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Dairdevils attempt to make skydiving viable for students

Due to its high cost and complexity, going skydiving is difficult for many students. The ASU Dairdevils skydiving club helps students with starting skydiving and getting licensed. The club has existed since 2011 and aims to represent ASU in the Skydiving world as well as help students get involved. The club is holding elections this semester for leadership roles.

By Garrison Murphy | October 22, 2015

Louis and Jennifer Velasco pose for a portrait on Thursday Oct. 15, 2015, inside the Main Chapel at the Newman Center in Tempe. The Velascos were married in the Old Chapel of the Newman Center and celebrate their 21st anniversary in November.

ASU couple's old school tactics spark to new love in '94

ASU alumni, Jennifer and Louis Velasco kept things interesting by writing love notes and even designing scavenger hunts for each other using the personal ads in the State Press.

By Preston Scott-Hall | October 22, 2015

Tempe Police: Man throws sock in Best Buy trashcan, later found with meth

The man was seen removing a sock from his pocket and discarding it in the trash, according to the report.

By Sydney Greene | October 21, 2015

Students enter and exit the Durham Language and Literature Building on the Tempe campus on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Number of students not speaking English at home are on the rise, study says

It’s no secret that Arizona, which borders Mexico, is home to many immigrants.

By Angelica Cabral | October 21, 2015

Biology sophomore Sydney McClure, kinesiology junior Taylor Randle, chemical engineering junior Rhiannon Olshansky and psychology sophomore Samantha Rodrigues pose with their service dogs Castle, Kristoff and McKenzie at the Memorial Union in Tempe on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015.

Sparky's Service Dogs improve quality of life for those with disabilities

Loved for their wagging tails and wet kisses, dogs have often been referred to as man’s best friend, but one ASU student organization is proving that K9s can do a lot more than sit, stay and fetch.

By Bridget Dowd | October 21, 2015

ASU's international students face rising costs

Across the University, international students confront rising costs in a variety of ways, often limited by a lack of access to financial aid or types of employment.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | October 20, 2015

Government Operations committee senator Kanin Pruter, center, looks over during organization reports at the USG meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at the Memorial Union in Tempe.

Tempe USG approves bill to fund Indian Students Association event

Senators from Tempe Undergraduate Student Government passed a bill to fund more than $4,000 for an event held by the Indian Students Association during its regular session meeting on Tuesday.

By Jessica Suerth | October 20, 2015

AZ Highways staff surround Paul Markow as he holds the book "Arizona's Best Recipes" in which he features Arizona Highways' favorite Arizona recipes.

Nearly five decades of ASU alum's photography in Valley pays off

Markow's latest project, for Arizona Highways is a cookbook highlighting some of the magazine’s favorite recipes around the state.

By Jesse Stawnyczy | October 20, 2015

Tempe Police: Man parties at apartment before leaving with Xbox, PS4

A Tempe man tried to sell an Xbox and PS4 that he stole from a party, according to a Tempe Police Report.

By Sydney Greene | October 20, 2015

ASU international students find English test to get into college is inadequate

For international students, it’s not the SAT or the ACT that vexes them, but the TOEFL test, an English literacy test used for to gauge student’s affinity for the language.

By Megan Janetsky | October 19, 2015

Bikers ride down W Rio Salado Pkwy during the bike parade on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. The annual Tour de Fat celebration features a costumed bike parade around Tempe.

U.S. Bike Route 90 connects bikers through Arizona

AASHTO's approval of USBR 90 provides long distance bicyclists with paths throughout Arizona and connecting to surrounding states, providing a boost to tourism and local economies.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | October 19, 2015

Paulo Avelar (left), Jacob Lawson, Alex Browne and Tori Kaiser compete in the Tempe Brawl Quidditch tournament on Oct. 17, 2015 in Tempe.

Rethink fact and fiction: It's Quidditch season at ASU

Quidditch at ASU is expanding to include two different teams and are even trying to be recognized as a sports club rather than a student organization.

By Sydney Maki | October 19, 2015

Tempe Police: Woman tries to sit down on bus, man screams obscenities

After asking to sit on a bus bench, a man began yelling at a woman, but he later denied doing threatening her.

By Sydney Greene | October 19, 2015

A pedestrian walks past a display of t-shirts put up by the Clothesline Project on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, on Hayden Lawn in Tempe. The project sought to bring awareness to and end the stigma surrounding gender-based violence.

ASU strives to bring awareness to students about domestic violence

All four ASU campuses are raising awareness for domestic violence month.

By Sydney Greene | October 19, 2015

Arizona State University Provost Mark Searle (right) presents CBS morning news anchor Charlie Rose with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism award during a celebratory luncheon in the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Phoenix on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015.

Charlie Rose accepts Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism

CBS and 60 Minutes host, Charlie Rose receive the 32 annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

By Megan Janetsky | October 19, 2015

Tempe Police: Man leads officers on bike chase through neighborhood

A Tempe man was riding the wrong way and started fleeing from officers when confronted.

By Kelcie Grega | October 18, 2015

Senior Tansborder Chicana/o Latina/o Studies major Jesse Docherty (cq) and junior Political Science major Alexis Bustillos-Hernandez (cq) pose for a portrait in front of a poster created for the Tunnel of Awareness on Thursday Oct. 15, 2015, at the El Concilio office in the Memorial Union in Tempe.

Latinos of ASU find comfort and community in student organizations

El Concilio and the student organizations it represents has provided a community for Latinos at ASU that offers them support they could not find elsewhere.

By Isabella Castillo | October 18, 2015

ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business will offer 120 full-ride scholarships to its M.B.A. program beginning in the fall 2016 semester.

ASU ranked high in producing Nobel-winning economists

ASU has produced two Nobel Prize-winning economists, making it one of the top ranked universities to produce economists.

By Jenny Ung | October 18, 2015

Tempe Police: Five dead after car crashes into Tempe Town Lake

Two adults and two children are dead and one child is in critical condition Sunday after the vehicle they were in drove into Tempe Town Lake, Tempe Police officials report.

By Kelcie Grega | October 18, 2015

From discoveries to resignations, here are the week's top stories

Hopefully you did well on your midterms. Relax and treat yourself to the week's top stories.

By Andrew Nicla | October 17, 2015

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