In the last two weeks, the Associated Students of ASU Executive Committee and the ASASU senate each passed a resolution to curb hate and harassment in the office. The resolutions came in response to a complaint about a document found on an ASASU computer in December.
The document contained derogatory comments about gener, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Do you think the resolutions were an appropriate response?
February 12
1999

Grade Inflation
Either ASU students are getting smarter or their teachers are getting easier. In the past four years, student grades have soared 6 percent, prompting allegations of grade inflation and concern among some faculty that their grading standards are less than rigorous.

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The State Press Magazine - February 11, 1999

Making 'Lemon'-ade
Erin Lawton, a freshman theatre major and Ed Coco, a graduate student in cinematography, construct a play backdrop in the Lyceum Theatre Thursday. Lawton, shop assistant and Coco, assistant designer are working on the set design for "Lemon Sky" a play that will open later this month.

Photo by Samaruddin Stewart of the State Press

Three ASU couples celebrate National Freedom to Marry Day Three couples -- a man and woman, two men and two women -- will act out wedding ceremonies on Hayden Lawn today as part of ASU's National Freedom to Marry Day event.

ASASU adds primary election as deadline nears Campus political hopefuls will take the first step towards running for office in the Associated Students of ASU when they turn in their petitions today. And for the first time, a primary election will be held before the general election. ASASU election officials hope this will eliminate problematic run-offs.

James Hamm James Hamm is a wannabe teacher. He's also a social worker, a legal consultant, a law school graduate and a prison rights activist. There's more, of course. Hamm is a murderer. He'll probably spend the rest of his life trying to convince people that prison reformed him and he can be a creative, productive, law-abiding citizen.

Mayor covers sidewalk ordinance in speech Tempe's recent ordinance banning sitting on downtown sidewalks was not an attempt to run certain groups of people out of downtown Tempe, said Mayor Neil Giuliano in the second annual State of the City address Thursday.

ASASU walk to promote pride in 'clean campus' Laura Hinze-Lofgreen hopes that during Valentine's weekend, ASU students will remember to love their campus as much as their sweethearts.

ASU comptrollers report near-perfect returns About 3,500 former ASU students have delinquent accounts with the University, so they run the risk of eventually having to fend off a collections agency, according to the ASU Comptroller's Office.

Today The Today Section is a daily calendar of events printed as a service to the ASU community.

PoliceBeat ASU police reported the following incidents.

ASU looks for revenge Saturday's game against arch-rival UofA will represent much more than the dawn of the P.C. (post-Conor's birth) era for head coach Charli Turner Thorne and ASU women's basketball squad. And the team definitely knows it.

Women's tennis team annihilates Long Beach State in straight sets The Sun Devil women's tennis team finally got a break yesterday as it destroyed the 49ers of Long Beach State 9-0.

Challenge looms for grapplers The ASU wrestling team has a big challenge this weekend at Fresno State and Iowa State. The team will be challenged at Fresno tonight by a tough WAC team, and the Cyclones are ranked sixth in the country.

Swimmers face UofA; coaches reunite Old friends and old rivals will reunite at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center in Tucson.

ASU women golfers place 2nd in Calif. In the stormy conditions that Palos Verdes, Calif., had to offer, the ASU women's golf team finished in second place at the SMU/OSU Challenge.

Showdown for supremacy The 10th-ranked UCLA Bruins gymnastics team comes to town tonight to face the ninth-ranked Sun Devils. Both teams were the Pac-10's sole representatives at the NCAA Super Six Team Finals the past two years.

ASU prepares for Pac-10 season by facing Lobos It's fitting that New Mexico's first nine games are in Arizona -- it's its home away from home.

Hockey team ready for Bruins, Trojans The Sun Devil hockey team will take its 4-10-1 record to Los Angeles this weekend to face off against UCLA on Friday and USC on Saturday.

Boos & Bravos

Divorce may be overcome by Xers I started realizing what divorce was when I was five. It was Christmas Day and I was being shuffled between my grandparents' homes.

Thrill is gone from Smitty's after takeover I first heard the news on a call-in talk radio show. I'd been out of town for a few days and was planning on stopping by my local Smitty's and picking up a few things for dinner. Then I heard.

Lincoln well-remembered for Gettysburg Address February 12 marks the anniversary of one of our most distinguished presidents.

Letters to the Editor

Students not to blame
Not 'another stadium'

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Grade Inflation Either ASU students are getting smarter or their teachers are getting easier. In the past four years, student grades have soared 6 percent, prompting allegations of grade inflation and concern among some faculty that their grading standards are less than rigorous.

Making 'Lemon'-ade

Grade Inflation
Either ASU students are getting smarter or their teachers are getting easier. In the past four years, student grades have soared 6 percent, prompting allegations of grade inflation and concern among some faculty that their grading standards are less than rigorous.