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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

Social work freshman Mark Ledingham listens to the audio version of the novel “World War Z” for his class during his day off Friday afternoon at Discovery Hall. Diagnosed with brain cancer in 1977, Ledingham beat the disease but became legally blind as a result. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

ASU student survives brain cancer, moves forward

Social work freshman Mark Ledingham was diagnosed with brain cancer in the summer of 1977. About 35 years later, he is finally able to move forward.

| November 14, 2013

Icarus Rocketry reaches for the sky

Icarus Rocketry aims to become the first student group to launch a high-powered rocket 100,000 feet into the air.

By Logan Newman | November 14, 2013

Tempe Police: Mounted officers on Mill Avenue are 'force multiplier'

The Tempe Police Department Mounted Unit patrols on Mill Avenue from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night, performing the tasks of an average police force.

By Victoria Ivankic | November 14, 2013

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ADVISORY BOARD: President Crow was appointed to the U.S Department of Commerce's new advisory council Teusday.

Michael Crow, New American University transform ASU in 11 years

President Michael Crow has spent 11 years instituting his vision of the New American University, revolutionizing ASU.

By Amy Medeiros | November 14, 2013

Holocaust expert: Roma people are forgotten victims

Nadine Blumer spoke to students Wednesday on the Tempe campus about how the Romani victims have been forgotten after the Holocaust.

By Kelcie Grega | November 13, 2013

Apple brings jobs to Mesa with new manufacturing facility

Gov. Jan Brewer announced last week that Apple will be opening a new manufacturing plant in Mesa which will bring 2,000 new jobs to the East Valley.

By Joey Hancock | November 13, 2013

USG Polytechnic President Franz Ferguson poses for a photograph in the doorway of his office several hours before most other students will be on campus. (Photo by Andrew Ybanez)

Presidential Profiles: Franz Ferguson leads by example

Franz Ferguson has quickly risen from Undergraduate Student Government Senator to President of the Polytechnic campus.

| November 13, 2013

Tempe Police: Man fails to stay in lane, tests reveal he's intoxicated

Tempe Police arrested a 24-year-old man after they say he was driving a car while drunk and his driver's license was suspended.

By Kelcie Grega | November 13, 2013

Standing up against bullying, English freshman Colton Loving, journalism freshman Sarah Jarvis, nursing freshman Michaela Denniston, elementary education freshman J.J. Williamson, kinesiology freshman Jenny Butzbach, and journalism freshman Claire Roney make up the Downtown campus club You = Special. The new club will work with bullied teens to develop their confidence and self-esteem. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

ASU anti-bullying organization You=Special seeks to build confidence in bullied students

A new student organization plans to use members' stories to help bullied middle and high school students.

By Savannah Harrelson | November 13, 2013

SP Weekly: InnovationSpace entrepreneurial lab

InnovationSpace is an entrepreneurial lab that brings together students from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the W. P. Carey School of Business.

By Courtland Jeffrey | November 13, 2013

A queer visual culture class created Queer Up ASU as a response to Man Up ASU. The group is hosting an event on campus Wednesday in hopes to challenge the idea of male privilege and start dialogue about respect for women and gender non-binary people. (Photo by Diana Lustig)

Students, faculty create Queer Up in response to Man Up ASU

Students and faculty have organized to create Queer Up ASU as a response to Man Up ASU.

By Catherine Calderon | November 12, 2013

Retreat at Tontozona gives young kids chance to learn from ASU students

Retreat at Tontozona, a three-day STEM-centered outdoor camp, gives middle school children the opportunity to learn about science from ASU students and faculty.

By Ally Carr | November 12, 2013

Tempe’s New Year’s Eve block party tickets now available

Tickets for Tempe's New Year's Eve block party on Mill Avenue went on sale this week. The party is back after a year's hiatus.

By Mark Remillard | November 12, 2013

Tempe Police: Man refuses to leave store, give police identification

Police arrested a 23-year-old man after they say he refused to leave a store and would not cooperate with officers who told him he was trespassing.

By Mark Remillard | November 12, 2013

ASU team wins SunShot Initiative grant, aims to advance solar technologies

A national project led by a team of ASU engineers will develop new ultra-thin silicon solar cells designed to increase the amount of electricity that can be produced through direct conversion of sunlight.

By Mario Kalo | November 11, 2013

Tempe Police: Man conceals handgun in car

Police arrested a 20-year-old man after they say they found a handgun and drug paraphernalia in the man's glove department.

By Mark Remillard | November 11, 2013

Video: West Campus holds powwow, honors veterans

Saturday November 9th the 13th annual Veterans Day Powwow was held at Arizona State University's West Campus.

By Dominick DiFurio | November 10, 2013

Members of Phi Beta Sigma sleeping outside in recognition of homeless awareness week Nov 8th at the Hayden lawn in tempe campus.

Phi Beta Sigma sleeps out in support of homeless

The Lambda Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma spent Friday night sleeping outside in support of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.

| November 9, 2013

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