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Downtown Phoenix seeing continued economic growth

The city of Phoenix and the nonprofit organization Downtown Phoenix Partnership aim to transform downtown Phoenix into a vibrant city core through a $4 million reinvestment project.

By Amy Edelen | January 13, 2013

Graduate student Youngjae Kim (right) presents his research project on the current status and future direction for nanotechnology regulations to graduate student Jathan Sadowski (left) and Andrew Maynard (center) with the board for the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU. Several graduate students met at the MU on Friday to present their projects to members of the board. (Photo by Molly J Smith)

Students operate on nanoscale

The Center of Nanotechnology in Society brings graduate students and researchers together for collaboration.

By Sarah Anderson | January 13, 2013

ASU offers free transportation on, between campuses

ASU renamed its free, intercampus shuttles to help students and faculty identify the different routes.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | January 13, 2013

Man arrested after public urination

A Tempe Police officer saw the man urinating between two vehicles, police reported.

By Laura Davis | January 13, 2013

Loco Patron is situated on Mill Avenue and Third Street, in view of the historic Old Mill near Tempe Beach Park. The bar will join a group of over a dozen establishments that line the Mill Avenue nightlife area. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Loco Patron opens Mill Avenue location

Loco Patron, a Valley Mexican restaurant chain, opened its third location at 222 S. Mill Ave. in Tempe on Dec. 29.

By Amy Edelen | January 10, 2013

Program helps parents reconstruct their family after divorce

Two ASU research professors have designed a program to help reconstruct divorced families.

By Paulina Pineda | January 10, 2013

Art sculptures made of recycled materials, including USB cords, wires, glass, and yarn, are on display in the windows of the US Post Office on Mill Avenue as part of Tempe Green Revolution. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Environmental gallery opens on Mill Avenue

The U.S. Post Office on Mill Avenue and Green Revolution introduced a green-themed exhibition series gallery on Jan. 4, which focuses on state and local environmental issues.

By Whitney Ogden | January 10, 2013

Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Tucson, introduced a new bill on Arizona gun safety on the lawn of the State Capitol on Thursday. The proposed legislation bans high-capacity magazines and requires background checks for all buyers, as well as repealing Senate Bill 1241. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Senator Linda Lopez introduces legislation for gun control

Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Tucson, and community representatives introduced a three-pronged bill Thursday afternoon that would regulate all gun transactions outside the State Capitol.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | January 10, 2013

Man arrested after hiding DVDs in his pants

A loss prevention officer at Target saw the man putting several DVDs in his pants while in the men's restroom, police reported.

By Amy Edelen | January 10, 2013

The New Year Six

The State Press is looking to follow six students across all ASU campuses that have committed themselves to a New Year's resolution.

By Editorial Board | January 9, 2013

Student Direction of Changemaker Central Kaitlyn Fiztgerald addresses the audience of Challenge Slavery. Challenge Slavery was held in the Memorial Union on Wednesday to inform about the modern slave trade. (Photo by Laura Davis)

Presentation calls students to fight human trafficking

Approximately 150 students, professors and community members gathered in the Memorial Union on Wednesday evening to learn about human trafficking.

| January 9, 2013

ASU law school to offer degree for American, Canadian practice

Starting fall 2013, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law will offer a new program called the North American Law Degree, which will prepare students to practice law in both the U.S. and Canada.

| January 9, 2013

Student interest leads to new entrepreneurship major

The W. P. Carey School of Business will begin offering a new entrepreneurship major in fall 2013 to fit the growing demand for new business.

By Paulina Pineda | January 9, 2013

Just after 10 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2012, while the sun peered out from behind scattered clouds, a 15-day search for missing ASU student Jack Culolias culminated when volunteer search and rescue teams located his body in Tempe Town Lake.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | January 9, 2013

Business and urban planning senior Adam Daha sits on the first floor of the University Center looking at his ASU account. MyASU underwent a redesign over the course of winter break. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

My ASU layout changes with new semester

Students checking their My ASU page after returning from winter break may have been surprised to see a new streamlined look, now free of pictures.

By Sarah Anderson | January 9, 2013

Freshman management major Raquel Thosesen locks up her bike after riding into the Barrett corridors in Tempe on Monday. Barrett Deans have threatened to ban bikes in the complex or station security guards at entrances if the Walk Your Wheels mandate is not obeyed. (Photo by Perla Farias)

Wheels ban possible for Barrett

Administrators of Barrett, The Honors College and the Tempe Undergraduate Student Government are considering several options for addressing safety concerns related to bikes and skateboards inside the Barrett complex, including banning them altogether

| January 9, 2013

Man stabbed in a New Year's fight

One man walked toward the 500 block of South Mill Avenue to retrieve his dog and bicycle after the other man grabbed an 8” fixed blade from a holster on his belt, police reported.

By Whitney Ogden | January 9, 2013

Sinema sworn in under Constitution

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was sworn in to Congress under the U.S. Constitution instead of the traditional Bible.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 8, 2013

Man attempts suicide with prescription drugs

A 26-year-old man was transported to the hospital after an alleged suicide attempt, according to a police report.

By Jacqueline Solis | January 8, 2013

Woman hits bar patron, then attacks another arrestee

The woman was in a police transport van when she slipped her hands out of her handcuffs and assaulted another arrestee in the vehicle.

By Julia Shumway | January 8, 2013

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