Research I University" and The State Press need to put down their cell phones, stop dodging all those bikes and realize a little cooties, hopscotch, chalk and fun aren't all that bad in the end. Let's all go get some chalk and put some life on the dulled-down sidewalks. But we all know a school with such a "prestigious" image (look at all those National Merit Scholars and renovations on campus) like ASU would never let that happen.
So all you political followers, party throwers, Greek members and regular chalk-toting enthusiasts make sure you have an art major with you when you choose to chalk up those precious golden sidewalks, just stay away from drawing those pirates, especially toothless ones in top hats. We don't want to cause any trouble with The Stale Mess, err, State Press.
Robert Sullivan
Secondary Education junior
