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ASU students win scholarships, recognition at technology competition

Four ASU students won $1,000 each at a technology competition this weekend that awarded real-life technology and business scenarios.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 11, 2010

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: ASU freshman pitcher Sam Parlich threw a complete game in the Sun Devils’ 4-2 win at UCLA on Saturday. ASU swept the Bruins in a three-game series in Westwood for the first time in program history over the weekend. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Softball sweeps UCLA in historic fashion

Proving they belong among the Pac-10 elite, the No. 9 Sun Devils rocked the Bruins 8-5 on Friday. ASU kept rolling Saturday with a 4-2 win and completed the sweep Sunday, edging out a 2-1 win.

By Tyler Lockman | April 11, 2010

LEARNING ON SITE: Students from Barrett, the Honors College, took a trip to the Oklahoma City bombing site to learn about terrorism in America. (Photo Courtesy of Nesima Aberra)

Honors college class tours Oklahoma City bombing site

Six students from Barrett, the Honors College spent two and a half days learning about terrorism in the U.S. by taking a class trip to Oklahoma City to visit the site of the famous 1995 bombing.

By Katie Shoultz | April 11, 2010

WOMEN'S ISSUES: Donna Bartos, founder of the Purple Ribbon Council, which aims to stop domestic abuse, leads attendees of the Female Contemporary Issues Summit in an activity which identified their goals in life and the thins that held them back from achieving those. She also spoke about her own experiences with domestic violence and her journey in founding the Council. (Photo by Molly Smith)

Summit brings women’s issues to forefront

Woman As Hero, an ASU student organization, hosted Female Contemporary Issues Summit Friday to address issues facing women, including dating violence.

By Michelle Parks | April 11, 2010

HIGH FLYIN': Derek Tracy competes in this year's Phoenix AM Skateboard competition in Peoria Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Marketing junior balances school during the day, skateboarding at night

On top of schoolwork, marketing junior Derek Tracy worries if he’s going to land the next big trick.

By Monica Arevalo | April 11, 2010

Men's sprinters step up at Sun Angel

With the Pac-10 Championships just over a month away, the ASU men’s sprinters knew they had to step up and produce.

By Eric L. Smith | April 11, 2010

BIG HELP: ASU junior offensive lineman Brice Schwab participates in a drill during spring practice. Schwab, a junior college transfer, was ASU's highest-rated recruit of the 2010 class and is expected to start right away. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

JC transfer Schwab to boost ASU offensive line

As the gem of the 2010 recruiting class, Brice Schwab already feels he has plenty to prove.

By Gina Mizell | April 8, 2010

SMOKING BAN: Sen. Daniel Valenza, committee chair of University affairs, helps to clarify language on Senate Bill 64, concerning smoking on campus. (Photo by Molly Smith)

USG votes to create designated Tempe campus smoking zones

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday night to implement smoking zones on the Tempe campus.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 8, 2010

ELECTION RESULTS: Michael Wong, from left, Tina Mounlavongsy and Jacob Goulding celebrate the results of the USG presidential elections, presented at noon on the steps of Old Main. Team Goulding and Team Brendan Corrigan are headed to a runoff election to be held April 13, and the tickets from Athena Salman and Sharvil Kapadia failed to garner enough votes. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

In record turnout, students vote down PIRG measure, elect campus representatives

The Corrigan and Goulding tickets will compete in a runoff election on April 13 for the USG presidency. Presidential candidates were selected at the Downtown, West and Polytechnic campuses.

By Katie Shoultz | April 8, 2010

GATHER AROUND: ASU freshman infielder Deven Marrero, senior outfielder Kole Calhoun and sophomore infielder Zach Wilson gather during a pitching change in the Sun Devils' 11-6 win over San Diego on Tuesday at Packard Stadium. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball heads to Northwest for second straight week

ASU is headed back to the Pacific Northwest for its second straight conference road series — a three-game set with Washington State.

