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Grab some grub and have a picnic at Tempe Beach Park, the perfect place to enjoy excellent waterfront views on a warm summer night. (Photo Illustration)
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Grab some grub and have a picnic at Tempe Beach Park, the perfect place to enjoy excellent waterfront views on a warm summer night. (Photo Illustration)
With summer temperatures scorching through the Valley at over 120 degrees Fahrenheit, it can be hard to find a cool way to spend the day with that special someone.
This is one of the playful cats La Gattara may foster from Lost Our Home Pet Rescue in Tempe. The Pet Rescue houses several rooms of kittens and cats, as well as dogs — all of which are available for foster or adoption.
Long-time cat aficionado Melissa Pruitt hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps by rescuing as many cats as she can. And though she has already rescued over 300 cats on her own, Pruitt is far from finished.
ASU’s School of Social Transformation is partnering with the University of Pennsylvania and Salt River Community Schools in the E2 Textiles Project, is trying to increase Native American students' interest in engineering by combining it with textiles and culture.
The work of an ASU urban design workshop class, which sought to create a plan to reactivate the historic downtown Phoenix Warehouse District, has sparked discussion about the balance between development and preservation in downtown Phoenix.
(Left) NoteBowl CEO and founder Andrew Chaifetz and Marketing Director Logan Stoneman pose outside their office at ASU SkySong in Scottsdale. NoteBowl is a Tucson based startup that provides universities with simple learning management system to connect students, professors and the campus community. (Photo by Shiva Balasubramanian)
A 28-year-old Gilbert man was arrested Oct. 23 on the 2700 block of East Sierra Court on suspicion of burglary, credit card theft and trafficking in stolen property, according to a police report.The man unlawfully entered the victim's residence through a large dog door installed in the backyard, police reported.The man then removed property including electronics, a shotgun, a credit card, a wrist watch and identification documents, according to the report.The man then used the stolen credit card to make a $44 purchase at one Circle K and made a second purchase of $48 at another Circle K, police reported.The man was captured on video surveillance and identified by one of the victims as a subject he used to know in high school, with whom he grew up playing baseball, police reported.The man had stopped by the victim's house a few months prior to visit with a mutual friend, according to the report.The man then pawned some of the property stolen from the residence, police reported.The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and held to see a judge, police reported.A 22-year-old Mesa woman was arrested Oct. 25 on South River Road and East Apache Boulevard on suspicion of trespassing, possession of marijuana, possession of narcotic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a police report.The woman was contacted by police as a passenger during a traffic stop, and upon running a check of her records, police discovered she had a current trespassing warning from the Motel 6 she had just left, police reported.The woman was then searched and found with heroin, marijuana, syringes, a burnt metal spoon and a lighter, according to the report.The woman was transported to Tempe City Jail, where she was booked and released pending charges, police reported.Reports compiled by Emi Kamezaki.Reach the reporter at ekamezak@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @emikamezakiLike The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
A 26-year-old Phoenix woman was arrested Oct. 23 on the 3000 block of South Margo Drive on suspicion of trespassing, possession of burglary tools and credit card theft, according to a police report.The investigation revealed that the woman had taken a credit card from a mailbox on South Margo Drive and fled the area on foot.They contacted the woman on South Priest Drive, where she denied taking the credit card and stated that it had been at the door of the residence, according to the report.The true owner of the credit card confirmed to the officers that she was expecting it to be mailed to her.The woman was also identified as the person whom witnesses saw going into mailboxes and opening the doors of residences, according to the report.When officers interviewed the woman further, she admitted to removing the mail from the door of the residences, but not the mailbox.The woman was transported to Tempe City Jail, where she was booked and held to see a judge, according to the report.A 23-year-old Tempe woman was arrested Oct. 23 on the 4000 block of South Wendler Drive on suspicion of having two outstanding warrants, theft and marijuana, dangerous drugs, narcotic drugs and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a police report.Police conducted a protective sweep of the hotel room the woman was renting and found morphine, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.During the investigation, police also noticed that the woman had two outstanding warrants, according to the report.The woman was transported to Tempe City Jail, where she was booked and held to see a judge.Reports compiled by Emi Kamezaki.Reach the reporter at ekamezak@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @emikamezakiLike The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
A 20-year-old Tempe man was arrested Oct. 26 on the 1000 block of South Stanley Place on suspicion of falsely reporting to law enforcement, narcotic drug and drug paraphernalia possession, possession of a false or cancelled driver's license and underage consumption of alcohol, according to a police report.The man was passed out in a parking lot next to a vehicle, police reported.When police contacted the man, he appeared extremely intoxicated and had urinated in his pants, according to the report.Police smelled alcohol on his breath and observed that his eyes were watery and bloodshot, police reported.Officers noted that the man was wearing a wristband that signified that he was of age to be drinking, and he said he'd consumed alcohol earlier in the evening, according to the report.Police then asked the man for a form of identification, to which the man said that he had none, according to the report. He then hesitated and provided police with his name and date of birth, police reported.Officers continued to question the man about his intoxication when the man told police that he had lied about his date of birth, according to the report.The man was then arrested and placed in handcuffs, police reported.The police searched the man and found a plastic bag of cocaine, a small red straw with white residue on it, and a false driver's license and credit card, according to the report.The man was transported and booked into Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and held to see a judge on misdemeanor charges and released pending felony charges.A 21-year-old Glendale man was arrested Oct. 22 on the 1000 block of South Rural Road on suspicion of having two outstanding warrants, shoplifting, a false report to law enforcement and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a police report.The man was arrested at the McDonald's on Rural Road after video surveillance confirmed that he had left the Circle K without paying for about $12 worth of merchandise, police reported.Police searched the man and discovered two plastic bags, a spoon with residue and two syringes, which were identified as drug paraphernalia, according to the report.The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and held to see a judge, police reported.Reports compiled by Emi Kamezaki.Reach the reporter at ekamezak@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @emikamezakiLike The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
Studies show that Arizona's 9th Congressional District, which includes ASU's Tempe campus, is one of four districts in the country in which youth voters have a pivotal role in the outcome of the election, and young voters are being called on vote and have their views represented.
