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Tempe-based company Insight Enterprises has dropped its sponsorship of the Insight Bowl, held every year at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Insight Bowl loses Tempe sponsor

The Insight Bowl is losing its sponsor this year, forcing the Fiesta Bowl to find a new company to fund its precursor.

By Michelle Peirano | February 2, 2012

ASU blocks petition website on campus network

ASU censorship creates controversy among students when discoveries are made regarding the blocking of Change.org website.

By Kharli Mandeville | February 2, 2012

Multiple candidates announce bid for Giffords’ vacated seat

Brewer’s announcement of two special elections has candidates flocking to claim Giffords’ still-warm seat

By Alyssa Lee | February 2, 2012

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio campaigning for re-election in November of 2012 when he ran against two former Valley police officers.

Sheriff candidates hope to end Arpaio era

The ballot for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is getting bigger with two former Valley police officers seeking election.

By Shawn Raymundo | February 2, 2012

Police Beat: Feb. 3

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Thursday.

By Shawn Raymundo | February 2, 2012

Obama administration announces college affordability proposals

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted a national conference call for student media Thursday to outline the their plan for more affordable higher education.

By Danielle Grobmeier | February 2, 2012

Parking meter hours in downtown Phoenix will be switching from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The city also plans to update meters from the current ‘30s technology, which could include paying with credit or debit cards. (Photo by Jenn Allen)

Parking meter modifications coming to downtown Phoenix

The Phoenix City Council approved a measure Wednesday evening to change downtown Phoenix meter enforcement to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as to upgrade the dated meter structures.

By Kharli Mandeville | February 1, 2012

Rec center construction moves forward on West campus

Following a delay, the West campus rec center is beginning construction and scheduled to open Jan. 2013.

By Julia Shumway | February 1, 2012

Charlie Maxwell, owner of Devil’s Den on Mill Avenue and University Street, wants his new bar and grill to be a hangout spot for ASU students. (Photo by Jenn Allen)

New sports bar to open on Mill Avenue

Devil’s Den, a new sports bar and grill geared towards ASU fans, is opening on Mill Avenue and University Drive, on Super Bowl Sunday.

By Gabrielle Olson | February 1, 2012

Police Beat: Feb. 2

ASU Police reported the following incidents Wednesday.

By Shawn Raymundo | February 1, 2012

ASU President Michael Crow speaks at the Tempe Center for the Arts Tuesday evening about the future advancement of ASU. (Photo by Marissa Krings)

Crow encourages continued innovation at annual President’s conversation

Crow plans to remodel the structure of ASU to achieve a higher functioning university.

By Alexa Haynes | January 31, 2012

Director of Cronkite Global Initiatives Professor Bill Silcock discusses the United States 27-spot slide on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

US drops 27 places in international press freedom index

The 2011-2012 World Press Freedom Index published Wednesday showed press freedom in the U.S. has significantly declined.

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 31, 2012

Alumna turns orphan experience into social program

Alumna Nikki Lewis and marketing senior Priya Nathan are leading a group of students in mentoring teenagers in foster care.

By Julia Shumway | January 31, 2012

Herberger receives grant for public practice program

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts received an NEA grant to fund At Home in the Desert: Youth Engagement and Place.

By Danielle Grobmeier | January 30, 2012

Gender and religious issues are focus of Tempe campus lecture

The “Taking Women and Religion Seriously: Intersecting Paths” lecture allowed author Katharine Marshalls to address issues of gender and religious equality that students still face.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | January 30, 2012

New secondhand bookstore wants to connect to Arizona history, future

Aaron Johnson, owner of a new secondhand bookstore called Lawn Gnome, hopes to connect students with Downtown Phoenix culture.

By Kharli Mandeville | January 30, 2012

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

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