Features

A pyramid of spirit

ASU’s Spirt Squad is a co-ed cheerleading team that helps create an ecstatic environment. Sparky’s Crew is the men’s stunting side of the squad. These eight men help motivate the crowd and are the muscles in the Spirit Squad.

By Giselle Vazquez | November 9, 2014

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SPM's Game Time

SPM's final issue of the fall semester is about ASU's football culture.

By SPMed | November 6, 2014

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Food sustainability growing across ASU

Composting, campus harvesting and consumption reduction are key in making ASU’s dining halls and food services more sustainable.

By Eric Dunn | November 5, 2014

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Violinists hone their passion with Studio 451

ASU students and their professor discuss their class after a recent recital.

By Shelby Hyde | November 4, 2014

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Affordable, Simplistic, Olive You

Olive You, a boutique located at the Vista del Sol complex, is dedicated to helping girls in a similar situation. They create put-together attire rather than the last minute outfit so many girls are all too familiar with.

By Manali Chavan | November 3, 2014

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ASU alumna makes handbags with heart

Jennifer Boonlorn graduated ASU in 2001 with a degree in business. Today she is using that degree in her unique handbag collection: Soul Carrier.

By Alexa D'Angelo | November 2, 2014

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Carving a meaning out of Halloween

This time of year brings with it a unique kind of aura, but it’s hard to place exactly what that feeling is.

| October 31, 2014

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A frightening venture

Viewer discretion advised for use of intense video footage, flashing lights and scary situations. The arrival of Halloween is a bittersweet time of year. This weekend we’ll hit play to our last horror film of the season, eat our final bits of fun-sized treats and step one last time into our ghoulish costumes. But before we say goodbye to the spookiest time of the year, it’s important that we reflect on aspects that make this season great. So, to do just this, I’ve created a list of the top haunted houses in Arizona.

| October 30, 2014

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What do you stand for?

Whether it be a cause, character trait, or goal, everyone has that one thing they feel strongly about. SPM asks ASU students what they stand for. "I feel like I stand for the little guy, the one that you can’t really see.

By Luu Nguyen | October 30, 2014

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Pick up the phone: Plastic bottle caps fall through the cracks

Arizona's lack of an incentive program reveals a broken recycling system.

By Gretchen Burnton and Jessica Obert | October 29, 2014

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A grassroots crusade

Little steps to make a big difference in climate change.

By Ashley Durham | October 28, 2014

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A nonhuman rights movement

Phoenix Animal Liberation Squad demands civil rights fo our animal pals.

By Gretchen Burnton | October 27, 2014

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Combatting sexual assault on campus

Two ASU students presented their ideas on campus sexual assault at a Harvard conference.

By Alexa D'Angelo | October 23, 2014

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MARC fights to deconstruct female shame

Menstrual activists encourage open conversations.

By Marie Rabusa | October 22, 2014

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Q&A: Project Humanities

Founder and professor Neal Lester answers how the project brings about change.

By Giselle Vazquez | October 22, 2014

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Creating peace between rivals

A discussion with two groups on the Palestine-Israel conflict.

By Jesse Millard | October 22, 2014

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Students Take Action Before Upcoming Elections

Some students are taking part in the midterms in a big way – by donating their time and energy to the efforts of the political campaigns.

By Eric Dunn | October 20, 2014

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#amobilemovement

A comprehensive look at the power of #activism.

| October 19, 2014

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Barrett passes the mic

Barrett shares a cup of coffee and a night of inspiration.

By Ashley Durham | October 16, 2014

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Effective Campaigns

One student breaks down how to represent a cause.

By Manali Chavan | October 15, 2014

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