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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

FINAL LEG: Student CTO Tim Johnsen (right) and CIO Jeremy Ellens (left) from Ellen's Technologies, along with CEO David Metoyer (Center) from ReNature Inc. are in the finals for a GLOBAL entrepreneurship award. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Student businesses selected in global entrepreneur competition

Student-developed prototypes for a food-recycling bioreactor and a WebMD-like app for veterinarians are finalists for an entrepreneurship award.

By Christina Tetreault | November 2, 2011

MAKING CHANGES: ASU students have more control over their schedule with the changes to classes. There are now three sessions all beginning and ending at different times during the semester. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Academic calendar changes give students flexibility in scheduling

In spring 2012, ASU’s new academic calendar will include seven and a half week classes to give students greater schedule flexibility.

By Newlin Tillotson | November 2, 2011

Obama nominates ASU law professor to appeals court

Andrew Hurwitz, vice chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court and adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, was nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

By Sara Smith | November 2, 2011

PROTEST COSTS: Left to right, Occupant Daywon Carson, 29, interacts with Phoenix Police Det. Tony Davis and Det. Dottie Conroy on Tuesday at Cesar Chavez Plaza. Since the start of the Occupy movement in Downtown Phoenix, more than $200,000 has been spent on police overtime for the extended enforcement. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Councilman frustrated with cost of Occupy Phoenix

Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio suggested the protestors be charged a fee to continue.

By Shawn Raymundo | November 2, 2011

SAVE PELL: Rhian Stotts, Vice President of the Graduate and Professional Students Association at ASU, advocates the need for the continued funding of Pell Grants and other federal financial aid programs Wednesday afternoon outside of U.S. Senator Jon Kyl's Phoenix office. (Photo by Caitlin Cruz)

Students urge Kyl to support federal aid

Student leaders from NAU, UA and ASU hand-delivered more than 2,000 statements urging support of “our nation’s students and families” to U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl’s Phoenix office Wednesday afternoon.

By Caitlin Cruz | November 2, 2011

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