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Awaiting admission: Students camp out for the perfect seat

Officially an ASU student, Jordan could hardly wait for the first football game of the season. But he wasn't prepared for the madness of obtaining tickets. So the next time, he devised a plan.

By Manali Chavan | November 12, 2014

Combing for contraband: Bag checks and their security measures

Bag checking may be an inconvenience to some, but for others it represents a necessary security measure.

By Ashley Durham | November 11, 2014

ASU's tailgating atmosphere. Photo by Jessica Obert

A tarnished tradition: Tailgating culture at ASU

With several new regulations in place, SPM takes a trip through ASU's tailgating on game day to observe the effects.

By Jesse Millard | November 10, 2014

ASU Spirit Squad during the Sun Devil vs. Utah Utes game. Photo by Giselle Vazquez.

A pyramid of spirit

ASU’s Spirt Squad is a co-ed cheerleading team that helps create an ecstatic environment. Sparky’s Crew is the men’s stunting side of the squad. These eight men help motivate the crowd and are the muscles in the Spirit Squad.

By Giselle Vazquez | November 9, 2014

SPM's Game Time

SPM's final issue of the fall semester is about ASU's football culture.

By SPMed | November 6, 2014

Food sustainability growing across ASU

Composting, campus harvesting and consumption reduction are key in making ASU’s dining halls and food services more sustainable.

By Eric Dunn | November 5, 2014

Violinists hone their passion with Studio 451

ASU students and their professor discuss their class after a recent recital.

By Shelby Hyde | November 4, 2014

Affordable, Simplistic, Olive You

Olive You, a boutique located at the Vista del Sol complex, is dedicated to helping girls in a similar situation. They create put-together attire rather than the last minute outfit so many girls are all too familiar with.

By Manali Chavan | November 3, 2014

Boonlorn and her room of bags. Photo by Luu Nguyen.

ASU alumna makes handbags with heart

Jennifer Boonlorn graduated ASU in 2001 with a degree in business. Today she is using that degree in her unique handbag collection: Soul Carrier.

By Alexa D'Angelo | November 2, 2014

Carving a meaning out of Halloween

This time of year brings with it a unique kind of aura, but it’s hard to place exactly what that feeling is.

| October 31, 2014

A frightening venture

Viewer discretion advised for use of intense video footage, flashing lights and scary situations. The arrival of Halloween is a bittersweet time of year. This weekend we’ll hit play to our last horror film of the season, eat our final bits of fun-sized treats and step one last time into our ghoulish costumes. But before we say goodbye to the spookiest time of the year, it’s important that we reflect on aspects that make this season great. So, to do just this, I’ve created a list of the top haunted houses in Arizona.

| October 30, 2014

What do you stand for?

Whether it be a cause, character trait, or goal, everyone has that one thing they feel strongly about. SPM asks ASU students what they stand for. "I feel like I stand for the little guy, the one that you can’t really see.

By Luu Nguyen | October 30, 2014