Proposed changes could expand student game day seating
Sun Devil Athletics and the Sun Devil Coalition proposed expanding student seating at ASU sporting events.
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Sun Devil Athletics and the Sun Devil Coalition proposed expanding student seating at ASU sporting events.
Downtown Undergraduate Student Government met on March 22 to discuss how they plan to get students invoved with student government elections and Spraky's makeover. The College of Public Programs is giving prizes to encourage students to vote in the upcoming student government elections, Senator Cecilio Porras said. Students will have a chance to win $200 dollar gift cards for their participation. USGD President Joseph Grossman addressed the resistance from the University community regarding the Sparky redesign and the student involvement for the new Sparky."They are going to take the highest votes, and that's gonna be the Sparky costume," Grossman said. "They came back on their orginal costume to do that. That's the compromise."Senator Travis Arbon said a correction needs to be made in the USGD by-laws regarding the number of USGD senators. He said the maximum number allowed is incorrect.The the Locavore Challenge is kicking off on Sunday through March 30, Local Affairs Director Michael Homan said. The challenge is to push students out to local businesses. Thirteen businesses are going to be participating in the challenge, and all are in walking distance of Taylor Place, Homan said. The students’ receipts will be entered into a raffle for prizes to reward supporting local businesses.Homan said he wants the students to be more involved with the downtown community."If students go to the local business one time they're going to fall in love with it, and they're going to come back," Holmain said. "My main reason for this is uniting the Downtown Phoenix campus with the downtown Phoenix community and vice versa." Reach the reporter at alexarenfroe@yahoo.com or @lex_zepplin
The members of ASU’s Barren Mind Improv team are preparing for the March 23 national College Improv Tournament in Chicago.The team won the College Improv Tournament West Coast Regional on Dec. 1, earning its spot in the national tournament. Justin Steckman, the newly appointed director of Barren Mind, said he isn't nervous about the upcoming tournament because he is confident in the team's abilities.“If everyone brings their 'A' game, it will be a good show to say the least," Steckman said.One member of the Barren Mind cast starts each performance with a monologue, and the other five cast members on stage improvise from that monologue to create a scene. Everything is made up on the spot, creating witty and comedic dialogue throughout the act.Steckman, a journalism freshman, said the team should be more nervous preparing in Arizona than while competing in Chicago. However, he said being nervous shouldn't be a bad thing."In improv and performing, the nerves help you a lot," Steckman said. "So once it's actually setting in, all the nerves turn into energy, which fuels your performance."Barren Mind member and theater senior Michael Margetis said nerves will help the team buckle down while training.The team practices for four hours every Sunday, and for a little more than an hour on Tuesdays, Margetis said.Margetis said although regionals were hard, the upcoming challenge does not scare him because the most important thing to the team is not winning or losing — it's performing to the best of their abilities.“Regionals were pretty tough,” Margetis said. “The spirit (of Barren Mind) is to give a good show.”Dramatic writing graduate student Alice Stanley said the lack of scripts can cause people to just go blank on stage, because they are just not on the same page. “Everyone has a different style.” Stanley said. Splitsider, a website that covers comedic people, movies and everything else that's funny, ranked Barren Mind as one of the top college improvisation teams in the country.The team performs its weekly shows every Thursday at noon under the Taco Bell in the Memorial Union.Steckman said the team succeeds because of chemistry that develops among the members each time they practice.The team's main goal is about comedy and making people laugh, Steckman said."At the end of the day, that’s what it comes down to," Steckman said. "That’s why we do this. It’s to make people laugh, to make ourselves laugh, to make everyone happy.”Reach the reporter at alexarenfroe@yahoo.com or follow her on Twitter @lex_zepplin
The Downtown Undergraduate Student Government discussed upcoming events and funding for student organizations at Friday's meeting at the Downtown campus.USGD Director of Finance Sam Tongue said an increase in funding requests and events at the Downtown campus are signs of student growth.USGD Vice President of Services Leighana Moldrem said that about 2,000 people attended Devilpalooza, a University-wide music festival that included a concert featuring country artist Scotty McCreery at the Polytechnic campus Feb. 8.USGD plans to have actor Victor Rivers, a best-selling author and domestic violence activist, speak on the Downtown campus soon.USGD Vice President of Policy David Bakardjiev said he did not receive feedback from professors on a proposed textbook pledge, which would ensure that textbooks are reused for at least four semesters. This would cut costs for most students, but may be difficult for science majors because of updates, he said."(The pledge) is not applicable for every single major," Bakardjiev said.Bakardjiev said using textbook companies that have online editions will be more cost efficient for students.The Sundevil Sizzle, an event used to get students excited for the the last ASU home basketball game, was another success for USGD, public relations director Emily Antuna said.USGD is also planning a Locavore Challenge, an event that aims to connect with local businesses by encouraging them to offer deals to students. The students' receipts will be entered into a raffle for prizes to reward supporting local businesses.Members also discussed campus safety by proposing lockdown drills because of previous shootings at other schools. Arizona State Therapeutic Recreation Association, ASU Mindfulness, Health Occupation Student of America, Innovative Breaks and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association all received money from USGD for upcoming activities.Social Work Students Association and the Well Devil council are also receiving funding from USGD. Social Work Association is receiving about $2,000 for T-shirts, promotional cards and their tents, while the Well Devils is receiving $4,915 for free smoothies to students and a performance by hip-hop group Luminaries. Reach the reporter at alexarenfroe@yahoo.com or follow her on Twitter @lex_zepplin
Friday's Undergraduate Student Government Downtown meeting focused on funding and statewide issues, following two weeks marked by trips to the state capitol and the Arizona Board of Regents' annual meeting at ASU.USGD President Joseph Grossman reflected on time he spent talking to legislators at the capitol. The University is changing from a lockstep university, where every campus is the same, to each campus developing an individual presence, he said. Grossman also touched on the “2020 Vision,” a strategic plan implemented by ABOR three years ago. The plan was the focus of a Friday board meeting at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.It includes the mission to have more people graduate from college so Arizona can have a stronger work force. Grossman said a college education can help the economy, but it may be just “passing the buck.” He also spoke about the state Medicaid expansion supported by Gov. Jan Brewer and offered other USGD members the opportunity to go to the capitol. The USGD Senate approved new election codes, including a provision that requires candidates for USGD offices to take six or more credit hours in the semester. The Downtown campus will host an election debate on March 26 and voting on April 4. College of Public Programs Sen. Cecilio Porras was voted into the universal committee, Cronkite school Sen. Ashley Brevik is now a part of the downtown Phoenix campus committee, and Barrett, the Honors College Sen. Travis Arbon was assigned to the government operations committee. “I look forward to helping fix issues on the downtown Phoenix campus,” Brevik said. The Senate approved $456.15 for the Parks and Recreation Management program to use for a bowling event and $550 for Downtown Alive!'s "App Crawl" walk around restaurants.It also approved $361 for the Travel and Tourism Student Association to use for gift cups for speakers. The senators are also waiting to hear from college deans to push a new online textbook pledge. The senators are working on creating a workshop teaching students to use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to combat the common lack of knowledge about following up on the FAFSA form. A food truck fiesta will take place March 7, and senators are planning a World Festival, which will also include food trucks in addition to performances from people of many different cultures. The committee is also trying to push a “Locavore challenge,” which provides special deals for students at local food vendors. If the students save their receipts, they will earn a prize for consuming the local food. Reach the reporter at arenfroe@asu.edu or follow her @lex_zepplin
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