Ben Karris

Arizona State

Ben Karris

Mostly, I think we’re all just anxiously waiting in line for some grand epiphany. As Chuck Palahniuk once wrote, "That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life; at least you can control your version."

Articles by Ben Karris

Ben Karris NEW Surviving Freshman Year: The DOs and DON’Ts September 19, 2011 Leaving the high-school-bubble and living on your own for the first time while trying to balance homework, a part-time job and the weekend takes a bit of practice. Follow these DOs and avoid these DONT's and you’ll be on the right path to finding that happy medium.
Ben_Karris A Dystopian Future, Not So Far Away: July 19, 2011 The Murdoch phone-tapping scandal is a journalistic dream, a continually developing story where the end really is nowhere in sight. It shines a new light on our lack of privacy as citizens of the 21st century, of the potential dangers of being a whistle blower, and of the lack of accountability typical of those with great power and influence.
Ben_Karris Out-of-State and Out-of-Pocket June 3, 2011 I digress and find much discomfort in the fact that the president of my university earns well over $700,000 a year as part of his incentive package of a salary, and yet myself and thousands of other “out-of-staters” are left out in the cold (heat) with an enormous tuition bill that only gets larger year after year.
Ben_Karris Bin Laden Dead: Where were you then? What are you doing now? May 2, 2011 Books have been written and stories have been passed down detailing where we were when the towers fell; what we were doing on the morning of 9/11. Yesterday was another one of those moments- The demise of the world's most wanted terrorist is something that my generation will remember for the rest of our lives.