By Nick Kosmider | April 8, 2010

FRONT SEAT: A new study is investigating stress associated with working and ASU staff members are needed for the study. (photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Grad student studying stresses of work and life

Work and stress are synonymous for many people, and one student is researching how social support can affect the stress levels of those trying to balance home and work life.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 8, 2010

THE SPACE FLU: Space Shuttle Discovery launches off at 6:21am Tuesday morning. Shuttle Discovery is carrying an experiment that may help ASU researchers find new ways to fight diseases. (Photo Courtesy of Dr. Aurelie Crabbe)

ASU research lifts off

A NASA space shuttle launched Tuesday morning carrying a one-of-a-kind experiment that may help ASU researchers develop new ways to approach treatment of infectious diseases.

By Katie Shoultz | April 7, 2010

JUSTICE IN PALESTINE: A member of the Students for Justice in Palestine is wrestled to the ground by the other members depicting the violence faced by Palestinians by Israeli soldiers at the West Bank checkpoints each day. The event which took place on Hayden lawn Wednesday afternoon was to bring awareness to plight of the Palestinian. (Photo by Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

Replica wall on Tempe campus illustrates turmoil in West Bank

Students walking past Hayden Lawn on Wednesday afternoon were subject to interrogations as the Students for Justice in Palestine held an on-campus demonstration.

By Joseph Schmidt | April 7, 2010

GETTING OFFENSIVE: ASU sophomore quarterback Brock Osweiler begins to drop back to pass during a spring practice last week. (Photo by Nick Kosmider)

Osweiler, offense own the day

On Wednesday, the script was flipped, as the Sun Devil offense had its way with the defense for most of the afternoon, running the ball well for the first time this spring.

By Kyle Glaser | April 7, 2010

Shout at the Devils Episode 3: Wrestlemania Edition

Wrestlemania was running wild and State Press TV was there to cover it all.

By Isaac Easley | April 7, 2010

DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP HEALTHCARE: Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Representative, talks to the ASU Ubiquity Club and members of the LGBTQ community about new changes in state law concerning health care provided to domestic partners and adult children of state employees and domestic partnerships. (Photo by Molly Smith)

Event calls attention to Ariz. domestic partner benefits

Reinstating domestic partner benefits for Arizona state employees was the top priority of the LGBTQ Coalition’s State of the Union event on Wednesday.

By Chase Kamp | April 7, 2010

PERFECT 10: ASU junior gymnast Brittany Schuett, a double major in speech and hearing sciences and psychology, has the highest grade-point average in the Pac-10 with a 4.0. (Photo Courtesy of Steve Rodriguez)

Schuett seeks perfection in gym, classroom

The Canadian earned the highest grade-point average of anyone on the Pac-10 All-Academic team for the second consecutive year, coming in at a perfect 4.00.

By Tyler Emerick | April 7, 2010

COMEBACK KINGS: Junior pitcher Jimmy Patterson delivers a pitch during the Sun Devils' 11-6 win over USD on Tuesday at Packard Stadium. Patterson was roughed up on the mound, but hit a home run to help ASU overcome a five-run deficit. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball rallies back from five-run deficit

Heading into Tuesday night's start against San Diego, junior pitcher Jimmy Patterson hadn't toed the rubber for the No. 1 baseball team in three weeks.

By Nick Kosmider | April 6, 2010

MEN MENDING MEN: Derek Dujardin, founder of MENding Monologues, shares a personal story from his life. At the event, the performance group talked about various themes such as love, sex and relationships. (Photo by Molly Smith)

Sexual violence performance draws criticism

A theater performance at the Tempe campus Tuesday night intended to educate students about sexual violence was met with some apprehension and disagreement from its audience.

By Matt Hendley | April 6, 2010

FUTURE OF GRAD STUDENTS: Fereico Waitoller, a graduate student at ASU, questions the panel of deans during a forum to discuss the disbanding of several of ASU's residential college programs. The audience was filled with many graduate students concerned with the future of their current studies. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Education graduate students concerned about school’s merger

In a forum on Tuesday, graduate students voiced concerns about ASU’s announcement that the Graduate School of Education will be combined with the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

By Kyle Patton | April 6, 2010

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