Campus Life

Police Brutality Protest on Mill Ave Bridges

On Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, organizer Rev. Jarrett Maupin along with roughly 100 protestors took part in 'Moral Monday', in which protestors marched in the middle of the street up and down both sides of the Mill Avenue bridges, up to University, and ended up at the Tempe jail. Three protestors were detained on charges of 'blocking city thoroughfares', including Rev. Maupin, and Calvin Hollins, Dalvin Hollins' father.

By Johanna Huckeba | September 27, 2016

Ruihao Zhang engages the Rainbow Connection before they start their next activity on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016.

Rainbow Connection uses music therapy to build community

With a core in musical therapy, this group empowers its students through various outlets from rhythmic exercises to songwriting.

By Emma Sounart | September 26, 2016

Gabriel Atwood, of Phoenix, waits to be picked up in a parking lot on the corner of First and Second streets and Washington and Jefferson streets on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. The parking lot is the proposed site of a Fry's Foods grocery store and a high-rise residential complex.

Block 23 development may bring grocery store, housing to downtown Phoenix

Downtown Phoenix’s long-awaited grocery store may soon become a reality. A proposal to develop an empty lot in downtown Phoenix into a mixed-use, high-rise project will go before the Phoenix City Council Oct. 5.

By Emi Kamezaki | September 26, 2016

A protestor is arrested during a police-violence protest on the Mill Avenue bridge on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.

Tempe Police: 3 protesters arrested in Mill Avenue protest identified

Tempe Police arrested three protesters Monday: Rev. Jarrett Maupin, Calvin Hollins Jr. and Michael Moynihan.

By Megan Janetsky | September 26, 2016

Rev. Jarrett Maupin is arrested during a police-violence protest on the Mill Avenue bridge on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Maupin was one of a few people arrested during the event.

Black Lives Matter protest shuts down Mill Avenue bridges in Tempe, 3 arrested

Three were arrested Monday at a Black Lives Matter protest that blocked the Mill Ave.

By Chris McCrory | September 26, 2016

ASU hosts TechNM to improve Mexican professors' English skills for presenting research

For some Spanish-speaking university professors in Mexico, accessing English-only research poses a problem. ASU's Global Launch hosted a program to help remedy some of these difficulties.

By Emi Kamezaki | September 25, 2016

Freshman Kelly Fox with the Sun Devil Rewards app displayed on her phone. Pictured Sept. 15, 2016.

ASU gives back with the Sun Devil Rewards app

The new Sun Devil Rewards app offers a way for students, faculty, alumni and fans to be rewarded for their engagement with the University.

By Gabriella Bachara | September 25, 2016

ASU League of Legends Club members freshmen Matthew Chau and Anthony Chau warm up by practicing before the LAN Event held in the Education C-Wing Building in Tempe, Arizona, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2016.

A league of their own: the League of Legends Community at ASU

The League of Legends Community at ASU connects players of the Riot Games hit League of Legends.

By Jeff Darge | September 22, 2016

Graphic designed for the State Press Play podcast.

State Press Play: Episode 4

This episode features stories by Jeff Darge and Libby Allnatt. Music: Favorite Secrets - Waylon Thornton

By Alexandra Watts | September 21, 2016

A workshop in Nepal, part of the Healing Through Poetry project.

ASU alum starts Healing Through Poetry project in Nepal

An ASU alum used his work as a poet to help his native country of Nepal after a tragic earthquake struck in 2015.

By Alexis Egeland | September 21, 2016

Jeff McSpadden pays for parking in the University Center parking garage on the Downtown Phoenix campus on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.

ASU parking garages upgraded and prices increase

What you need to know about parking price increases, where the money goes and what is being done to make parking more available to students and visitors.

By Blakely McHugh | September 21, 2016

Ariana Elise Bustos, a sophomore journalism and communications major, spends an afternoon studying at the First Amendment Forum at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Sept. 19, 2016.

Young and in college: two sophomores under 18 conquer the age gap

At just 16 and 17, Javier Urcuyo and Ariana Bustos are already adjusted to the college life.

By Alexa Buechler | September 21, 2016

ASU's American Pankration club poses for a group photo with featured special guest coach, John Matthews, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.

Bleed, cry, sweat and bond with ASU's Pankration club

With intense training and a unique athleticism, pankration proves to be unlike other sports activities.

By Emma Sounart | September 21, 2016

Brother Dean arrested at UA

A controversial figure in Arizona, known for his “You Deserve Rape” campaign, was arrested Tuesday following an assault on a female University of Arizona student.

By Chris McCrory | September 20, 2016

Junior Nursing majors, Elizabeth Yee, Zia Tyree, Kylee Close, and Mariana Burch pose for a photo outside of Taylor Place on September 17th, 2016.

Brave Beanies at ASU send hope to children with cancer

ASU club Brave Beanies weaves hats and donates them to the Jessie Rees foundation to be given to children battling cancer.

By Jeff Darge | September 19, 2016

Portrait of Namratha Putta, second year Masters student in Computer Science, is vice-president of CIS at ASU, taken on Sept. 9, 2016. Putta came to ASU, from India, to gain a masters degree in computer science.

Around the World at ASU: India

ASU is home to an overwhelming amount of students from all different cultures, backgrounds and places, and one international student has found her home away from home at ASU where she helps other international students acclimate to the change.

By Kaitlyn Kor | September 18, 2016

Jennifer Jones poses with her parents after being crowned Miss Indian ASU in April of 2016.

Miss Indian pageant helps native students connect with the community and world

Miss Indian ASU is a pageant that allows Native American students at ASU to compete to represent their tribal community at ASU.

By Alexis Egeland | September 14, 2016

A sign, pictured on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, on the window of Ash Ave Comics & Book Store, located in Tempe, warns users of the Tempe 311 app they are not welcome in the neighborhood surrounding the store.

Is Tempe petty? Community concerned about use of 311 app

The Tempe 311 app has become a center of controversy among some Tempe citizens, with many using it for reasons outside its intended purpose.

By Jeff Darge | September 14, 2016

Angelica Rodriguez, ASU junior in business management, poses outside of the El Concilio office in the Memorial Union at the ASU Tempe campus on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.

ASU’s Hispanic coalition seeks to eliminate stereotypes through cultural awareness

ASU’s El Concilio expands awareness of the Hispanic culture by educating, celebrating and engaging the student population in an effort to eliminate stereotypes in the community.

By Shawna Truong | September 13, 2016

Photo illustration done on Sept. 13, 2016.

Anonymous caller gives ASU mom a choice: money or her daughter's life

What would you do if an unknown caller told you they had your loved one? One ASU mom tells her story.

By Ryan Santistevan | September 13, 2016

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