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ASU OLYMPICS: Students from different parts of the world play soccer at the SRC field on Saturday afternoon as part of the olympic event hosted by the Coalition of International students over the weekend. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

International students join together for ASU Olympics

Students from all over the world participated in the ASU Olympics this weekend, hosted by the Coalition of International Students.

By Monica Arevalo | April 25, 2010

Professor’s fitness program to battle childhood obesity

An ASU professor has developed a fitness program he hopes will prevent obesity among today’s youth, which is being implemented at elementary schools for the first time this semester.

By Michelle Parks | April 25, 2010

Police Beat: April 26

A 29-year-old Scottsdale man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possession of marijuana and being in possession of drug paraphernalia, police reported.

By Matt Hendley | April 25, 2010

Volunteer security people work to keep protesters behind the caution tape on the Capitol lawn Friday afternoon. (MOLLY SMITH | THE STATE PRESS)

After Brewer signs immigration bill, protesters vow to keep fighting

Gov. Jan Brewer signed controversial immigration Senate Bill 1070 into law Friday afternoon while protesters stormed the Arizona Capitol.

By Kyle Daly | April 23, 2010

Marcell Chavez, of Phoenix, wore both an American flag and a Mexican flag to the rally to protest SB 1070, the immigration bill signed by Gov. Brewer Friday afternoon. (MOLLY SMITH | THE STATE PRESS)

Live coverage: Protesters react as Brewer signs immigration bill

Immigration rally at the capitol grows after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs Senate Bill 1070 into law.

By State Press Staff | April 23, 2010

Protester tensions erupt at Arizona Capitol

Tensions come to a head at the Arizona capitol.

By Andrew Boven | April 23, 2010

SB 1070 supporters and protesters demonstrate at Capitol

Thousands of protesters congregated at the Arizona Capital to protest the signing of the controversial bill.

By Andrew Boven | April 23, 2010

Crow's letter to Gov. Brewer about SB 1070

ASU President Michael Crow's letter to Gov. Jan Brewer urging her not to sign immigration SB 1070

By State Press Staff | April 23, 2010

Crow urges Brewer to veto immigration bill

ASU President Michael Crow jumped into the immigration bill debate Friday, sending a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer urging her to veto SB1070 as her time to make a decision runs out.

By Adam Sneed | April 23, 2010

As protesters roar, bill waits for Brewer

Dozens of demonstrators gathered in downtown Phoenix to protest SB 1070, an Arizona immigration bill that has been drawing national attention since it passed the state Legislature.

By Kyle Daly | April 22, 2010

DNA SET ME FREE: Kirk Bloodsworth, the capital defendant to be exonerated through the use of DNA testing, discusses his life in the prison system at Armstrong Hall Thursday night. (Photo by Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

Exonerated death-row inmate touts DNA testing’s role in justice system

The first death-row inmate to be exonerated by DNA evidence spoke to students Thursday about the decade he spent in prison and his efforts since.

By Matt Hendley | April 22, 2010

ABOR settles lawsuit with Havasupai tribe over blood samples

Arizona’s Havasupai Indian Tribe celebrated the return of 200 blood samples from ASU labs Thursday after a long-argued lawsuit between the tribe and the Board of Regents was settled.

By Katie Shoultz | April 22, 2010

Mariachi ASU program canceled after 25 years

On Tuesday afternoons, the music pouring from a second-floor classroom in Gammage Auditorium begins with the tuning of the vihuela, a Spanish guitar.

By Kyle Patton | April 22, 2010

TRASH TO MUSIC: Husband and wife team Step Raptis and Lisa Chow of "Step's Junk Funk" perform on Hayden Lawn during celebrations for Earth Week. Raptis, who has been converting trash into percussion instruments since 1973, enjoyed a stage powered entirely by solar energy. (Photo Michael Arellano)

Step’s Junk Funk finds beats in trash

The phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” has never been truer for Step’s Junk Funk, a recycled percussion band in Tempe that uses common trash to create endless sound.

By Allison Oswalt | April 22, 2010

Research popular among undergraduates

Many research opportunities are available to undergraduates at ASU through specific research programs and through separate departments.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 22, 2010

THIRD-HAND SMOKE: Research has shown that third-hand smoke further complicates the dangers of second-hand smoke. (Photo by Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

ASU professor investigating dangers of third-hand smoke

Research has found that third-hand smoke complicates the dangers of second-hand smoke, which is already recognized as able to cause cancer.

By Kate Bolnick | April 22, 2010

Police Beat: April 23

An unknown person or persons committed theft between 6:40 and 6:45 p.m. Wednesday by taking a laptop computer belonging to a 36-year-old male graduate student, police reported.

By Matt Hendley | April 22, 2010

Veteran psychology professor honored with 2010 Professor of the Year award

ASU’s Parents Association awarded psychology professor Leona Aiken with the 2010 Professor of the Year award at its annual event Wednesday evening.

By Katie Shoultz | April 21, 2010

Saguaro the supercomputer making national, ASU research possible

Saguaro, ASU’s supercomputer, is housed in the Goldwater Center on the Tempe campus and assists groups from University scientists to NASA in their research.

By Kyle Patton | April 21, 2010

Herbal incense blend used as alternative to legal marijuana

An “herbal incense blend” sold at smoke shops around the Valley that has similar effects to smoking marijuana when inhaled is becoming a popular replacement for some students.

By Chase Kamp | April 21, 2010

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