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Hundreds gather to honor victims of Tempe Town Lake drowning in candlelight vigil

Community members, friends and family gathered to remember the four people who were killed in an intentional drowning on Oct. 18

By Jessica Suerth | October 25, 2015

Larry Penley brings educational and managerial background to Board of Regents

Larry Penley was recently appointed to the Arizona Board of Regents. He was formerly the dean of the W.P Carey School of Business at ASU, and held administrative and teaching positions at a variety of other institutions.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | October 25, 2015

Tempe Police: Man spits on police officer after waking up in police car

When officers tried to wake him, the man sat up, yelled obscenities at one of the officers, and spit on one of the officers, according to the report.

By Sydney Greene | October 25, 2015

Forensic artist Stephen Missal draws sketches of missing persons to help the public visualize who they might be looking for at the inaugural Missing in Arizona day at ASU West campus on Oct. 24, 2015.

Inaugural Missing in Arizona Day held at ASU West

Missing in Arizona Day was a collaborative effort between law enforcement and the ASU School of Criminology.

By Chloe Nordquist | October 24, 2015

Utah freshman wide receiver Britain Covey (18) drops a pass against ASU on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

From Uber to Quidditch, here are the week's top stories

By Andrew Nicla | October 24, 2015

Senior Bhumika Devnani sits outside the Memorial Union Starbucks on Oct. 2, 2015.

ASU, international students work together to build 'global experience'

ASU is currently an academic home to over 10,000 international students from over 120 countries around the world.

By Celina Jimenez | October 23, 2015

Tempe Police: Man tells people at party he 'knows where they live'

A man peeked into a party before telling the people there he knew where they lived.

By Sydney Greene | October 22, 2015

Dairdevils attempt to make skydiving viable for students

Due to its high cost and complexity, going skydiving is difficult for many students. The ASU Dairdevils skydiving club helps students with starting skydiving and getting licensed. The club has existed since 2011 and aims to represent ASU in the Skydiving world as well as help students get involved. The club is holding elections this semester for leadership roles.

By Garrison Murphy | October 22, 2015

Louis and Jennifer Velasco pose for a portrait on Thursday Oct. 15, 2015, inside the Main Chapel at the Newman Center in Tempe. The Velascos were married in the Old Chapel of the Newman Center and celebrate their 21st anniversary in November.

ASU couple's old school tactics spark to new love in '94

ASU alumni, Jennifer and Louis Velasco kept things interesting by writing love notes and even designing scavenger hunts for each other using the personal ads in the State Press.

By Preston Scott-Hall | October 22, 2015

Tempe Police: Man throws sock in Best Buy trashcan, later found with meth

The man was seen removing a sock from his pocket and discarding it in the trash, according to the report.

By Sydney Greene | October 21, 2015

Biology sophomore Sydney McClure, kinesiology junior Taylor Randle, chemical engineering junior Rhiannon Olshansky and psychology sophomore Samantha Rodrigues pose with their service dogs Castle, Kristoff and McKenzie at the Memorial Union in Tempe on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015.

Sparky's Service Dogs improve quality of life for those with disabilities

Loved for their wagging tails and wet kisses, dogs have often been referred to as man’s best friend, but one ASU student organization is proving that K9s can do a lot more than sit, stay and fetch.

By Bridget Dowd | October 21, 2015

ASU's international students face rising costs

Across the University, international students confront rising costs in a variety of ways, often limited by a lack of access to financial aid or types of employment.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | October 20, 2015

Government Operations committee senator Kanin Pruter, center, looks over during organization reports at the USG meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.

Tempe USG approves bill to fund Indian Students Association event

Senators from Tempe Undergraduate Student Government passed a bill to fund more than $4,000 for an event held by the Indian Students Association during its regular session meeting on Tuesday.

By Jessica Suerth | October 20, 2015

AZ Highways staff surround Paul Markow as he holds the book "Arizona's Best Recipes" in which he features Arizona Highways' favorite Arizona recipes.

Nearly five decades of ASU alum's photography in Valley pays off

Markow's latest project, for Arizona Highways is a cookbook highlighting some of the magazine’s favorite recipes around the state.

By Jesse Stawnyczy | October 20, 2015

Tempe Police: Man parties at apartment before leaving with Xbox, PS4

A Tempe man tried to sell an Xbox and PS4 that he stole from a party, according to a Tempe Police Report.

By Sydney Greene | October 20, 2015

ASU international students find English test to get into college is inadequate

For international students, it’s not the SAT or the ACT that vexes them, but the TOEFL test, an English literacy test used for to gauge student’s affinity for the language.

By Megan Janetsky | October 19, 2015

Bikers ride down W Rio Salado Pkwy during the bike parade on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The annual Tour de Fat celebration features a costumed bike parade around Tempe.

U.S. Bike Route 90 connects bikers through Arizona

AASHTO's approval of USBR 90 provides long distance bicyclists with paths throughout Arizona and connecting to surrounding states, providing a boost to tourism and local economies.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | October 19, 2015

Paulo Avelar (left), Jacob Lawson, Alex Browne and Tori Kaiser compete in the Tempe Brawl Quidditch tournament on Oct. 17, 2015 in Tempe.

Rethink fact and fiction: It's Quidditch season at ASU

Quidditch at ASU is expanding to include two different teams and are even trying to be recognized as a sports club rather than a student organization.

By Sydney Maki | October 19, 2015

Tempe Police: Woman tries to sit down on bus, man screams obscenities

After asking to sit on a bus bench, a man began yelling at a woman, but he later denied doing threatening her.

By Sydney Greene | October 19, 2015

A pedestrian walks past a display of t-shirts put up by the Clothesline Project on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, on Hayden Lawn in Tempe. The project sought to bring awareness to and end the stigma surrounding gender-based violence.

ASU strives to bring awareness to students about domestic violence

All four ASU campuses are raising awareness for domestic violence month.

By Sydney Greene | October 19, 2015

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