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Plans for ASU campus in Payson continue as the town begins to acquire land

ASU is one step closer to building a campus in Payson after the Rim Country Education Alliance purchased 22 acres of land alongside Route 260 on Thursday. Payson and ASU push forward with plans to build a rural campus despite financial setbacks.

By Michelle Peirano | January 24, 2012

Police Beat: Jan. 25

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Tuesday.

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 24, 2012

Students and faculty discuss ASURITE hacking

By Yihyun Jeong | January 23, 2012

dasHaus, a fully functional demonstration of a renewable energy system from Germany, celebrated its grand opening Monday morning. dasHaus is located outside of Tempe Center for the Arts and welcomes visitors to learn more about energy efficiency. (Photo by Marissa Krings)

Sustainable house brings technology innovation to Tempe Center for the Arts

Local professionals discussed the future of sustainable technology in the U.S. Monday at the opening of dasHaus, a traveling sustainable house, at the Tempe Center for the Arts

By Michelle Peirano | January 23, 2012

Starting Jan. 25, the City of Tempe will implement a 24-hour Quiet Zone for trains passing from 1st Street to Price Road. Trains will not be allowed to use horns because of the disturbance to residents of nearby neighborhoods. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Tempe to enact railroad 24-hour 'Quiet Zone'

Trains will no longer be required to sound their horns at every railroad crossing beginning Wednesday within Tempe much to the relief of Tempe residents.

By Kharli Mandeville | January 23, 2012

Student receives fellowship to study professor’s writing

An ASU graduate student received a fellowship to study the writing of professor Simon Ortiz, a key figure in American Indian literature.

By Julia Shumway | January 23, 2012

Police Beat Jan. 24

ASU Police reported the following incident on Monday:

By Shawn Raymundo | January 23, 2012

New digital textbook options allow students to save

With the announcement of Apple Inc.’s iBooks 2 and Chegg’s eTextbook reader students are given more options to save money with digital textbooks.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 23, 2012

Candidates for mayor look to ASU to aid in Tempe’s economic development

The three candidates for Tempe mayor have varying viewpoints, but want to take advantage of ASU student’s knowledge, innovation, workforce and consumer base.

By Michelle Peirano | January 22, 2012

Two-year-old Vibha Moni Param holds her sign along with her teddy bear during the Walk for Values USA at Tempe Beach park Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Thania A. Betancourt)

Walk for Values USA comes to Tempe Beach Park

The Walk for Values gave participants the opportunity to commit to values highlighting truth, right conduct, love, nonviolence and peace.

By Thania A. Betancourt | January 22, 2012

Dressed as Darth Vader, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman leads a pack of Star Wars fanatics down Mill Avenue late Friday afternoon to film a promotional video for the upcoming Geeks Night Out. (Photo by Sam Rosenbaum)

Tempe prepares to host Geeks Night Out in February

Geeks Night Out, a special Third Thursday on Mill Avenue, is coming to Tempe for the first time in February to celebrate Tempe’s “geeky” culture.

By Michael Gordon | January 22, 2012

Professors take on editorial leadership of historic feminist journal

Two West campus faculty members will be co-editing historic feminist journal “TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism.”

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 22, 2012

Police Beat: Jan. 23

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Friday.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 22, 2012

Man attempts to video record female student in Tempe campus bathroom

A female student caught a man video recording her in the stall of a bathroom at the Schwada building at the Tempe Campus

By Shawn Raymundo | January 22, 2012

Historians present maps to show geographical change

Historians and professors met Thursday to deliberate modern significances of geographical boundary revolutions.

By Isabelle Novak | January 19, 2012

ASU receives $10 million grant from charitable trust

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust grants ASU $10 million to be used for healthcare research and education.

By Jasmine Barta | January 19, 2012

Last week Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer retracted her lawsuit against the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, which will allow prospective medical marijuana dispensaries to apply for their licenses. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Arizona Medical Marijuana Act moves forward following recent court rulings

Within the last weeks, judges rule in favor of the continuing Proposition 203’s implementation in Arizona.

By Alyssa Lee | January 19, 2012

Tina Eaves, owner of the newly opened 1st Stitch downtown sewing lounge, teaches student Grace Williams how to make a headband Wednesday night. (Photo by Diana Lustig)

New downtown sewing lounge teaches to make, not buy

1st Stitch, a new sewing lounge that is walking distance from the Downtown campus, offers beginning sewing lessons.

By Kharli Mandeville | January 19, 2012

Chairman of radiology at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital Dr. Randy Richardson holds a 3-D model of an infant's heart that was diagnosed with heart abnormalities. Richardson and ASU professor David Frakes founded the "Heart in Your Hand" project of making replicas of individual patient's hearts. (Photo by Thania A. Betancourt)

Physicians, ASU professor make first personalized heart models

Physician and ASU Biomedical Engineering Professor make first anatomical heart model to aid surgeons save individual patients’ lives.

By Thania A. Betancourt | January 19, 2012

ASURITE online services restored after being compromised

ASU restored services to its website Thursday night and ASURITE users were able to begin resetting their passwords.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | January 19, 2012

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