Tempe Police reported the following incidents Tuesday:A 35-year-old Dutch woman was arrested Oct. 24 on the 1800 block of East Rio Salado Parkway on suspicion of shoplifting, dangerous drug possession and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a police report.The woman put two bathroom rugs, a bathroom lid cover, a shower curtain and a king size comforter set, valued at $196, inside a shopping cart, and exited the Target without paying, police reported.Upon searching the woman, police found her to be in possession of a small bag of methamphetamine, according to the report.The woman said the bag and the methamphetamine were hers, police reported.The woman was transported to Tempe City Jail, where she was booked and held to see a judge, according to the report.A 29-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Oct. 25 in the 400 block of South Mill Avenue on suspicion of theft, marijuana possession and having an outstanding warrant, according to a police report.The man was seen walking from Fuzzy's Taco Shop on Mill Avenue with a bucket containing three opened Corona beers valued at approximately $25, according to the report.A police investigation revealed that the beer bucket had been stolen from Fuzzy's, police reported.Officers also searched the man and found a small plastic bag of marijuana, according to the report.The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and released pending charges, police reported.Reports compiled by Emi Kamezaki.Reach the reporter at ekamezak@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @emikamezakiLike The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
A 34-year-old Tempe man was arrested Oct. 23 on the 2700 block of Baseline Road on suspicion of theft, fleeing from police, narcotic drug possession and drug paraphernalia possession, according to a police report. The police got a call about a suspicious vehicle, and a check of the vehicle's license plate confirmed that the vehicle was stolen, police reported.Police attempted to stop the vehicle with a marked patrol car, lights and sirens, but the man fled, heading west on Baseline Road, according to the report. The man ran multiple red lights in his attempt to escape the police, and the vehicle was later found in the parking lot of a Fry's Food and Drug store, police reported.The officers then found the man, who told the police that he had rented the vehicle on Tuesday to "drive girls around so they could work," according to the police report.The man did not specify what kind of work the women would be doing, police reported.The man stated he had fled because he was being chased, and it was his nature to flee from the police, according to the police report.The man denied knowing the police were attempting to stop him, and said he thought he was being chased by a dark SUV, police reported. Upon searching the vehicle, police found the man's driver's license and bank card, along with two syringes, a glass pipe with burnt residue, a bent metal spoon with a dark-colored tar substance and a cotton swab which were used to consume meth and heroin, police reported.The man was transported to Tempe City Jail, where he was booked and held to see a judge, police reported.A 32-year-old transient man was arrested Oct. 21 at University Drive and Mill Avenue on suspicion of marijuana, dangerous drug, narcotic drug and drug paraphernalia possession, resisting the police and disorderly conduct, police reported.The man was contacted in reference to a possible drug deal call that happened at University Drive, according to a police report.He then attempted to flee from the police, running southbound, in the midst of the investigation, police reported.Then, during a scuffle, the man attempted to consume a small plastic bag containing marijuana, two small plastic bags containing cocaine and three small bags containing meth, according to the police report.The man stated he bought $10 worth of marijuana, two bags of cocaine for $25 and a $10 pack of cigarettes for an unknown substance, according to the police report.The unknown substance was found in an orange prescription bottle before the man shoved it into his mouth to prevent the police from finding it, police reported.The man was transported to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center for possible injuries sustained during the arrest, according to the police report.The man was still in the hospital with an officer standing by to transport him to Tempe City Jail when he was released.Reports compiled by Emi Kamezaki.Reach the reporter at ekamezak@asu.edu or follow her on Twitter @emikamezakiLike The State Press on Facebook and follow @statepress on Twitter.
More than 800 ASU students have signed a petition calling for the establishment of an all-vegan dining hall on campus.
The historic Warehouse District in downtown Phoenix is characterized by unused brick buildings and vacant parking lots, but ASU is seeking to reactivate the area to be more efficient and usable.
ASU is partnering with United Way to put on an annual fundraising campaign for faculty and staff to support the organization's goals of helping children and youth succeed, ending hunger and homelessness and increasing financial stability within the community.
ASU partnered with the city of Phoenix Public Works Department to conduct the first of a two-part comprehensive waste characterization study in Phoenix in August, which will help city officials reduce the amount of trash going to the landfill.
ABC’s “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts told students social media has increased audiences' awareness of news stories, but in-depth reporting can tell a story on a more complex level.
ASU alumna Christa Brelsford travelled to Port au Prince, Haiti in January 2010, expecting only to work on a literacy project, learn about the community and find appropriate and effective means of resolving its issues.
ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy partnered with Healthy Democracy to host Arizona’s inaugural citizens’ initiative review, which discussed pension reform among a small group of residents Sept. 18-21.
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