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Police Beat — March 22

A man was arrested on suspicion of public consumption, being a minor in possession of alcohol, being in possession of dangerous drugs, resisting arrest and civil disobedience, according to a police report.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 21, 2010

Regents approve substantial tuition increase

The Arizona Board of Regents approved tuition increases Thursday raising tuition nearly 20 percent for incoming students and around 13 percent for continuing in-state students

By Kyle Daly | March 11, 2010

Downtown Phoenix warehouse houses tilapia farm

Two downtown Phoenix entrepreneurs are looking to sell their fresh, locally grown tilapia to Valley restaurants.

By Daryl Bjoraas | March 11, 2010

Book club studying Great Depression, economy’s future

The Morrison Institute for Public Policy is starting a book club for the ASU community to examine the comparison between the current recession and the Great Depression.

By Katie Shoultz | March 11, 2010

Cronkite dean named Journalism Administrator of the Year

Christopher Callahan, dean of ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, was named Journalism Administrator of the Year by the Scripps Howard Foundation.

By State Press Staff | March 11, 2010

MORAL SEXUALITY: Jacqueline Martinez, communications professor at ASU, and Grace Galliano. a social psychology and human sexuality faculty associate, talk about human sexuality and is connection to morality in society. (Photo by Molly J. Smith)

Downtown campus panel discusses sexuality, ethics

Sexuality is generally a taboo topic in public, but a discussion at ASU’s Downtown campus threw that concept out the window.

By Rheyanne Weaver | March 11, 2010

ASU grad opening fish farm near Downtown campus

An ASU graduate is bringing a fish farm to the downtown Phoenix desert to supply the Valley with fresh tilapia.

By Daryl Bjoraas | March 11, 2010

Police Beat - March 12

ASU Police reported the following incidents Thursday.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 11, 2010

MOVIE NIGHT: Student ask director Peter Sollett questions about his film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" through Skype during the Hollywood Invades Tempe Skype series on Wednesday night at Neeb Hall. The event was put on by the ASU School of Theater and Film.(Photo by Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

ASU goes glam with ‘Nick and Norah’ director video-chat

Hollywood came to Tempe Wednesday night during a video-chat Q&A session with “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” director Peter Sollett.

By Chase Kamp | March 10, 2010

LGBTQ: Mary Gary, author of "Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America," speaks about her research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Questioning youth in rural America. (Photo by Molly J. Smith)

Author speaks on LGBTQ communities in rural America

An author from Indiana University held a discussion Wednesday on how gay communities from via the Internet in rural America.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | March 10, 2010

TELEMONITORING: Dr. Kimberly Shea, assistant professor at ASU's College of Nursing and Health Innovation, recently received a $350,000 grant for her ongoing studies in telemonitoring. Dr. Shea, based on the Phoenix campus, is experimenting with positive reinforcement and incentives to enhance the quality of healthcare-at-home. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Study looking at off-site care for patients at home

Researchers at ASU are looking to ease the process for chronically ill patients to receive in-home care.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 10, 2010

THE SOUND OF ASU: ASU's Carillon Society is working on producing the carillon's first CD. The carillon was a gift from the University to its students in 1966. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Rense)

ASU’s symphonic carillon to be featured in CD

ASU’s Carillon Society is working to produce its first CD. The University’s carillon bell plays every day at 5 p.m. from speakers at the Memorial Union.

By Katie Shoultz | March 10, 2010

Police Beat - March 11

An unknown person or persons committed theft Monday by stealing a bicycle from the bike rack at the Delta Zeta cluster at the Adelphi Commons building on the Tempe campus, according to a police report.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 10, 2010

INTERGALACTIC WATER: Researchers at the School of Earth and Space Exploration are developing new methods of detecting water in distant solar systems. (Photo be Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

One-of-a-kind ASU research looking for water in deep space

ASU research project is the first to work to detect minerals that signal significant amounts of liquid water on other planets.

By Dana Sheaff | March 10, 2010

SYSTEM UPGRADES: Postgraduate student Anna Berlin receives IT assistance from Jorge Morales, who works in the student-run Technology Studio, located inside the Computing Commons building. ASU is set to be upgrading their version of Blackboard as well as upgrading to Windows 7, amongst other upgrades. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Technology updates to hit campus in the fall

The University Technology Office is bringing a handful of updates to campus, including a new version of Blackboard and an upgrade to Windows 7.

By Kyle Patton | March 10, 2010

University offering early retirement to 77 faculty members

The Voluntary Separation and Retirement Incentive Program is currently being offered by two colleges and the ASU Libraries, and will enable the academic units to recruit new faculty that could be paid at lower wages, an official said.

By Kyle Daly | March 9, 2010

TRANSPORTATION ANSWERS: Phoenix Metro EO Steve Banta answers questions from the attendees of the meeting at the Transportation Office in Tempe on Tuesday night. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Light rail proposes cutting hours, train frequency

Metro Light Rail hosted a meeting in Tempe on Tuesday to present its proposed transit cuts, including running trains less frequently and cutting nighttime and weekend hours.

By Maxfield Barker | March 9, 2010

Students facing struggles with tuition increases

If a University proposal to raise tuition and increase the Economic Recovery Surcharge is passed on Thursday, some students will be strained to pay the bills.

By Beth Easterbrook | March 9, 2010

ROLE MODEL: Erika Camacho, who is an assistant mathematics professor on the West campus, was a student of Jaime Escalante. Jaime Escalante was a high school algebra teacher at James A. Garfield High School is Los Angeles, and was the inspiration for the movie "Stand and Deliver". (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Once uninspired student, math professor finds passion in teaching

“It was not that education was not valued,” Camacho said. “It’s just that when you’re poor, sometimes putting food on the table is more important than getting a degree or graduating from high school.”

By Rheyanne Weaver | March 9, 2010

FEMALE STUDENT BODY: Female students pass by the Health Services Building on the Tempe campus, which offers a variety of health care options for Sun Devils. USG is working to ensure that the health center addresses issues more specific to women. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

USG to propose women’s resource center in Tempe

After spring break, the Undergraduate Student Government will submit its proposal for a women’s resource center on the Tempe campus.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | March 9, 2010

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