Coronavirus

Site Director Melissa Irizarry holds up a syringe containing a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Gila River Arena vaccine site in Glendale on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

Active COVID-19 cases drop below 100

ASU reported 96 total positive cases within its community Monday, six fewer than in last week's report.

The ASU Choral Union performing at the Fall Choral Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at the Dayspring United Methodist Church in Tempe.

ASU choirs get back on stage

The ASU choirs held their first in-person performances since COVID-19 precautions knocked singers off the stage and into the virtual world.

Un vial de la vacuna Pfizer se muestra en el sitio de vacunación en el Desert Financial Arena en Tempe el miércoles 19 de mayo de 2021.

Los casos activos de COVID-19 dentro de la comunidad de ASU disminuyen a 102

By Aden Schulze-Miller

ASU informó una disminución de 42 casos de COVID-19 dentro de su comunidad desde el 11 de octubre hasta el lunes.

State Press readers and staff share their short stories. Illustration originally published Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

State Press Submissions: Tiny Stories

By Camden Beal

We asked State Press reporters and students alike how their first experiences returning to in-person classes were. Here are their responses.

El farmacéutico Trevor Lawrence llena una jeringa con una dosis de la vacuna Pfizer COVID-19 en Desert Financial Arena en Tempe el miércoles 19 de mayo de 2021.

ASU requerirá que todos los empleados reciban la vacuna contra COVID-19

By Morgan Fischer

El requisito de la vacuna contra COVID-19 se produjo en respuesta a la orden ejecutiva del presidente Joe Biden el 9 de septiembre que requería que todos los empleados y contratistas federales estuvieran vacunados.

A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is shown in the Desert Financial Arena vaccine site in Tempe on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

Active COVID-19 cases within ASU community decrease to 102

By Aden Schulze-Miller

ASU reported a decrease of 42 COVID-19 cases within its community from Oct. 11 to Monday.

COVID-19 isn't going away any time soon. Illustration originally published Monday, Oct. 18.

Opinion: COVID-19 is not going away any time soon

By Analisa Valdez

We're still living in a pandemic frequently claiming lives, we should start to act like it again.

ASU now-redshirt junior Lizzy Spears competes in the women's 100 butterfly against California on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe.

ASU women's swimming and diving reminisce on COVID-19 pandemic

By Lauren Hertz

ASU women's swimming and diving defeated Washington State University 157-105 as the team reminisced on the past season lost due to the pandemic.

Pharmacist Trevor Lawrence fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

ASU to require all employees to get COVID-19 vaccine

By Morgan Fischer

The COVID-19 vaccine requirement came in response to President Joe Biden's executive order on Sept. 9 that required all federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated.

Students struggle with burnout after a year and a half of pandemic learning. Illustration originally published Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

After 18 months of pandemic stress, students are beyond burnt out

By Adriana Gonzalez-Chavez

After 18 months of living through a deadly pandemic, dealing with online classes and experiencing financial troubles, some students are struggling to make it through the semester.

ASU fans cheer after a play against University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 11,  2021 at Sun Devil Stadium. ASU won 37-10.

Opinion: ASU should be taking more COVID-19 precautions at football games

By Jack Bartlett

COVID-19 is still around, yet athletic teams and fans don't seem bothered by it, including at ASU, where the student section at football games is packed full of maskless fans.

Se muestra un tubo de ensayo de saliva de COVID-19 el martes 28 de julio de 2020, afuera del State Farm Stadium en Glendale. La prueba de saliva fue desarrollada por ASU Biodesign Institute y puede arrojar resultados dentro de las 48-72 horas.

Los casos activos de COVID-19 continúan disminuyendo

By Lauren Kobley

El número de casos positivos de COVID-19 en ASU disminuyó por 49 desde la actualización del lunes pasado.

A saliva COVID-19 test tube is pictured on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, outside State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The saliva test was developed by ASU Biodesign Institute and can return results within 48-72 hours.

Active COVID-19 cases continue to decrease

By Lauren Kobley

The number of positive COVID-19 cases at ASU decreased by 49 since last Monday's update.

Although unlikely, if the United States defaults on its debts, college students would feel the impact through lost jobs. Illustration published on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Though unlikely, US debt default could hurt college students

By Mason Hughes

ASU professors say the potential U.S. default is extremely unlikely, although if it did occur, it could be catastrophic.

A protester holds a sign resembling a tombstone with “RIP CROW’S SPINE” written on it outside Discovery Hall on the Tempe campus on Sept. 30, 2021.

United Campus Workers call for health protections, fair treatment at protest

By Anna Campbell

Local union members, students, faculty and staff marched as part of "Funeral for Public Health" to advocate for masking, testing, vaccinations and hazard pay.

Un trabajador voluntario pasa por el proceso de vacunación COVID-19 en el Sun Devils Fitness Complex en el campus de Tempe el martes 2 de febrero de 2021.

ASU reporta 226 casos activos de COVID-19

By Alexandra Zurborg

Los casos activos de COVID-19 de ASU se mantuvieron estables y 23 estudiantes están aislados en los cuatro campus.

ASU launched its pilot ASU sync degree program this fall. Illustration originally published Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.

New pilot program offering select degrees completely through ASU Sync

By Rithwik Kalale

ASU launched synchronous ASU Sync degree programs for select programs in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and is using those degrees as a pilot program for future Sync-only degrees.