Author Archive: Allison Weintraub
Provisional ballots disenfranchise Latinos, first-time voters
By Allison Weintraub (Political cartoon by Brian Regan) Arizona officials had yet to tally over 600,000 ballots when polls closed and political races were...
Arizona attorney general disregards law
By Allison Weintraub In the U.S., an attorney general is the highest-ranked law enforcement officer and lawyer. One would think this denotes an attorney general’s...
Proposition 120 unconstitutional, bad for the environment
By Allison Weintraub Out of the nine propositions on the ballot this year, Proposition 120 is undoubtedly the most outlandish. If passed, Proposition 120 would declare...
Military unjust toward sexual harassment victims
By Allison Weintraub “Women serving in the U.S. military today are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq,” said Congresswoman...
Enforcement of SB 1070 will harm Arizona’s economy
By Allison Weintraub Last week, a U.S. District Court judge officially lifted the injunction off SB 1070’s “Show Me Your Papers” provision. The controversial...
Richard Carmona to bring a fresh AZ voice to Congress
By Allison Weintraub Dr. Richard Carmona, Arizona Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, is no stranger to working under disagreement. A self-described “agent of...
USADA an undue burden on Armstrong
By Allison Weintraub In 1998, against all odds, Lance Armstrong beat testicular cancer and returned to cycling. Armstrong then went on to win the Tour de France...
PaperGirl movement gifts art to unsuspecting pedestrians
Illustration by Jessie Mansur Fixated on the computer screens in room 107 of the NAU School of Communication, members of the visual communication design collaboration...
Adult Swim Carnival Tour passes through NAU
Despite the inclement weather last weekend, a crowd of students flocked to the Fieldhouse on April 14 for a night of music, wacky games and prizes. The event, brought...
Talent runs deep in spring opera cast
I have to admit, one of my favorite parts about an opera is the very beginning, when the concertmaster leads the orchestra in tuning before the conductor walks out....


