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Congress keeps lower student loan interest rate

Congress approved a measure Friday that will prevent subsidized student loan interest rates from doubling as scheduled on July 1.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 29, 2012

Q&A: Chris Will on state House race

Libertarian Chris Will is running for a seat in the state House.

By Julia Shumway | June 29, 2012

Healthcare ruling has costs, benefits to students

Insurance costs are expected to increase as more people purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | June 28, 2012

Arizona House Minotiry Whip Anna Tovar, D-Tolleson and Kyrsten Sinema, Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona's 9th Congressional District addressed the media outside of the Arizona Capitol building Thursday morning after the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the President Barack Obama's controversial health care law by a 5-4 vote. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

SCOTUS: individual mandate is a tax

The Supreme Court upheld the central tenet of President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Thursday morning, citing its constitutionality under Congress' right to impose taxes.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 28, 2012

Andy Hernandez from El Mirage and Allison Culver of Glendale get into a heated argument outside of the Arizona State Capital building Monday morning over immigration issues in the U.S. after the Supreme Court's split decision to block parts but uphold one key provision of Senate Bill 1070. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Supreme Court rules on SB 1070

Early Monday morning, the culmination of a two-year argument came with the Supreme Court's split ruling on Senate Bill 1070, the state's controversial immigration law.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | June 25, 2012

Bike thieves target Tempe campus, light rail stops

As more residents and students take to two wheels rather than four, bike theft remains an underreported problem on the rise in Tempe and continues to be a high priority for ASU Police.

By Julie Vitkovskaya | June 24, 2012

Police Beat: June 25

A 30-year-old Glendale man was arrested on the 1800 block of East Apache Boulevard in the early morning of June 15 on suspicion of possessing narcotics and dangerous drugs.

By Julia Shumway | June 24, 2012

Graduate student German Cadenas responds to emails on Sunday afternoon at the Graduate Student Center in Tempe. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Immigration policy receives support from University administration, students

Despite mixed reactions among Americans to President Barack Obama's June 15 immigration resolution, ASU administration and students indicated their support for the policy change.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 24, 2012

A group of five engineering students were finalists of the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, including senior Mark Huerta and junior Connor Wiegand, for their development of a filtration system designed to remove arsenic from water in communities in Bangladesh. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Engineering students selected as finalists in social innovation challenge

Five engineering students finished as finalists in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge for their development of a water filtration system.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 24, 2012

Alumna competes on reality television show

An ASU alumna competes on Home and Garden Television's "Design Star" while growing her own interior design business.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 24, 2012

Activists protest SB 1070, Arpaio outside of Tent City

Immigrants' rights activists and Sheriff Joe Arpaio supporters demonstrated outside of Maricopa County Jail Saturday evening.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 23, 2012

ASU to develop tool that combats bioterrorism, infectious disease

ASU was granted a four-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Monday to develop a tool that will recognize infectious disease before symptoms are present.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 19, 2012

ABOR approves performance-based funding

At its NAU meeting Thursday and Friday, the Arizona Board of Regents allocated funds to ASU, NAU and UA based on degree output and student credit hours.

By Julia Shumway | June 17, 2012

Summer program prepares teens for college

Thirty economically disadvantaged high school students participated learned from W.P. Carey administrators and students in the Fleischer Scholar Program this week.

By Julia Shumway | June 17, 2012

Yoga club teaches relaxation for success

ASU’s Art of Living Club is hosting meditation workshops to teach techniques that members say have been proven by both research and students' experiences to help with school-related stress.

By Julia Shumway | June 17, 2012

Social work graduate student Chad Waltz and interdisciplinary studies senior Casaundra Wallace were named this year's Tillman Military Scholars. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Two students receive Tillman scholarship

Two students were announced June 4 as Tillman Military Scholars in honor of their military service and desire to give back to the veteran community.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 17, 2012

Phoenix, Tucson mayors sponsor immigration resolution

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Tucson Mayor Jonathon Rothschild and at least 20 other U.S. mayors sponsored a resolution requesting the federal government to allow illegal immigrant youth to seek legal status in the U.S.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 15, 2012

ASU student's body recovered in Thailand

A drowned student's body was recovered overnight off the coast of Thailand after he disappeared Tuesday.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 14, 2012

Energize Phoenix Project Manager Mick Dalrymple gives the introduction to a group of experts on energy efficiency and Valley residents at a forum with the Global Institute of Sustainability Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Hall to discuss ways of keeping homes in Maricopa County cool during the blistering summer months. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Experts discuss summer energy efficiency

Five sustainability experts discussed how to keep a home cool and energy efficient during Arizona's hot summer months.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 13, 2012

Tempe residents in attendance at the Legislative District 26 Democrats meeting in the Escalante Community Center Tuesday night cheered after hearing news of Ron Barber, a candidate in the special election to replace Gabrielle Giffords seat in Arizona's Congressional District 9, leading the race. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Barber beats Kelly to replace Giffords

Preliminary results show Ron Barber, who had been an aid to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won by about 7 percent over Republican Jesse Kelly in the Congressional District 8 special election.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | June 12, 2012

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