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Campus organization NORML will host Tempe's version of the Rally to Restore Sanity. Photo by Anthony Sandoval.

Jon Stewart's Rally Reaches Tempe

At first light, the Rally to Restore Sanity is ambiguous at best. It’s a rally about nothing and everything all at once, thrown by the "Daily Show," Comedy Central's political-farce powerhouse. But instead of scrambling to purchase a flight to D.C. this Saturday, head over to Hayden Lawn at the Tempe campus to celebrate this exercise in free speech.

By Anthony Sandoval | October 29, 2010
Zombie for a day. Photo by Anthony Sandoval.

Dawn of the (Extra) Dead

SPM writer Anthony Sandoval became a zombie for a day while playing an extra in a horror flick. Get spooked as you read about his transformation from the living to the living dead, all for eight seconds of screen time.

By Anthony Sandoval | October 27, 2010
Madeline Wilcox. Photo by Stephanie Pellicano.

Blood Thirsty: Ring in Halloween With Haunting Ballet

There’s something about humans being held against their will, bitten by Gothic fanged seductresses and sullen-eyed vampires, that’s oddly arousing. Lisa Starry’s "A Vampire Tale," now in its seventh year of production, tapped into the bewitching powers of vampires before baby Twihards could even spell Edward Cullen.

By Melody Parker | October 26, 2010
Photo by Rebecca Bever.

Biking for Barrios

Flat tires and loose chains bring kids from all over the downtown Phoenix area into Barrio Works bike shop. The desire to earn a bike for free keeps them coming back.

By Alexis Getscher | October 25, 2010
Campus MovieFest contestants at ASU became full-time filmmakers for a week. Photo by Jorge Salazar.

Cinematic Education: MovieFest Drives ASU Filmmakers

Campus MovieFest is the world’s largest student film festival, traveling to campuses and providing students with the equipment necessary to make a five-minute short film. Follow SPM as we tag along with two ASU filmmakers throughout their week of rehearsing, shooting and editing, and see what happens at the finals tonight, Oct. 25.

By Jorge Salazar | October 25, 2010

The Treasures of Melrose

On the curve of Seventh Avenue lies central Phoenix's hidden treasure. Clothing, furniture, one-of-a-kind art and antiques from all over the country fill the Melrose District, a small city stretch lined with vintage troves.

By Ana Anguiano | October 24, 2010

Beauty and the Backstage

Every year, thousands of theatergoers fill ASU Gammage for performances ranging from Broadway musicals to Homecoming comedy shows. But few people go beyond the 46-year-old curtains. Follow SPM backstage during the load-in for "Beauty and the Beast," a special engagement running Oct. 19 through Oct. 24.

By Becca Bever | October 20, 2010
Photo by Scarlett Heydt.

A Neon Mess for the Masses

Dayglow isn't your average overly-promoted party. This shindig has been all over the world, touring city to city with electronic DJs, dancers and gallons of paint in tow. Saturday, Oct. 16, Dayglow came to Tempe for the first time — right between the tour's New York City and Washington, D.C., stops.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | October 19, 2010
Photo by Alex Karamanova.

How to: Stay Classy in the Heat

Summer’s over, but Arizona is still bringing the hot, hot heat with temperatures in the high 90s and 100s. Though it may be socially acceptable for a guy to skateboard shirtless around campus, ladies have a harder time keeping it classy and cute under the scorching rays.

By Melody Parker and Alex Karamanova | October 18, 2010

Big Star: ASU Heavyweight Makes the Big Time

As a Sun Devil, Cain Velasquez was a two-time All-American wrestler, two-time Pac 10 champion and 2005 Pac 10 Wrestler of the Year. Now as a professional, Velasquez is the fastest rising mixed martial artists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship stable.

By Anthony Sandoval | October 17, 2010
Photo by Stephanie Pellicano.

Bed Bug Battle Royale

SPM writer Shanna Wester's life was temporarily turned upside down by creepy, crawly bed bugs. Read about her fight with the invading buggers and learn more about the bugs that go bump in the night.

By Shanna Wester | October 13, 2010

The Politics of Art: The Fight for First Fridays

The sights, smells and experiences of downtown Phoenix's First Fridays bring people back month after month, but recent changes to the event have shaken the First Fridays community, dividing artists and vendors, city officials and community organizers.

By Ana Anguiano | October 12, 2010
Photo courtesy Playboy.

The Naked Truth

Meet Chrissa Carolyn, the ASU junior who made headlines last month when she was selected to join 15 other college girls in representing the Pac 10 in Playboy magazine. Read about Chrissa's life at ASU and why she posed for the gentleman's magazine.

By Anthony Sandoval | October 11, 2010
The team puts high concentration into freestyle hip-hop. Screenshot by Andy Jeffreys.

The Art of Freestyle

A rainbow of sneakers — high tops, low tops, metallic swishes, neon laces — bounce, tap and glide on the wooden floor. Dancers move freely in cut-off tanks and sweatpants with hand-sewn pockets; loose jeans and boom-box t-shirts; high socks and big hoop earrings.

By Melody Parker | October 10, 2010
Photo by Peter Lazaravich.

Organic America Howls with WWOOF

Take a walk on the organic side with World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF), an organization that provides access to rural areas for people who support the organic movement.

By Tye Rabens | October 4, 2010
Be sure to assemble your supplies before starting. Photo by Peter Lazaravich.

How to: Grill

Mmmm. That smell. You know the one. It’s the smell that hits you as it slowly wafts through the air on a warm afternoon; someone is grilling and you are instantly jealous.

By Ana Anguiano | October 4, 2010
The Screaming Females at the Trunk Space. Photo by Anthony Sandoval.

The Screaming Females Sleepover

SPM's Anthony Sandoval spent a night with the Screaming Females, a small rock band from a small town with a small frontwoman whose indie punk sound is anything from small.

By Anthony Sandoval | September 30, 2010

A Drive-In for the Neighborhood

What started in south Phoenix as a group thesis project quickly became much more for the dozen architecture graduate students involved in Studio 1:1.

By Ana Anguiano | September 28, 2010
A THEMIS image.

The Sky is Not the Limit: ASU Maps Mars

Step into ASU Tempe's Moeur Building and step into another world. A team of researchers based out of ASU teamed up with NASA to build maps of Mars. After nearly a decade of research, THEMIS compiled over 60,000 visible light and infrared images of Mars surface.

By Beth Easterbrook | September 26, 2010
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