News

Americans prepare despite no radiation threat from Japan

The FDA and a local health food storeowner are warning against buying potassium iodide in response to nearly nonexistent radiation from Japan.

By Harmony Huskinson | March 30, 2011

LANDING ZONE: ASU ROTC cadets perform a simulation raid Saturday at the SRC fields in Tempe. ASU is now providing military veterans with priority class registration. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

ASU to give veterans priority registration

Students who are military veterans receiving educational benefits for their service will be granted priority registration for class beginning this fall to help them graduate on time.

By Danielle Legler | March 30, 2011

Police Beat: March 31

ASU Police reported the following incidents Wednesday.

By Danielle Legler | March 30, 2011

LIKE OMG: The Oxford English Dictionary expanded this week, adding more than 900 new words including "OMG" and "LOL" among other common slang terms. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Oxford English Dictionary adds text lingo to online site

In its quarterly update last week, the Oxford English Dictionary adopted words commonly found on Twitter, Facebook or in a text message.

By Tessa Ferguson | March 30, 2011

Students and faculty were evacuated from the nursing building following a gas leak on Wednesday morning. People were given the go ahead to return inside the building shortly thereafter. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Students evacuated Downtown because of gas leak

Students were evacuated from one of the Nursing and Health Innovation buildings on ASU’s Downtown campus at approximately 9:35 a.m. Wednesday when a a possible gas leak was reported.

By Danielle Legler | March 30, 2011

FIGHTING INFECTION: Tyler Liss, Corey Frahm, Ginger Whitesell, Tyler Eltringham and Geoffrey Prall are the officers of OneShot, Eltringham's organization that fights meningitis in Africa. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Students create group to fight meningitis in Africa

ASU students are battling meningitis in Africa through a recently created nonprofit organization called OneShot.

By Brian Bernadel | March 29, 2011

Club discrimination bill awaits governor

A state bill Tempe USG believes would cause discrimination among university clubs passed both houses this month and is now awaiting the governor’s signature.

By Tiffany Ngo | March 29, 2011

Safety advocates protest guns on campus

Legislators, advocates and educators came together Tuesday afternoon at the state Capitol to oppose new gun bills that would allow guns in public buildings and on campuses in Arizona.

By Alexandra Irving | March 29, 2011

State Press Weekly: Arizona pigeon population booms

This week on State Press Weekly, hosts Mauro Whiteman and Samantha Valtierra Bush bring you the weekly news, an update on ASU sports and a special report on pigeons. As always, State Press Weekly is dedicated to informing and entertaining the Sun Devil community.

By State Press Staff | March 29, 2011

FIRST LADIES: Dorothy Cooper Nelson, Barbara Sherman, Beverly Hermon and Patricia Hatton (left to right) were honored at a lunch panel on Tuesday afternoon that celebrated the first women to serve as council members for the city of Tempe. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Tempe honors first four councilwomen

The city of Tempe’s first four councilwomen were honored for their work and involvement Tuesday afternoon at a luncheon and panel session.

By Sophia Charchuk | March 29, 2011

MIXING IT UP: USG University and Academic Affairs Assistant Terry Jones speaks at an open forum in the Memorial Union on Thursday about the possibility of gender neutral housing for ASU students. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Students work for gender-neutral housing at ASU

Several student organizations have joined forces to gather input and create a proposal to introduce gender-neutral housing on the Tempe campus as early as fall 2012.

By Katie Shoultz | March 29, 2011

Police Beat: March 30

Police reported the following incidents Tuesday.

By Danielle Legler | March 29, 2011

Students raise concerns over tuition increases

Students from across the state voiced a mixture of concern and support for the proposed tuition increases for next year on Monday night at an Arizona Board of Regents open tuition hearing.

By Katie Shoultz | March 28, 2011

EXECUTIVE APPROVAL: Tempe USG presidential hopeful Tyler Bowyer was recently appointed an ABOR student regent by Arizona governor Jan Brewer. By appointing Bowyer, Brewer sidestepped the traditional nomination process causing controversy. (Photo courtesy of Tyler Bowyer)

Brewer selects USG candidate for Board of Regents

Controversy arose Monday after Gov. Jan Brewer announced her selection of Russian junior and ASU College Republicans President Tyler Bowyer to serve on the Arizona Board of Regents as the newest student regent.

By Katie Shoultz | March 28, 2011

NATIVE KNOWLEDGE: Dr. Brayboy delivers a lecture on the indigenous learning systems for the Scholar Circle Series on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

American Indian professor discusses indigenous knowledge systems

An ASU professor talked about the importance of indigenous knowledge systems for Native American students.

By Nesima Aberra | March 28, 2011

Two tickets announce candidacy in Downtown elections

Two Downtown students announced their candidacies for student government president Monday, including a former candidate who was disqualified last spring but still received the majority of the vote.

By Travis McKnight | March 28, 2011