News

ASU Saudi students celebrate culture, history on Hayden Lawn

Members of the Saudi Students Club commemorated Saudi Arabia's 83rd anniversary with a festival on the lawn on Monday.

By Julia Shumway | September 23, 2013

ASU alumni create product to mimic effects of Adderall without risk factor

After witnessing the widespread abuse of Adderall, three ASU alumni came up with a healthy alternative and after two years of work, it is finally ready.

By Karen Loschiavo | September 23, 2013

Police: Woman arrested after using stolen car to try to purchase heroin

Officers arrested the woman, who was the passenger of a stolen car, after she told them she wanted to use it to buy heroin.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | September 23, 2013

ASU alumnus and poet Myrlin Hepworth performs at the Vigil for All the Oppressed Countries in the World. The event was sponsored by Under Somali Skies United. (Photo by Diana Lustig)

Student organization holds candlelight vigil for oppressed nations

Students from several nationalities gathered on the mall in front of Old Main on Sunday evening to discuss issues and take a moment to reflect on people living in oppressed countries around the world.

By Joey Hancock | September 22, 2013

Gina Johnson, the founder of Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona, takes a moment to hug a supporter at the 14th Annual Walk for Down Syndrome. (Photo by Andrew Ybanez)

Thousands walk to raise funds for Down syndrome

Friends, family and supporters joined an annual walk Saturday to raise money to research cures for Down syndrome.

By Logan Newman | September 22, 2013

Police: Father, stepson arrested after fight over stepson watching porn

Police arrested a man and his stepson after getting into a fight over the stepson watching pornographic material on his mother's phone.

By Mark Remillard | September 22, 2013

Student club delivers letter to stop University from using sweatshop brands

Members of the ASU chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops delivered a letter to President Michael Crow's office Friday morning asking the University to sign an accord stopping the college from placing its logo on sweatshop-made garments.

By Joey Hancock | September 20, 2013

Video: ASU Professor pioneers backyard solar power in Arizona

Arizona State University electrical engineering professor Joseph Hui wants to put solar energy into your backyard and wants to do it for only one dollar a day.

By Dominick DiFurio | September 20, 2013

During the Good Sports: Gametime and Playtime in Tempe lecture Thursday night at the Tempe History Museum, associate head women’s basketball coach Amanda Levens speaks about the adversity women go through in the college and professional sports worlds.

ASU coaches talk women's sports

ASU's softball and women's basketball coaches spoke at the Tempe History Museum for the first of eight lectures on the history of sports.

| September 19, 2013

ASU awards performance-based pay raise to 80 percent of faculty

Teachers received merit-based salary adjustments at the beginning of the fiscal year.

| September 19, 2013

Police: Woman arrested with marijuana tells officers she's not addicted

Police contacted the woman at a party and arrested her on suspicion of consuming alcohol as a minor.

By Julia Shumway | September 19, 2013

ulie Martin, a second year law student at ASU bought the student healthcare plan through Aetna and later found out her prescription was not covered in the plan. Graduate students across the board are facing similar conflicts with the student healthcare plan and its coverage

Student insurance increases deductibles, premiums while continuing to cater to the majority

ASU's student health insurance has increased costs this year but still lacks some coverage.

| September 19, 2013

Alex Miller (right) and other students pose with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan when he visited in Tempe. Miller says she finds purpose and inspiration through the Teach for America program. (Photo courtesy of Alex Miller)

ASU student finds purpose through Teach for America

Nonprofit and leadership management senior Alex Miller hopes to make a difference in the education world, starting with her involvement in Teach for America.

| September 18, 2013

Students donate time to help refugees

Refugees from developing nations are getting a helpful hand from students to live out their new lives in America.

By Brittany Dierken | September 18, 2013

Art students look at photos in the Rio Canción exhibit hosted by Guarama. The nonprofit organization helps low-income students in Honduras.

Organization helps promote education, environmental protection in Honduras

Around 70 students gathered Wednesday at the Tempe campus to learn about Guaruma, an educational organization in Honduras.

By Logan Newman | September 18, 2013

Social app offers students nightlife suggestions

Students may look for daily specials at restaurants and bars near the Tempe campus with an easy-to-access social app.

By Catherine Calderon | September 18, 2013

Police: Woman arrested after pulling over to sleep

The woman was driving home to rest after drinking four 22-ounce beers at a bar.

By Julia Shumway | September 18, 2013

ASU student government passes appropriations bill

USG senators met Tuesday evening to vote on the college council funding bill involving the appropriation of $30,000 to Tempe campus colleges.

By Joey Hancock | September 17, 2013

Regents to create student safety task force

The Arizona Board of Regents will create a task force aimed at reviewing student safety and tailoring suggestions to each of Arizona's three public universities on how to create a safer environment for students.

By Mark Remillard | September 17, 2013

ASU professor awarded for serving pizzas to needy families

ASU professor Phil Mizzi has been announced as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Vincent de Paul for serving pizza in its facilities.

| September 17, 2013

Notice