David Safier

Comment about University cuts by ASU Pres.

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by David Safier I received this comment from gaardvark on yesterday's post about the UA protest: The Pres of ASU sent out a letter today to all faculty, staff and students outlining some of the impact on ASU*****On top of these cuts, the Pearce and Kavanagh proposal would require ASU to cut another $70 million, … Read more

After the Inauguration, Arizona business as usual

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by David Safier A few hundred people — students, faculty, community members like myself — gathered on the UA Mall for a short protest against what were referred to as the Pearce-Kavanagh Education Cuts. Similar gatherings took place at the two other university campuses. It was a necessary but far-too-weak response to the proposed cuts. … Read more

You had me at, “Hello, my fellow American, my name is…”

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by David Safier In an inspired moment, Huffington Post and Meetup.com decided to pass out half a million of the name tags at right during the Inauguration. You write your name and where you're from and slap it on your coat. Then, Bingo! A curious stranger takes a look and says, "You're from Muncie? My brother … Read more

Online media and the Changing of the Guard

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by David Safier With the nearly inevitable descent of newsprint media to ever lower levels of importance, the question is, what's next in print — i.e., written word — journalism? I speculated the other day that the Arizona Guardian, begun by four reporters with 80 years of journalistic experience between them who were laid off … Read more