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Despite prescriptions, medical marijuana remains barred from dorms

ASU students living in campus housing with a valid medical marijuana card are not permitted to smoke inside of the dorms, despite medical needs.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 30, 2012

Tempe Police make arrest in Hayden Lane homicide

Tempe Police arrested 20-year-old Blaine Christopher Griffin Jr. in connection with the murder of Allen Cropper.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 30, 2012

Police Beat: Jan. 31

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Monday.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 30, 2012

Tissint meteorite found in southeast Morocco was obtained for research by the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies and is the fifth observed fresh fall meteorite in the last 50 years. (Photo courtesy of Laurence Garvie)

Rare Martian meteorite comes to ASU from Morocco

A new Martian meteorite is the latest addition to ASU’s Center for Meteorite Studies collection.

By Thania A. Betancourt | January 29, 2012

Lecturer Yinong Chen explains the construction and idea of a previously constructed robot similar to the one three ASU students will build in a competition in China this summer. (Photo by Jessie Wardarski)

ASU technology team prepares for Shanghai

Lecturer Yinong Chen will be leading a group comprised of three ASU students to Shanghai, China for a technology competition.

By Michael Gordon | January 29, 2012

Police Beat: Jan. 30

Tempe Police and ASU Police reported the following incidents Friday.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 29, 2012

Proposed House Bill 2675 could cost some students $2,000 annually

A new Arizona House Bill proposed Wednesday would require all students at public Arizona universities to contribute $2,000 of their annual tuition out of pocket — without the assistance or “source of public or private funding.”

By Kharli Mandeville | January 26, 2012

Buddhist Sangha Upasaka Culadasa clarifies the meaning behind meditation to a small group of participants in the Nursing and Health Innovation building on the Downtown campus Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Brittany Lea)

Sri Lankan ordained monk travels to Arizona to teach meditation workshops

Traveling the world, Buddhist monk Bhante Sujatha extends his expertise of meditation to students willing to participate.

By Jasmine Barta | January 26, 2012

Manuel Medina, chairman of Pennies for Prevention, proposed an initiative that would increase the state tax on alcohol. The money raised by the tax would be allocated among community programs focused on preventing underage drinking. (Photo illustration by Jenn Allen, Lisa Bartoli, and Taylor Lineberger)

State initiative proposes new alcohol tax

Voters have the chance to increase the alcohol tax to help fight underage drinking.

By Alyssa Lee | January 26, 2012

Theoretical physicist Paul Davies received a grant from ASU to study his theory that time travel can help cure cancer. (Photo by Samantha Valtierra Bush)

ASU theoretical physicist argues time travel is the key to origins of cancer

Paul Davies, an ASU theoretical physicist, discusses the connection between time travel and cancer.

By Thania A. Betancourt | January 26, 2012

Founder of Benson Backpacks Matthew Clough (right) and an employee work together at the Cut & Sew Shop in Los Angeles, where the backpacks are produced. (Photo courtesy of Sequoia Ziff)

Alumnus reaches out to Tanzanian children through backpack business

ASU alumnus Matthew Clough began a business centered on raising funds for Tanzanian children’s educations by making and selling canvas backpacks.

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 26, 2012

Police Beat: Jan. 27

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Thursday.

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 26, 2012

Film director Spike Lee speaks to a large crowd at ASU Gammage Wednesday evening. Lee spoke about the importance of education. (Photo by Sam Rosenbaum)

Director Spike Lee speaks in honor of Black History Month

Spike Lee spoke n honor of Black History Month at ASU Gammage Thursday evening to encourage students to follow their dream career path.

By Edmund Hubbard | January 25, 2012

ASU University Technology Office has been working non-stop to prevent future security breaches and phishing attacks. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Following hack, ASURITE accounts are target of phishing attacks

After a Jan. 18 breach in the ASURITE system, students, staff and faculty members are receiving phishing links requesting a password change.

By Kharli Mandeville | January 25, 2012

Obama stresses financial reform, importance of manufacturing in Chandler

President Barack Obama talked about manufacturing and reorganizing the tax system at a speech at Intel’s Ocotillo campus in Chandler.

By Julia Shumway | January 25, 2012

Obama campaign initiative works to inform students of upcoming presidential election

In a conference call with University media outlets Wednesday, Obama for America’s Greater Together Initiative discussed aspects of Obama’s 2012 campaign and how students can get involved.

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 25, 2012