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Three roads in Tempe will undergo construction next fall to add wider bike lanes and sidewalks to make travel safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Tempe looks to create more pedestrian-friendly roads

Three streets will go under construction in fall 2013 or spring 2014 in an effort to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

By Ana Ramirez | November 27, 2012

Man hit pillar while driving under the influence

Police arrested the man on suspicion of DUI after the man dented his car in a parking garage.

By Maria Thompson | November 27, 2012

School of Life Sciences professor Wayne Frasch was named 2012 Innovator of the Year for creating a nanodevice that can detect infectious diseases. (Photo by Manikandan Vijayakumar)

Professor recognized for creating disease detector

Biomedical and biotechnology professor Wayne Frasch was named the 2012 Innovator of the Year for creating a device that detects disease.

By Charlotte Das | November 27, 2012

Student concludes seven-month run across continent

Gerardo Vasquez Jr. has run more than 5,600 miles from Alaska to Guatemala since May as part of a spiritual indigenous tradition.

By Marlena Sauceda | November 27, 2012

Students from UA, NAU and ASU participating in a statewide pandemic flu exercise on Tuesday at UA's Health Sciences Education building in downtown Phoenix watch a mock newscast describing the simulated flu outbreak in the drill. (Photo courtesy of Sun Czar Belous, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix)

Students participate in flu pandemic simulation

Students from various universities gathered to act out what they’d do in an emergency.

By Sarah Anderson | November 27, 2012

Biochemistry freshman Anna Salibi discusses a skit for an upcoming show for charity. The comedy clubs preforms every Friday in the Memorial Union. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

ASU comedy troupes express talent for entertainment

Several student-run clubs operating on the Tempe campus allow students to exercise their creative talents in stand-up, sketch and improvisational comedy.

By Michael Gordon | November 26, 2012

False reporting cases shift ASU Police Department’s priorities

Student’s falsely reported robbery deterred ASU police from actual crimes.

By Maria Thompson | November 26, 2012

Regents to suspend ASA student funding

ABOR voted Monday to suspend the $2 fee students pay to the Arizona Students’ Association next semester until they reach a final decision about funding at ASA.

By Tess Homan | November 26, 2012

Residence burglarized after roommates left keys in door

A TV, DVDs and Xbox controllers were missing from the apartment when the roommates woke up.

By Maria Thompson | November 26, 2012

Members of Sun Devils for Israel paint a window at the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus for Homecoming 2011. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Rauch)

Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine student groups share goal of peace

Student-led groups Students for Justice in Palestine and Sun Devils for Israel agree that coexistence and peace can be achieved between Israelis and Palestinians.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | November 26, 2012

The urban heat island effect could increase summer and night temperatures between three and seven degrees according to researchers. (Photo by Jenn Allen)

Researchers: Urban heat island effect more severe than global warming

Researchers at the Global Institute of Sustainability predict the urban heat island effect will raise summertime temperatures between three and seven degrees in the coming decades.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | November 25, 2012

Hug It Forward builds schools with plastic bottles

Hug It Forward ASU holds fundraisers to promote the building of bottle schools in Guatemala.

By Hannah Lawrence | November 25, 2012

Student worker, Jose David Gutierrez, an international student mastering in industrial engineering, pulls books from the special collections section of Hayden Library on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

ASU Libraries hold thousands of rare books, videos, manuscripts

ASU’s vast special collections can be accessed through the Luhrs Reading Room that hosts almost 25,000 linear feet of material from seven repositories archives.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | November 25, 2012

Man swinging bat outside IHOP had suspended license

The man told police he was swinging his bat around because he had a bad day.

By Maria Thompson | November 25, 2012

Stand-Up, Scottsdale! is a comedy club that was opened in March by ASU alumnus Howard Hughes in Old Town Scottsdale.

ASU alumnus brings unique comedy club experience to Stand-Up, Scottsdale!

Stand-Up, Scottsdale!, a comedy club that alumnus Howard Hughes opened in March, is offering an alternative to big comedy theatres, while booking nationally known acts.

By Amy Edelen | November 20, 2012