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Experts: Unpaid internships may violate federal standards

As the number of unpaid internships continues to rise, debate over the legality of many of these positions has been renewed across the nation.

By Katie Shoultz | April 28, 2010

Use of illegal drugs to aid study not worth side effects, experts say

Students attempts to make the grade by abusing Adderall are becoming more common on college campuses, and some at ASU say it is no more effective than it is safe.

By Chase Kamp | April 28, 2010

ASU helps students with disabilities navigate construction

ASU officials do more than necessary to help students with disabilities when doing construction on campus

By Jordan Moon | April 27, 2010

DISQUALIFIED: Andres Cano was disqualified in the USG election for campaign violations after winning 58 percent of the student vote. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Disqualified downtown candidate claims he was pressured to concede

A disqualified Downtown presidential candidate is claiming he was pressured by University administrators to stop asking for a third-party review of his campaign’s disqualification.

By Kyle Daly | April 27, 2010

FINALS STRESS: A student studies at the library. The amount of people at the library will be increasing in the next week because of finals. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

ASU health experts give suggestions on managing end-of-semester anxiety

Many college students face stress during finals week, but experts say eating right, avoiding caffeine and making time for fun can help alleviate stress.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 27, 2010

STRESS RELEASE: On the ASU west campus on Tuesday, students learned to make their own stress balls to help through the end of the semester and finals. (Photo by Josh Snyder)

Students beat stress at West campus event

Students at ASU’s West campus were given a chance to relax and fight back against finals stress on Tuesday through “Stress-Free Zone” events.

By Josh Snyder | April 27, 2010

FBI agent warns researchers of risk of cybercrimes

An FBI agent spoke to students and researchers Tuesday at the Biodesign Institute on the Tempe campus, warning them about the realm of cybercrime.

By Matt Hendley | April 27, 2010

HELP FIND DANIEL: Fliers posted for missing ASU student Daniel Heidinger face the intersection of 6th Avenue and Veterans Way, near the light rail where Daniel was last seen. Students with any information related to his disappearance are encouraged to contact the Tempe Police Department. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Police searching for student missing since Wednesday

Police are investigating the disappearance of Daniel Heidinger, an economics senior who went missing last Wednesday.

By Kyle Patton | April 27, 2010

Police Beat: April 28

An unknown person or persons committed theft between 9:20 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Thursday by taking a laptop belonging to a 23-year-old male student, police reported.

By Matt Hendley | April 27, 2010

Graduate taking lessons learned at ASU to Afghanistan

Capt. Lee Beaudette, a 2006 accounting graduate stationed in the Afghan mountains for a one-year deployment, said his education at ASU played a big role in preparing him for his duties overseas.

By Maxfield Barker | April 26, 2010

Donor claims ASU Foundation mishandled endowment

A businessman asked the ASU Foundation to return a $250,000 endowment he gave to ASU to reward teachers, claiming mishandled funds.

By Joseph Schmidt | April 26, 2010

Students raise awareness of DREAM Act at Tempe event

Advocates for immigration rights took to Hayden Lawn on Monday, looking to continue pushing for student support of the DREAM Act.

By Kyle Patton | April 26, 2010

Research making human-robot interactions more beneficial

Researchers at the ASU Human Machine Symbiosis Lab are working to make interactions between people and the machines they create more efficient.

By Dana Sheaff | April 26, 2010

Study: College-age students addicted to social media

Cell phones and websites like Facebook have become an integral part of most college students’ lives, but a study released last week suggests many students suffer from social media addiction.

By Katie Shoultz | April 26, 2010

SOLAR PLANS: The Ikea store in Tempe plans to install solar panels on the rooftop. This is the largest commercial installation in the service for SRP. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Ikea one of Arizona’s largest businesses to go solar

The Ikea store in Tempe plans to build solar panels on its roof to become more sustainable, becoming one of the biggest buildings in Arizona with solar panels.

By Maxfield Barker | April 26, 2010

EMPTY FOR A BIT LONGER: The empty lot where Dave's Doghouse used to be was planned to be a convention center for the city of Tempe. However, because of the uncertain economic times, the plans have been put on hold. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Plans for Tempe convention center put on hold

Tempe residents will have to wait longer for the city’s first convention center as plans for the privately-funded University Square have been put on hold indefinitely.

By Joseph Schmidt | April 26, 2010

ALL LAW-YERED UP: Lauren burke, center, works late into the evening with fellow first-year graduate students in the Sandra Day O'Conner College of Law. On monday, a national lawyer and judge summit was held here to discuss the future of law education. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Legal experts discuss future of law education

Top legal experts came from all over the country Monday to participate in a Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law forum on how to advance the future of legal education.

By Maxfield Barker | April 26, 2010

Police Beat: April 27

"An unknown woman reportedly assaulted a Chili’s Restaurant manager Saturday evening shortly after 9 p.m., police reported."

By Katie Shoultz | April 26, 2010

Demonstrators face off over immigration measure

Protesters gathered at the state Capitol throughout the weekend after Gov. Jan Brewer signed controversial immigration SB 1070 into law on Friday.

By Kyle Daly | April 25, 2010

ANOTHER MANS TREASURE: ASU's annual Ditch the Dumpster Drive started this past weekend. Students are urged to bypass the dumpster when getting rid of unwanted items and instead donate them to one of the many donation bins located around the Residence Halls. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

University to students: ‘Ditch the Dumpster’

Moving at the end of the year can lead to unwanted items being thrown away, but ASU’s third-annual Ditch the Dumpster is looking to save usable “trash” and instead give it to charities.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 25, 2010

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