Category: Opinions
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Feeling anxious? Sad? Back hurt? America’s got a drug for you! We live in a society bombarded with drug advertisements every day. But what they don’t tell you is, as a young adult, you’re more likely to die from improperly using a prescription drug than anything else. For the first time, drugs now outnumber traffic…
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Campus bicyclists have no common sense. Riding on sidewalks, not using turn signals, and not stopping at stop signs are common blunders that endanger others. But it’s the lack of helmets that’s most appalling. Arizona does not have a law on bicycle helmets. It doesn’t matter if you’re 6, 13 or 21, if you don’t…
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When I was little I thought my dad had the coolest job. I did my history reports about famous pilots, studied Amelia Earhart, and loved sneaking into my parent’s closet to try on my dad’s pilot’s hat. But Sept. 11, 2001, took away the wonder. My parents were in Hawaii and my aunt and grandmother…
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UA officials said freshmen enrollment for Hispanics is about 24 percent, an all-time high. However, the impressiveness of this “feat” is debatable. Does that mean everyone with a Hispanic background? Including students who are Hispanic and another race? And is that such an incredible claim in a state where the largest minority population is Hispanic?…
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Let’s talk about drinking. The first football game is coming up and some of you are going into round two of “Thirsty Thursdays” as you prepare for the big season ahead. Who can blame you for craving that sweet release from having to worry about coming home and possibly running into your mom or dad?…
Michelle A. Monroe 