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Video: Colorado River Re-Storied

The Colorado River Re-Storied is a project headed by ASU professors that seeks to "re-story" the Colorado River Basin, from the headwaters in Colorado to the dry river delta in Mexico.

By Kaard Bombe | September 5, 2013

Video: Walk-only zones

ASU is experimenting with a walk-only zone on the Tempe campus, mandating that all wheel bound pedestrians resort to more conventional forms of bipedal locomotion, walking.

By Dominick DiFurio | September 4, 2013

Road closures limit game day access to Sun Devil Stadium

Students should expect delays and seek alternate transportation to Thursday's football game.

By Savannah Harrelson | September 4, 2013

Advocates for Syrian peace and freedom marched in Tempe Sept. 9, 2012. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's attacks on his own people began two years ago and today the casualties have risen to more than 100,000. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Club works to educate student body on Syrian strife, advocates for US involvement

Save Our Syrian Freedom has spent the last year trying to educate the student body about the conflict in Syria and raise money to provide humanitarian aid.

By Karen Loschiavo | September 4, 2013

Tempe Police consider Safe and Sober operation successful, plan to continue program

Operation Safe and Sober has increased police activity in common party areas in an effort to decrease underage drinking and drunk driving.

| September 4, 2013

Police: Woman arrested after disturbance call had MDMA with her

A Tempe woman was arrested after officers responded to a disturbance call and found a pipe with brown residue and a bag of MDMA.

By Joey Hancock | September 4, 2013

Police: ASU student beaten up in apartment complex elevator

A member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was beaten up in an elevator at The District by members of another fraternity.

| September 4, 2013

Nursing school joins Veterans Affairs in partnership program to benefit nurses and veterans

ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation received a grant to benefit the school and Veteran Affairs health care in Phoenix.

By Jennifer Cushman | September 4, 2013

Impact of loud party ordinance remains unclear

With a busy month in August, Tempe Police is waiting for the dust to settle to see if the city's new party ordinance is having its desired effect and looking ahead to the department's busiest month, October.

By Mark Remillard | September 4, 2013

SP Weekly: ASU Solar Project

SP Weekly sits down with Dr. Nick Brown, director at the Global Institute of Sustainability, and Harvey Bryan, professor at the Herberger Design School and at the School of Sustainability, about ASU's new solar energy parasols.

By Courtland Jeffrey | September 3, 2013

MindCrowd is utilizing the power of the Internet to bring researchers closer to a cure to Alzheimer's Disease. They are using an online test to gain more data on the subject. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

New web-based initiative to help advance research to find cure for Alzheimer's

MindCrowd, an online memory evaluation, is being used to bring researchers closer to understanding Alzheimer's.

By Kelcie Grega | September 3, 2013

Prentke Romich Company representative Tami Taylor demonstrates the eye gaze technology that is enabling communication and internet access for those with speech and mobility disabilities. (Photo by Karen Loschiavo)

New technology gives voice to those with speech, language disabilities

Rapidly developing technology enables those with speech and language disabilities to communicate freely. Access to these technologies are made available through the ASU Speech and Language Clinic.

By Karen Loschiavo | September 3, 2013

New American Indian scholars join ASU staff

ASU welcomed five new American-Indian scholars as professors this semester.

| September 3, 2013

Police: Man at restauant arrested after disturbing patrons, groping teen

Police arrested a man after he was allegedly swearing and yelling inside the Rainforest Cafe in the Arizona Mills Mall, and when asked to leave, he groped a teenager near the entrance.

By Mark Remillard | September 3, 2013

Sandusky scandal prompts university policy reviews

ASU is one of 55 BCS football schools that reviewed its policies following Penn State's sex-abuse scandal.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | September 3, 2013

Project aims to reach out to young leaders before December deadline

The Manifesto Project, a venture to retain young leaders in Arizona, will host an event at the Polytechnic campus next Monday.

| September 3, 2013

Dr. Lawrence shows the new addition to the collection of other minerals occupying space in the Interdisciplinary 4 building. This meteorite was broken and shared with a few other colleges to study. (Photo by Katie Dunphy)

ASU gets chance to study rare meteorite

A piece from one of the rarest meteorites has found a home at ASU's Center for Meteorite Studies, where researchers hope to learn more about the origins of the solar system.

By Joey Hancock | September 3, 2013

The Decision Theatre, a research facility on the Tempe campus, helps research teams explore different impacts decisions will have on our population. The Decision Theatre is one of two in the United States. (Photo by Hector Salas Almeida)

Decision Theater changes approach to attract companies, seeks faculty involvement

Decision Theater, an interactive visualization center, is making changes in order to combat a recent stagnation.

| September 2, 2013

Senior philosophy and religion major Arden Cobb leads the Arizona State University Undergraduate Philosophy Club, August 30, 2013. The club met for their first gathering of the year to discuss the course of their studies over the next few months.

ASU Philosophy Club aims to expand, include non-philosophy majors

Members look to hold intelligent, specified discussions of philosophy.

| September 2, 2013

Police: Man hiding in park denies owning backpack with marijuana

Tempe Police arrested a man in a park after he dropped a backpack containing marijuana and attempted to hide from police.

| September 2, 2013

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