If I were a bleeding-heart liberal who does no research for my articles, could I be a journalist for The State Press? It seems that I would have all the qualifications of those who already are.
Call me crazy, but I thought there was more to journalism than whining and complaining. Whining and complaining constitute gossip, not journalism, especially when there are no original ideas presented.
Nearly every anti-conservative article (every article except for those about the football team) seems to have been mentioned before in places like MoveOn.org.
With such laziness and uncreativity, it's no wonder the columnists feel like they need to practice saying: "You want fries with that?" With the ability to do only tabloid reporting, it appears that The State Press columnists should practice saying "You want fries with that?" even if the economy grows stronger than ever.
--Steven Whitten
chemical engineering student
No forest for the trees
In response to James Schilling's editorial accusing The State Press of being a "liberal rag," and being only one-sided in its political coverage.
... You might also feel that the news coverage of PBS is one-sided, simply because you are rigid in your own views, and don't like to hear or believe the atrocities that occur in our government.
Calling out the leaders who do not honestly represent the betterment of their people is not saying you are against your country; instead, sitting back and allowing a deviant leader to represent you is a way of saying you don't care about your country.
The Republican Party did a good job making you feel like a vote for Kerry was a vote against our nation and a vote to let down our guard on terrorism. How they made many Americans feel this way is something I cannot understand, but I can assure you that a vote for change was a vote to improve our country in all aspects, including security.
--John Paderi
ASU bioengineering graduate student
Sexual mores need an overhaul
Upon reading the article "Scary Secrets" by Sarah Bannan, I was outraged at the fact that Emily (the 22-year-old journalism senior) decided against telling her next sexual partner about her disease HPV. It is an outrage that this woman has not yet learned to act like a lady of the 21st century and accept responsibility for her actions. Furthermore, it is unfair for her to decide whether she is going to tell her next partner of her highly contagious disease. Attempting to believe that her partner has already been exposed is a naive assumption that is both selfish and inconsiderate.
As far as the statistics go, it is people like Emily who contribute to the overwhelmingly increasing STD population. Emily should act more maturely about her situation even if it means not having intercourse with as many people.
After all, like in the case of Anne (the ASU alumna who also has HPV) someone will eventually accept both your good and bad qualities, disease included.
--Elissa N Webb
ASU alumna
Alumni Association a shut door
I have tried to volunteer for the ASU Alumni Association for over a year. I am a lifetime member having given my $500 to that cause. I have been told to wait -- that they were making a change in leadership.
I waited and applied again and still have not heard one word from them. Therefore, the problem rests with the people that are running the Alumni Association, not the alumni themselves.
Knock on the leadership door and ask them why they are not responding to requests to volunteer from alumni.
--Frank Ales
ASU alumnus
