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House Representative Juan Mendez (D) gives a speech on Friday, Jan. 31 for the Secular Student Alliance. Mendez is the only representative in the house who is openly atheist. He is also an ASU graduate. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

Rep. Juan Mendez inspires ASU non-theists to organize

Rep. Juan Mendez is the lone atheist in the Arizona state government, and, on Friday night, asked fellow non-believers at ASU to assemble.

By Anthony Nish | February 1, 2014

Republican Senator Jon Kyl informally meets with students and answers questions on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Barrett, the Honors College. The senators first topic addressed immigration. Kyl said he believes a compromise must occur in the house and suggests legalization opposed to full citizenship. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

Former Sen. Jon Kyl talks politics with ASU students

Former congressional leader Jon Kyl met with a small group of honors students Friday to discuss policy and current issues.

By Shari Rose | February 1, 2014

Video: School of Art moves downtown

ASU School of Art has moved 5 graduate programs to new studio space along Grant avenue, in downtown Phoenix.

By Edward James Hernandez | January 31, 2014

Valley Metro announces updates on light rail extension to northwest Phoenix

Valley Metro announced updates on Light Rail Extension Phase II during a public meeting on Wednesday.

By Cindy Castillo | January 30, 2014

Photo Courtesy of Chandler Police Department

Chandler Police arrest two suspects in case of 2008 killing of former ASU student Zachary Rowe

Chandler Police arrested two men in connection to the 2008 murder of former ASU student Zachary Rowe.

By Adam Halleck | January 30, 2014

Psychology senior and Undergraduate Student Government Senator Jordan Hibbs was invited to live tweet the State of the Union. This was the second year Hibbs was invited to the White House to participate in the social media event during the address. (Photo by Alexis Macklin)

ASU student travels to DC to live-tweet State of the Union

Undergraduate Student Government Senator Jordan Hibbs was invited to participate in a social media event at the White House for the State of the Union on Tuesday evening.

By Joey Hancock | January 30, 2014

Tempe Police: Man makes eye contact with officer while preparing to snort Oxycodone

Tempe Police arrested a 25-year-old man after they say he was sitting in a car in a parking lot getting ready to use drugs.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | January 30, 2014

Underage drinking was heavily targeted by the safe and sober program. (Photo by Ryan Liu)

Report indicates sexual violence still significant issue facing students

The Safe and Sober program conducted by Tempe Police reduced incidences of loud party calls and robberies, but failed to limit sexual assault reports in the area.

By Shari Rose | January 30, 2014

Joey Hudy, a 16-year-old Herberger Academy student, is the youngest person to get a job at Intel and will in the summer. He poses with his SMD LED Arduino shield, a creation he said he is proud of. (Photo by Alexis Macklin)

ASU Herberger Academy student becomes youngest person to obtain Intel job

A 16-year-old Herberger Academy student became the youngest person to land a job at Intel.

| January 30, 2014

ASU President Michael Crow told a room full of community members Wednesday night at the Tempe campus that ASU's involvement within the community would be facilitated through three major areas: individuals, institutions and technology.

The event, organized by Changemaker Central, focused on how individuals within the ASU community are able to directly and indirectly invoke change through various University resources. (Photo by Diana Lustig)

ASU President Michael Crow addresses University, community involvement in Tempe

ASU President Michael Crow spoke Wednesday night about ASU's goals to expand its involvement in the community.

| January 29, 2014

Video: Coffee Fertilizer

Two ASU students are using more than 500 pounds a week of used coffee grounds for natural fertilizer and soil around ASU's campus. The students started a "Grounds for Grounds" innovative program. A cup or two of coffee can just be as beneficial to campus plants as to the rest of us.

By Vianka Villa | January 29, 2014

Juan Jose Diaz Infante gives a presentation on the Mexican Space Collective at ASU’s Tempe Campus on Wednesday January 29th. The collective is a group of eclectic thinkers and artists whose goal is to create a satellite, named Ulises I. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

Artist Juan José Díaz Infante discusses satellite launch, poetry

Mexican artist Juan José Díaz Infante spoke to ASU students Wednesday about Ulises I, the first Mexican satellite launched into space as poetic action.

By Kellie Stewart | January 29, 2014

Tempe Police: Man enters trailer park, robs former classmate

Tempe Police arrested an 18-year-old man after they say he robbed a former classmate in October.

By Adam Halleck | January 29, 2014

Arizona Distilling Co. owners Jon Eagan, Jason Grossmiller, and Rodney Hu pose in front of their Copper City Bourbon and newest product, Desert Dry Gin. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

Arizona Distilling Co. conjures spirits in Tempe

Arizona Distilling Co. began making Arizona's first legally distilled bourbon in 2013 and has started expanding its brand into a broader world of spirits.

By Joey Hancock | January 29, 2014

Provost Robert E. Page Jr. poses in his office. Page collaborated with an international team have answered what genetic differences there are between male and female bees, and this gives insight into human genetic mysteries, such as Alzheimer's. (Photo by Ryan Liu)

Bee genetics research prompts international buzz

Provost Robert E. Page Jr. collaborated with an international team to determine the genetics behind bee-sexing, a discovery with both academic and practical implications.

By Emily Mahoney | January 28, 2014

Kenji Wong, an international transfer student from Malaysia, discusses the class materials with Izabela Uscinski during class. (Photo by Ryan Liu)

New course builds custom skills for international engineering students

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering partnered with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to give international engineering students a valuable new course.

By Anthony Nish | January 28, 2014

Tempe Police: Man drives drunk on suspended license

Tempe Police arrested a 28-year-old man after they said he was driving under the influence for the second time in two years.

| January 28, 2014

State Press Weekly: Stadium Renovation

On January 14, President Crow announced plans for a three-year, $210 million renovation to the 55-year-old Sun Devil Stadium making it the school's largest financial undertaking since its founding in 1885. The project will be not be funded by student tuition but instead through private donors, bonds, and other stadium rights including a broadcast deal with the PAC-12.

By Courtland Jeffrey | January 28, 2014

Campus fraternity leaders applaud Phi Gamma Delta on being selected as Chapter of the Week during a January 27th meeting. Phi Gamma Delta has a fraternity brother with brain cancer and raised over $600 to donate to support the National Brain Tumor Society. (Photo by Andrew Ybanez)

Phi Gamma Delta awarded after raising money for cancer research

At each meeting of the Interfraternity Council, chapters are recognized with the Chapter of the Week award for the positive things they do.

By Shelby Slade | January 27, 2014

TechShop opens doors to world of making

TechShop, which just opened at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center, offers students the most advanced equipment and various tools to implement daring, do-it-yourself ideas.

| January 27, 2014

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