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STORIFY: ASU reacts to UA fans painting 'A' Mountain red

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By State Press Staff | November 21, 2013

ASU USG break own bylaws while passing $150-per-year athletic fee bill

ASU's student governments have broken their own bylaws by not making meeting schedules, agendas and minutes publicly available.

By Amy Medeiros | November 21, 2013

Percussionists in the ASU marching band play a number as they practice before a football game in Tempe. The band consists of percussionists, horn players, dancer as well as a full drum line. (Photo by State Press Staff)

Practice makes perfect for Sun Devil Marching Band

Seen at halftime shows and other events around campus, the Sun Devil Marching Band is one of the largest and best in the country, but it has taken hard work to reach the status it now holds.

| November 20, 2013

ASU awarded grant to partner with Pakistani women's college

ASU has partnered with Kinnaird College in Pakistan to facilitate an exchange program for students and faculty.

By Catherine Calderon | November 20, 2013

Marketing senior Amita Padiyar was picking up a friend near campus Nov. 11 when two men carjacked her. Padiyar and her friend were forced to move to the backseat but were able to escape the car and the two men totaled the car near 13th Street and Farmer Avenue. (Photo by Diana Lustig)

ASU student moving on after being kidnapped on Tempe campus

ASU student Amita Padiyar and a friend were kidnapped on Nov. 11 from a parking lot near ASU’s bookstore at the Tempe campus and jumped from the vehicle to escape.

By Mark Remillard | November 20, 2013

ASU students research learning techniques for children with autism

Two students teamed up with an ASU professor to research and share ways for teachers to better educate children with special needs.

By Logan Newman | November 20, 2013

UK native Shaun Attwood shares experience in Maricopa County Jail

Shaun Attwood arrived in the U.S. in 1991 to get rich in the stockbroking business, ended up dealing Ecstasy and later spent six years in Maricopa County Jail, where he started a prison blog.

By Kelcie Grega | November 20, 2013

Disney sits while Detective Dunwoody explains the training and testing Disney had to go through to become an explosives detection k-9. Disney and her handler Parker Dunwoody must train everyday to keep their skill in top shape in case an emergency comes around. (Photo by Katie Dunphy)

ASU explosives detection canine helps protect University, Valley

ASU police dog Disney patrols events, inspects the Metro Light Rail daily and responds to crime scenes in an effort to protect communities from weapons and explosives.

By Savannah Harrelson | November 20, 2013

SP Weekly: Affordable Care Act affects student workers

ASU recently passed a rule that part-time students and adjunct faculty cannot work more than an average of 25 hours a week over a 12-month period at ASU

By Courtland Jeffrey | November 19, 2013

(left to right) Richard Morrison, Morrison Institute for Public Policy Board of Advisors chairman, former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, and Grady Gammage Jr., Morrison Institute senior research fellow, speak about the future of Arizona’s water supply at a forum in the Phoenix Airport Marriott Hotel on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Morrison Institute hosts forum on water, features former Sen. Jon Kyl

The ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy held a panel discussion about the future of water in Arizona on Tuesday at the Phoenix Airport Marriott.

By Riis Valcho | November 19, 2013

Tempe Police: Man lies to police about AK-47 rifle inside his truck

An officer saw the 31-year-old man smoking marijuana inside his truck and when the officer searched his car, he found an unloaded AK-47.

| November 19, 2013

ASU collaborates with Vietnamese province for bettering education, sustainability

ASU signed a memorandum last month agreeing to aid the Vietnamese province of Vinh Phuc to help it grow sustainably in the areas of medicine, public policy and engineering education.

| November 19, 2013

ASU graduate students develop Barrow Brainbook, hope to educate youth on concussions

An ASU student who helped launch Barrow Brainbook, an online concussion awareness training course, hopes to protect young athletes with education.

By Mario Kalo | November 18, 2013

Tempe Police: Man drinks from red Solo cup while driving

Tempe Police arrested a 28-year-old man after they say he was drinking out of a red Solo cup while driving down Mill Avenue and finding drugs and drug paraphernalia in his car.

| November 18, 2013

ROTC programs are in no danger of closures

The U.S. Army recently announced that ROTC programs at 13 universities would not be closed after they were told they might be closed, but ASU programs are in no danger of being shut down.

By Joey Hancock | November 17, 2013

Gender-neutral services lack advertising and promotion

ASU has struggled to promote its gender-neutral services, but University community members say promotion is essential to creating an inclusive environment.

By Amy Medeiros | November 17, 2013

Police: Man passed out in car at Taco Bell had drugs

Police arrested the man after they were notified by the Taco Bell manager that he was passed out behind the wheel of a car. Inside they found drugs and drug paraphernalia.

| November 17, 2013

ASU student rocketry group Daedalus faces challenges after explosion

After a rocket fuel test exploded last year, an ASU rocketry group is still having trouble finding a place to test new rockets.

| November 17, 2013

Arizona Attorney General candidate Felecia Rotellini speaks to ASU Young Democrats

Democratic candidate for Attorney General Felecia Rotellini spoke to ASU Young Democrats Friday and said she will change the state if she is elected.

By Karen Loschiavo | November 15, 2013

Tempe Police: Car passenger found with marijuana

Tempe Police arrested a 21-year-old man after they say they found marijuana next to him inside a car.

By Kelcie Grega | November 14, 2013

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