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Film junior Jared Doles shows off the blankets ASU March of Dimes club made for sick babies and their families. This project was funded by the Miley Cyrus and Youth Service America "Get Ur Good On" grant. (Photo courtesy of Jared Doles)

Student dedicates volunteer work to babies, children

Film junior Jared Doles was chosen as a National Child Awareness Month Ambassador for his work with March of Dimes.

By Brooke Lawson | September 24, 2012

Drew Hosselton, 24, shows off his BMX moves in a parking lot near his home in Tempe. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

BMX rider plans to attend ASU after a few more years of travel

Drew Hosselton takes off to Long Beach to film a premier video.

By Ana Ramirez | September 24, 2012

A protester holds an anti SB 1070 sign during a protest Sept. 19 outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

ASU community reacts to implementation of "papers, please" provision

After last week’s ruling to lift the injunction on Senate Bill 1070’s “Show Me Your Papers” provision, students, faculty and staff have mixed reactions about how the decision will affect ASU.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | September 24, 2012

Students are encouraged to use U-Locks and register their bikes with ASU Police to prevent theft. (Photo by Kurtis Semph)

New police tactics lead to increase in bike theft arrests

The ASU Police Department expects to increase bike registration by 50 percent among other goals, for the 2012-13 school year.

By Maria Thompson | September 24, 2012

Police: man harasses, stalks 2 women around Tempe campus

A man arrested for suspicion of harassment, followed two women around Tempe campus and called them his “servants”.

By Maria Thompson | September 24, 2012

Caitlyn Levison, a World of Beer employee in Tempe makes a transaction at the Cactus Sports store on Mill Avenue. She has no problem with a portion of her taxes going toward education, and said "Teachers should be paid as much as Hollywood actors." (Photo by Kurtis Semph)

Residents to vote on sales tax to increase universities' funding

Proposition 204 will create a dedicated funding source for education.

By Tess Homan | September 23, 2012

Students play pool at MU After Dark on Sept. 21. The event is held in the Memorial Union every Friday night on the Tempe campus. Sparky's Den offers free bowling at 10:30 p.m., and half-price around 8 p.m. Students come for the arcade, billiards and bowling. (Photo by Marissa Krings)

MU After Dark attracts students following budget reduction

MU After Dark has seen more student participation on Friday nights since the events began two years ago, but after its corporate sponsorship ended in the spring, the organization received a $12,000 budget cut.

By Hannah Lawrence | September 23, 2012

Chunky Sanchez was one musician who played during Ethnic Studies Week last year. (Photo courtesy of Professor Paul Espinosa)

Week-long events to promote importance of ethnic studies

Faculty members are organizing week-long events and activities to coincide with Ethnic Studies Week, which begins Oct. 1.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | September 23, 2012

ROTC employee suspended for threatening sergeant

A Department of the Army employee is facing termination from the program for threatening a sergeant over paperwork.

By Maria Thompson | September 23, 2012

College Republicans at ASU and Students for Liberty met Thursday evening on Tempe campus to support the National Rifle Association and guns on campus. (Photo by Cameron Tattle)

Campus conservatives bring NRA officials, gun advocacy to campus

The ASU College Republicans and Students for Liberty hosted a talk with National Rifle Association representatives.

By Tess Homan | September 20, 2012

Cheba Hut 'taps' into a new market by adding beer and wine to their menu.
(Photo by Kurtis Semph)

Tempe Cheba Hut to open bar

The Tempe shop will begin selling beer and wine starting in October.

By Riis Valcho | September 20, 2012

Biomedical Engineer junior Abhinav Markus works with a pipette tool to isolate a single colony from the bacteria plate. (Photo by Jessie Wardarski)

Students create biosensor to detect water contamination

Students are building a biosensor that can detect types of bacteria in water.

By Charlotte Das | September 20, 2012

ASU alumnus, Julian Wright opened his third restaurant on Mill Avenue, the Handlebar and Grill. Wright also owns La Bocca Urban Pizzeria and Wine Bar and Canteen Modern Tequila Bar. (Photo by Marissa Krings)

Bicycle-friendly bar opens on Mill Avenue

Handlebar and Grill has recently opened a bicycle- friendly on Mill Avenue with a beer garden serving 24 craft beers on tap.

By Amy Edelen | September 20, 2012

Woman’s car vandalized, window broken in Tempe campus Lot 19

A woman reported a shattered window on Tuesday morning after leaving her car in Lot 19 overnight.

By Charlotte Das | September 20, 2012

Planetary sciences graduate student Sarah Braden points to a video monitor displaying photos of a lunar volcanic crater on Thursday in the visitor gallery of the ISTB A building on the Tempe campus. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

ASU plans hands-on event for International Observe the Moon Night

ASU clubs, researchers and professors come together to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night at the Arizona Museum of Natural History.

By Kristen Hwang | September 20, 2012

A new apartment building is being built near ASU's Downtown campus on Fourth and Roosevelt Streets. (Photo by Shelby Bernstein)

New complex expands Downtown campus housing

Roosevelt Point is a new apartment complex being built on 4th and Roosevelt Streets.

By Hannah Lawrence | September 20, 2012

Protesters descend on ICE field office for SB1070 protest

A few dozen protesters gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Phoenix Wednesday afternoon to protest Senate Bill 1070.

By MultimediaDirector | September 19, 2012

Northside Sandwiches is a new sandwich shop opening on University Drive in between Forest and College avenues where Pita Pit used to be. (Photo by Shelby Bernstein)

New Tempe restaurant targets younger ASU students

ASU alumni open restaurant geared toward an 18-and-over crowd on weekends.

By Paulina Pineda | September 19, 2012

Firehouse opened its doors Wednesday night and hopes to break the restaurant curse of the northeast corner of Mil Avenue and University Drive. Firehouse is the fifth restaurant to open in the past four years at that location. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Newly opened Firehouse fills unpopular Mill Ave. space

Firehouse opened Wednesday on the northeast corner of Mill Avenue and University Drive.

By Ana Ramirez | September 19, 2012

Police investigating theft of 6 textbooks from dorm

Two roommates reported six textbooks missing while they were in class Sept. 12.

By Charlotte Das | September 19, 2012

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