Edgar Goyette, UA's first student body president, built the foundation for a formal student government. Nearly 100 years later, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona is thriving as the representative organization of nearly 38,000 undergraduate and graduate students on our campus.

This year the U.S. presidential election offered many opportunities for ASUA. Our Speaker Series attracted some of the most noteworthy state and national political players such as Gov. Janet Napolitano, Sen. John McCain and Michael Moore. The capstone of ASUA's "Civic Engagement" effort was the institution of the first early voting site on the UA Campus. This polling station attracted more than 2,500 voters and was the most heavily used site in Pima County. [Read article]

OK, be honest: How many of you actually moved to Canada following the results of the presidential election? If you haven't yet, there is only one day left to pack your belongings and ship out because after today, you will have implicitly agreed to live another four years under the current administration. Two and a half months since Nov. 2 is enough time to exercise conscientious objection; after that, you're just moving. After all, shouldn't liberals try to overcome accusations of being indecisive this year? [Read article]

Bumper stickers work as parody of arguments

In response to Dillon Fishman's article "Dialogue, not labels, solves problems," I would like to say that he is absolutely right; there is no substitution for real dialogue and educating oneself. I agree that many times bumper stickers, slogans and propaganda are all over-simplified. But some of them are downright hilarious.

I would like to praise the person who made the bumper sticker "Annoy a liberal: Work, Succeed, Be Happy." It's too good! It is the most simple and wonderful retort I've heard. It is a great response to the stickers and buttons such as: "Don't blame me, I voted for Kerry," "Anybody but Bush," "FW," "F-- Bush," "Not my President, Not my war." Can they come up with more negative arguments? As for me, I'm going to follow the three-step formula: work, succeed and be happy. [Read article]