An unforgettable opportunity
Morgan Dick, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2012
MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER a new experience to be trying a new food, listening to different music, or even hanging out with a different clique. Not many people consider participating in a foreign exchange to be “normal”, and let me tell you…… it’s not. On Thursday night I arrived at Phoenix... Read more »
Stop Kony 2012
Isabela Silva, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2012
A 30-MINUTE VIDEO has recently gone viral, blowing up all over everyone’s Tumblr and Facebook walls, creating trending topics on Twitter, and flooding Reddit. The video, by director Joseph Russell, depicts the atrocities of cult leader Joseph Kony, well known for his group of domestic terrorists, the... Read more »
Hidden treasures to experience during spring break
Alicia Clark, co-Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2012
SPRING BREAK IS just around the corner, and MP is buzzing with excitement. It seems that California and Mexico are the top two break vacation spots, but some of us are not so lucky. For all those staying home this next week, not to worry, there is still a ton to do! Here are some ideas for a fun break... Read more »
Facing our fears
Alicia Clark, co-Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2012
I HAVE RECENTLY developed a fear of needles. I say recently because I recently had a bad experience with a car, which then resulted in my getting tossed around like a rag doll down a road, which then finally came to a crescendo at the urgent care with me screaming as some poor doctor attempted to put... Read more »
Blog takeover
Anonymous
January 30, 2012
TUMBLR NERDS, WE have been found. What once was a website for the awkward and obsessive, is quickly becoming a contest between the self-obsessed twelve year olds and air head high school girls to see who can re-blog the most indie posts. For those of you still not in the know, Tumblr is yet another social... Read more »
Friday the 13th
Alicia Clark, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2012
LET ME BEGIN by saying that I am not a religious person. I do not affiliate with any particular faith nor do I worship any particular God. Although I am not religious, I still have respect for both religion and those who practice it. Even though I do not have a set faith, every Friday the 13th I morph... Read more »
An unforgettable experience
Alicia Clark, co-Editor-in-Chief
August 29, 2011
TRYING OUT FOR Tempe Sister Cities was one of the most tumultuous, stressful, and oddly enough, humiliating things I have ever had to go through. Between interviews, fund-raising, and the most interesting night I’ve ever spent on Mill Avenue, I managed to have the most amazing summer I think anyone... Read more »
Let them die with dignity
Lauren Crider and Tyler Cochran, Guest Columnists
April 14, 2011
IN A PROGRESSIVE state, where residents are known to think forward and rebuff the status quo, denying people the right to die with dignity seems backwards. While people rallied and marched at the Capitol in the March for End of Life Choices for a failed bill filed by Tucson Rep. Linda Lopez in 2008,... Read more »
Stop denying history
Melissa Mercier, Guest Columnist
April 12, 2011
THE PAST IS exactly that: the past, and most people accept history and acknowledge its validity. There are some, however, who choose to challenge what they know to be true. This is exactly what is being done when people deny the Holocaust. Persecuted by Nazis because of their religious background,... Read more »
Living off the government
Justin Tibbitt, co-Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2011
TIMES ARE TOUGH right now with more people depending on the government and depending on them to be there for support. Old records are being crushed as more Americans take advantage of what the government can provide a person and their family. Yes, some people do need help, but does one in seven Americans... Read more »