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Making religious references optional is best move

The principles that made this country great may have originated from Christianity, but that doesn't mean it should be privileged over other religions.

| October 28, 2013

Longtime CBS anchor speaks to journalism students before accepting Cronkite school award

Journalism icon Bob Schieffer spoke with Cronkite students Monday preceding a Tuesday luncheon, where he will be awarded the 2013 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

| October 28, 2013

Police: Man tries to cross Tempe Town Lake using light rail bridge

Police arrested a 41-year-old man after he was seen on a security camera attempting to cross Tempe Town Lake via the light rail bridge.

| October 28, 2013

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Athletic fee bill: The basics

ASU student governments released a long list of programs and services provided to students that will be paid through reinvestment of tuition dollars.

By Joey Hancock | October 27, 2013

Police: Man steals bike from triathlon, turns himself in

A man turned himself into police after stealing a racing bike from a triathlon last month and then seeing his photo on local media.

| October 27, 2013

ASU celebrates Native American Heritage during November

The American Indian Council at ASU will host a number of events in November to educate about Native American culture.

| October 27, 2013

Student governments pass athletic fee bill

Four of the five student governments passed the athletic fee bill Friday and USG Tempe will vote Oct. 29. The bill will now move on to ASU President Michael Crow's office.

By Joey Hancock | October 25, 2013

Mac6's grand opening was replete with a DJ, food trucks, an array of lights

Startup incubator grand opening event advocates capitalism for good

Hundreds of entrepreneurs and locals interested in the future of innovation gathered Thursday at MAC6 manufacturing startup incubator for its grand opening ceremonies.

By Karen Loschiavo | October 24, 2013

Tempe apartment complex hosts self-defense classes for women

The District on Apache offered two free women's self-defense classes after hearing about several sexual assault police reports near the ASU campus.

| October 24, 2013

ASU journalism school to launch new sports bureau in Southern California

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced Thursday that it will begin a new sports journalism program in Santa Monica in fall 2014.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | October 24, 2013

Students get inside look at social work during prostitution sweep

Phoenix Police and ASU joined together for a biannual operation aimed at giving women arrested for prostitution the opportunity to avoid prosecution.

By Mark Remillard | October 24, 2013

ASU partners with governor's office for substance abuse prevention training

The Arizona Office of the Governor is working with ASU to provide user-friendly online training for substance abuse prevention.

By Catherine Calderon | October 24, 2013

Police: Man found with meth, pipe in pocket

Officers arrested a 53-year-old man who police say had a pipe containing a usable amount of meth.

By Shelby Slade | October 24, 2013

Light rail power outage delays commuters

The Metro Light Rail temporarily lost power around 1p.m. Thursday, stranding passengers including ASU students.

By State Press Staff | October 24, 2013

Q&A: Immigration activist talks reform, trip to Washington to speak to Boehner

Exploratory sophomore Maria Castro, a member of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, talked to The State Press about comprehensive immigration reform.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | October 24, 2013

Film and Media studies junior Trevor Pacelli prepares for his class on the Tempe campus. Pacelli has autism and has written a book on his experiences as well as advice for parents who have a child growing up with Autism. the book is titled, "Six-Word Lessons on Growing Up Autistic." (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Student's book on autism allows him to share experiences, inspire others

About a year and a half ago, ASU film and media junior Trevor Pacelli wrote "Six-Word Lessons on Growing Up Autistic," which has allowed him to inspire families with autistic children.

| October 23, 2013

Students research connections between Facebook, online learning

Graduate students from the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College are conducting a study to find connections between social media and online learning.

By Kelcie Grega | October 23, 2013

Kendra shows some of her finished products. Made out of old ASU t-shirts she has redesigned them to fit her personal style. (Photo by Katie Dunphy)

ASU student creates online clothing company

Business and tourism sophomore Kendra Owusu takes average college T-shirts and turns them into her own creations.

By Lindsey Delatorre | October 23, 2013

Nursing sophomore Allison Shuman, journalism sophomore Kate Sitter, exercise and wellness sophomore Karl Cormack watch videos as they wait for the live taping of the Today Show on the Downtown campus on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. The national morning show came to ASU after seeing a viral video of super fans living in the Taylor Place residence hall. (Photo by Caitlin Cruz)

ASU journalism students featured on TODAY show

The TODAY show featured residents of Taylor Place at the Downtown campus during its early Wednesday broadcast and surprised them with special guest Al Roker.

By Kelcie Grega | October 23, 2013

Police: Woman beats up man, takes meth into jail

A 22-year-old woman was arrested after police found syringes and heroin in her backpack.

By Shelby Slade | October 23, 2013

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