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Tempe Police: Man trespasses on Tempe Town Lake bridge

Tempe Police arrested a 25-year-old man after he tried to use the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge as a shortcut to his home.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 21, 2014

Solar power house to teach sustainable living in central Phoenix

Solar power house and PHX Renews gardening site provide learning opportunities about sustainable living and growing your own food.

By Adriana Loya | April 20, 2014

Tempe Police: Man threatens to kill everyone he encounters

Tempe police arrested a 54-year-old Scottsdale man who went on a death threat spree.

By Adriana Loya | April 20, 2014

Journalism school welcomes Virgil Renzulli to faculty

The ASU Public Affairs Vice President will be joining the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Communication faculty and begin teaching next semester.

By Kelcie Grega | April 17, 2014

ASU Alumni Association launches directory of Sun Devil businesses

The ASU Alumni Association launched the Sun Devil Business Directory earlier this month, which will allow businesses run by ASU alumni to connect from all over the country.

By Emily Mahoney | April 17, 2014

Tempe Police: Man steals car, takes girlfriend and her son with him

Tempe Police arrested a 29-year-old man after they say surveillance videos showed he stole a car from a parking lot.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | April 17, 2014

Wake Devils repeat national championship, prepare for new era of excellence

Ryan Platt is preparing to leave the ASU wakeboard team four years after creating it.

| April 17, 2014

ASU professor develops idea for bathtub chemistry toy

Science education professor Peter Rillero won an honorable mention in the SPARK Awards competition for his idea Tub Science.

By Kelcie Grega | April 17, 2014

SLIDESHOW: Wake Devils repeat national championship, prepare for new era of excellence

Ryan Platt is preparing to leave the ASU wakeboard team four years after creating it.

By Ksenia Maryasova | April 17, 2014

NAU professor speculates correlation between climate change, genocidal impulse

NAU professor Alex Alvarez discussed how climate change can influence conflict relating to genocide Wednesday at the Tempe campus.

By Kelcie Grega | April 16, 2014

Security at Cue Club on Mill Avenue checks the authenticity of a driver’s license in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday, April 12, 2013.

Downtown Tempe district sees an increase of fake IDs collected in 2013

Police have seen the number of fake IDs confiscated in downtown Tempe increase by more than 13 percent from 2012 to 2013, but few of these are actual forgeries.

By Victoria Fernandez | April 16, 2014

A current Sparky mascot waits for the start of the Sparky tryouts in Wells Fargo Arena on April 9. (Photo by Diana Lustig)

ASU chooses new Sparky mascots

Ten ASU students tried out to wear the Sparky suit during the 2014-15 academic year, and five were selected.

By Megann Phillips | April 16, 2014

Associate research professor Steven Ruff uses an infrared spectrometer to analyze a rock sample. Ruff hopes to outfit the 2020 mars rover with a smaller infrared spectrometer to determine the presence of water and life on mars. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

ASU team helps prove existence of ancient lake on Mars

Steve Ruff and a team of researchers revisited data from the Spirit Mars rover and discovered evidence of ancient water in one of Mars's craters.

By Emily Mahoney | April 16, 2014

ASU police: Situation clear at Tempe Center parking lot

By State Press Staff | April 16, 2014

Interns from the School of Construction at ASU are helping with the development of the new Sun Devil Marketplace, opening in August. Current ASU students and ASU alumni are involved in this project. (Photo by Ryan Liu)

ASU alumni help with construction of new College Avenue Commons

Graduates of the Del. E Webb School of Construction are helping with the building of the new College Avenue Commons, a mixed-use facility located off University Drive and College Avenue on the Tempe campus.

By Jacob Goldstein | April 15, 2014

ASU football tailgates may lose kegs

The student safety task force set up after recent deaths at ASU linked to binge drinking has received a recommendation from a subcommittee to ban kegs at tailgate events, among other things.

| April 15, 2014

Tempe Police: Drunk, homeless sex offender screams at bystanders

Tempe Police arrested a 26-year-old man after he drunkenly yelled at bystanders on Mill Avenue.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 15, 2014

David Guston is one of the three ASU researchers who have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a workshop to build a global, multi-institutional network of collaborators to celebrate the bicentennial of the publication of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein.” (Photo by Ryan Liu)

ASU scholars bring Frankenstein back to life

ASU researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a workshop on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

By Kelcie Grega | April 15, 2014

Tempe Police: Man steals property at Marriott, holds up knife

Tempe police arrested a 26-year-old man after a man attempted to get his stolen property back and was met with a knife.

By Chelsey Ballarte | April 14, 2014

Construction crews begin removing the upper deck of Sun Devil Stadium on Monday, April 14. (Photo by Josh Nacion)

ASU begins removing north end zone upper deck at Sun Devil Stadium

The removal of signage and a video booth Monday was the first phase of the demolition process of the north end zone upper deck.

By Josh Nacion | April 14, 2014

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