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STACKING UP: Cans sit outside the Design school on Wednesday afternoon as part of The American Institute of Architecture Students canned food drive. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Architecture students host food drive for Phoenix charity

The American Institute of Architecture Students at ASU completed a canned food drive competition Wednesday afternoon to benefit Phoenix Rescue Mission.

By Dan Oberhaus | November 16, 2011

GPA won’t open doors, but still matters

Hiring firms and University officials agree: A weak GPA will get a candidate’s application in the trash, but a strong one alone will not snag a job.

By Sara Smith | November 16, 2011

ORGANIZE YOURSELF: Computer science senior Yunsong Meng created a new smartphone app called Eventor that helps students find and organize events. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Social event app aims to bring students together

Eventor, created by three ASU students, is a mobile application designed as a social event organizer, which works as a platform to create and join events.

By Newlin Tillotson | November 16, 2011

TALL ORDER: ASU sophomore libero Stephanie Preach jumps for a serve during the Sun Devils loss to Stanford on Sept. 22. The strength of the Pac-12 is on full display this weekend when No. 2 UCLA and No. 1 USC head to Tempe. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Volleyball faces top two teams in country

ASU faces a challenge this weekend when they face 2nd ranked Cal and No. 5 Stanford.

By Edmund Hubbard | November 16, 2011

NOT ENOUGH: ASU sophomore center Jordan Bachynski tries to work past senior forward Taylor Darby during the Sun Devils’ 66-60 loss to the Waves on Tuesday. ASU coach Herb Sendek brought in Bachynski and freshman guard Max Heller to try to spark the Sun Devils in the second half, but the surge came up short. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Men’s basketball stifled by Pepperdine

It was difficult to tell who had a bigger no-show: the attendance at Wells Fargo Arena, or the team on the floor.

By Master Tesfatsion | November 15, 2011

FARE RAISE: A Valley Metro bus sits vacant at a Tempe transit center. Valley Metro is considering raising their rates before July 2012, and will hold several public meetings to address the possible changes with the community. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Valley Metro considering fare increases

Valley Metro public transportation board members are considering a fare increase expected to begin July 2012 to offset increasing operation costs.

By Brennan Smith | November 15, 2011

FACELIFT: Tempe is moving forward with the Hayden Flour Mill Revitalization project this week, which will restore the mill as a hub for community events. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Hayden Flour Mill renovations to begin next week

Tempe officials announced the $600,000 project for Hayden Flour Mill is expected to begin as early as next week.

By Brennan Smith | November 15, 2011

TOUGH CAMPAIGN: ASU sophomore forward Devin Marshall handles the ball during the Sun Devils’ 1-0 win over Washington on Oct. 30. Plagued with injuries all season, the ASU soccer team finished their 2011 campaign 8-11 and missed the NCAA tournament. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Soccer falls short of preseason goals

ASU’s season ended earlier than they anticipated.

By Justin Janssen | November 15, 2011

SPEAKING OUT: Toni D'orsay discusses the hardships that transgender individuals face at the Transgender Speak-Out event in the A.E. England building on the Downtown campus Monday afternoon. D'orsay is the executive director of This is H.O.W., a crisis intervention service for transgender people in the Phoenix area. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Local LGBTQA groups come together for Transgender Awareness Week

Valley LGBTQA groups helped begin Transgender Awareness Week by speaking about transgender community issues at Transgender Speak Out in the A.E. England building Monday on the Downtown campus.

By Sade Hurst | November 14, 2011

TICKET PUNCHED: ASU freshman Shelby Houlihan takes off her running spikes after the Pac-12 Championships in October. Houlihan’s performance at the NCAA West Regionals on Saturday helped the Sun Devil women make Nationals. (Photo by Elijah Grasser)

Houlihan pushes women’s cross-country to Nationals

The ASU women's cross-country team joined Houlihan and earned an at-large bid at Nationals.

By Danny Shapiro | November 14, 2011

FAREWELL ADDRESS: Tempe mayor Hugh Hallman gives his final State of the City address Thursday morning at the Marriott Buttes Resort in Tempe. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Hallman delivers his final State of the City address

Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman delivered his final State of the City address Thursday noting the accomplishments in development Tempe has made in the past years.

By Ryan McCullough | November 13, 2011

CARDBOARD CREATION: Andrea Leon (Left) and Jessa Short (Right) show their support for homeless and hunger awareness week by building forts in the Hassayampa Courtyard Thursday night. (Photo by Samuel Rosenbaum)

Forts for the Forgotten kicks off homelessness awareness week

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week began Thursday on the Tempe campus with the Forts for the Forgotten hosted by the Residence Hall Association.

By Michael Gordon | November 13, 2011

PIE EXTRAVAGANZA: Laura Godfrey with Honey Moon Sweets Bakery and Desert Bar serves up some Apple Cranberry and Ginger Pie at the Pie Social, presented by Chow Bella and Roosevelt Row, on Saturday in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Pie Social raises money for local high school

A pie social held in downtown Phoenix Saturday brought community and professional bakers together to raise money for a local high school’s arts program.

By Kharli Mandeville | November 13, 2011

STRONG START: Junior guard Micaela Pickens looks to pass from behind the arc during the Sun Devils comfortable 66-46 victory over UC Riverside on Friday. With the overtime win over Colorado State on Sunday, ASU improved to 2-0. (Photo by Samuel Rosenbaum)

Women’s basketball clears UC Riverside, CSU

The ASU women’s basketball team started the season the right way.

By Edmund Hubbard | November 13, 2011

SENDING SUPPORT: Electrical engineering freshman Joel Wright , writes a letter to the troops overseas on Tuesday in the Memorial Union. Wright said he respects the people of the armed services and is thinking about one day joining the military. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Veterans Club gathers letters for soldiers overseas

In honor of Veterans Day, the ASU Veterans Club hosted a weeklong letter writing campaign on all four ASU campuses to encourage students to send letters to men and women serving overseas.

By Kharli Mandeville | November 9, 2011

HIGH SCHOOL COSTS: Students at McClintock High get out of classes on Wednesday. Increases in high school graduation rates will place pressure on the Tempe public school system to help low-income families put their kids through school. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Tempe education leaders express need to respond to student poverty

With poverty reports on Tempe and Arizona revealing a grim situation, Tempe education partners are seeking to reach out to lower-income communities for input on their needs.

By Sara Smith | November 9, 2011