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Local companies honored by business school

Five Valley businesses were honored Tuesday at the W. P. Carey School of Business’s 15th Spirit of Enterprise Awards.

By Julia Shumway | November 8, 2011

DENOUNCING ALLEGATIONS: Herman Cain addresses the press in Scottsdale Tuesday afternoon. Cain held the press conference to publicly respond to the sexual harassment allegations made by Sharon Bialek, saying that nothing ever happened between them. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Cain denies sexual harassment claims from ASU alumna

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain denied several accusations of sexual harassment levied against him Tuesday at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort.

By Brennan Smith | November 8, 2011

Police Beat: Nov. 9

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Tuesday.

By Dan Oberhaus | November 8, 2011

ASU Date Festival comes to Polytechnic campus

With nearly 40 varieties of dates, the ASU polytechnic campus has become a veritable oasis for date lovers.

By Jessica Heigh | November 7, 2011

Students help service dog foundation win grant

The Foundation for Service Dog Support was announced the winner of a $25,000 grant that will go toward the foundation’s work of helping disabled public safety officials and military personnel.

By Brennan Smith | November 7, 2011

Lecture discusses veterans’ return to classroom

A seminar on the Downtown campus Monday aimed to answer questions about the return to university and civilian life by veteran students.

By Julia Shumway | November 7, 2011

Police Beat: Nov. 8

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Monday.

By Shawn Raymundo | November 7, 2011

ASU grads see world through Peace Corps

Fifty-eight ASU undergraduate alumni currently serve overseas in 37 countries as Peace Corps volunteers.

By Kharli Mandeville | November 7, 2011

Law school discusses future of tuition increases

Interim Dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Doug Sylvester spoke to law students Friday on the Tempe campus to discuss tuition increases.

By Ryan McCullough | November 6, 2011

Moon rock comes to campus for Earth and Space Exploration day

School of Earth and Space Exploration unveil a moon rock brought in from NASA for the annual Earth and Space Exploration Day. | Slideshow inside |

By Michael Gordon | November 6, 2011

Grant to aid police in locating wandering adults

Grant provides funding for the Silent Partner program, aiding at-risk adults with locator wrist devices that help officials find wandering adults with Alzheimer’s disease.

By Caitlin Cruz | November 6, 2011

FOR THE CURE: Thousands of people walked around Tempe Town Lake Saturday morning in the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes. (Photo by Thania A. Betancourt)

20,000 walk for diabetes research

Around 20,000 people walked around Tempe Town Lake on Saturday to raise money for Type 1 diabetes research.

By Thania A. Betancourt | November 6, 2011

CRACKING DOWN: The City of Tempe Council approved changes to the city code adding a provision called "unlawful gatherings", which gives police more flexibility when dealing with parties. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

City code amendment could affect party enforcement

The Tempe City Council unanimously passed an amendment to the city code on Thursday that could affect enforcement of large parties and gatherings in Tempe.

By Ryan McCullough | November 6, 2011

Police Beat: Nov. 7

Tempe Police reported the following incidents on Friday.

By Shawn Raymundo | November 6, 2011

Shot fired on West campus

Police say a male subject fired a single shot near a group of people playing volleyball at a West campus dorm Thursday evening.

By Kyle Daly | November 3, 2011

TALK ABOUT WHEELS: Students, faculty and members of the University Administration gathered in the Memorial Union in Tempe Thursday to voice their opinions and concerns regarding the Walk Your Wheels campaign. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Students weigh in during Walk Your Wheels forum

Students, faculty and administration members expressed concerns of campus traffic in response to the Walk Your Wheels campaign by Undergraduate Student Government at a forum Thursday.

By Shawn Raymundo | November 3, 2011

Two Downtown businesses form sweet partnership

The Sweetness, a local ice cream shop, opens Friday inside Fair Trade Café in downtown Phoenix.

By Julia Shumway | November 3, 2011

MILL ROOTS: Cars drive past a tree on Mill Avenue Thursday afternoon. Tempe City Council members have decided to use ficus trees exclusively on Mill Avenue. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Tempe City Council picks ficus trees for Mill Avenue

The Tempe City Council chose to use the ficus trees on Mill Avenue in place of the current mix of ficus and Chinese pistache to complement the district’s iconic history.

By Brennan Smith | November 3, 2011

Police Beat: Nov. 4

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Thursday.

By Ryan McCullough | November 3, 2011

New bookstore to open on Tempe campus

Plans for a new bookstore on the Tempe campus are still in the preliminary stages, but an ASU official is hopeful for a fall 2013 opening.

By Corey Maleka | November 3, 2011

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