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Police Beat: April 19

A 43-year-old Mesa woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing a roadway, police reported.

By Matt Hendley | April 18, 2010

SCANTRON READERS: ASU employee Amy Li p[laces the scantrons in the grading machine. Li is one of the two Scantron-processing employees at ASU and together, they process hundreds of thousands of scantrons a year. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Testing Services duo finds humor in Scantron processing

What is black, the size of a printer, costs $12,000 and kicks out 700,000 pieces of paper a year? An OpScan 8 NCS Pearson optical mark reader.

By Kyle Patton | April 15, 2010

LOCALIZED CRIME: The ASU Police department is starting to map crime data for their new website. (Photo by Niklai de Vera)

ASU Police to debut crime-mapping software online

ASU Police will unveil a new interactive crime-mapping system on its Web site May 3 to help combat crime and better inform the public of campus crime trends.

By Matt Hendley | April 15, 2010

Downtown senators refuse to work with president-elect

Five newly elected Downtown senators are threatening to filibuster initiatives presented by next year’s president and vice president.

By Kyle Daly | April 15, 2010

Phoenix representatives seek texting ban

Phoenix representatives work to ban all drivers from texting while behind the wheel.

By Lindsey Reiser | April 15, 2010

ELEMENTARY MENTORING: Students and teachers from El Mirage Elementary school will be a part of a teacher development program with ASU. The program includes mentoring for student teachers as well as teachers across the district. (Photo Courtesy of Jim Dean)

ASU partners with elementary schools in student teaching project

A partnership between ASU and El Mirage Elementary School will create a new pilot program for student teachers, allowing them to apprentice for a year in a classroom.

By Allison Oswalt | April 15, 2010

CLUB EXHIBIT: Information Technology junior Nicole Hoffman is one of the Graphic Information Technology Club members that has their work showcased in the club's exhibit on the Polytechnic campus. (Photo Courtesy of Nicole Hoffman)

Graphic Information Technology Club showcasing student work

Work by students in the Graphic Information Technology Club, one of the largest groups at ASU, is being showcased at the Polytechnic campus.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 15, 2010

Police Beat: April 16

An unknown person or persons committed theft between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday by taking a bicycle belonging to a 19-year-old female student, police reported.

By Matt Hendley | April 15, 2010

President-elect rejects Downtown vote appeal

The Downtown Election Committee reached a final decision Wednesday on an attempt to appeal the disqualification of a student government presidential ticket.

By Kyle Daly | April 14, 2010

RUNOFF RESULTS: Jacob Goulding, center, and running-mates Michael Wong and Tina Mounlavongsy celebrate the results of their election in the USG Presidential runoff election on the steps of Old Main. Goulding earned 57.9% of the 3,448 votes cast, with Brendan Corrigan garnering 41.1%. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Goulding elected USG president

Jacob Goulding won the USG runoff election Wednesday, with 58 percent of the vote

By Katie Shoultz | April 14, 2010

Partnership aims to study technology, public policy

The New America Foundation, Slate Magazine and ASU have entered into a partnership to research the effects that rapidly developing technology has on both society and public policy.

By Michelle Parks | April 14, 2010

Newman Center prepares for change in administration

Changes to the All Saints Catholic Newman Center are coming in July, as the Dominican Order of Preachers steps down for the incoming diocesan priests.

By Joseph Schmidt | April 14, 2010

NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION: Award-winning author and filmmaker Etgar Keret discusses the process of translating his Hebrew texts into English and the challenges of writing in Israel today. The reading was held at the Virginia G. Piper House on Wednesday evening and was sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies. (Photo By Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

Israeli author channels conflict through writing

An award-winning Israeli film director discussed his creative process and the challenges of conveying Israeli life at the Piper Writer’s House on the Tempe campus Wednesday.

By Chase Kamp | April 14, 2010

DISTINGUISHED DEVIL: Junior interdisciplinary studies major Natasia Cara Bongcas hugs the woman who nominated her, Lorrie Miller, as she accepts her award for Outstanding Student Employee at the Distinguished Devils Awards Ceremony on Wednesday. (Photo by Molly Smith)

Downtown campus honors service of ASU students, faculty and groups

The Downtown campus' annual Distinguished Devil Awards were presented Wednesday, honoring students, faculty and organizations that have made an impact at ASU.

By Jennifer Crane | April 14, 2010

University seeking ‘serial arsonist’ at honors complex

ASU Residential Life is warning students in Barrett, the Honors College of an individual who has been tampering and disabling fire equipment.

By Maxfield Barker | April 14, 2010

LANDSCAPING: Landscape Architecture majors Kaylee Colter, right, and Trish Nhan explore their topography-model of Nogales, Mexico, created with fellow students in their class. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Landscape architects group seeks awareness

There are many different clubs on campus, but the ASU chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects works to help students stop and smell the roses.

By Maxfield Barker | April 14, 2010

Police Beat: April 15

A 48-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being a registered sex offender without having valid identification, police reported.

By Kyle Daly | April 14, 2010

Bill, $1M grant aim to simplify course-transfer process

As a bill to make the community college-to-university transferring process more transparent nears passage, ASU has secured a $1 million grant to increase its number of transfer students.

By Kyle Patton | April 13, 2010

PIRG challenges fee vote results, cites ballot’s ‘inaccurate’ language

Members from the unofficial ASU chapter of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, are calling for the dismissal of last week’s election results, which denied the group funding.

By Kyle Daly | April 13, 2010

MURDER MYSTERY: The billing for "A Nightmare in Las Cruces" outside the Valley Art Theatre on Mill Ave. The movie, which premiers this Friday, follows the still-unsolved murders of 4 New Mexico bowling alley over two decades ago. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Filmmaker tells students of ‘Nightmare in Las Cruces’

An independent filmmaker is traveling the Southwest to spread the word about his documentary, which details a 1990 murder in New Mexico.

By Matt Hendley | April 13, 2010

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