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Ben Voller-Brown, 11, of the ASU Preparatory Academy team, tests the team's LEGO robot during the FIRST LEGO League robot battle at the Polytechnic campus on Nov.17. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

LEGO League kids compete to build robots that aid seniors

Children ages 9 to 14 gathered Saturday at the Polytechnic campus to compete in the qualifying FIRST LEGO League tournament.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | November 18, 2012

Man arrested on suspicion of drunk driving with teen daughter in car

A sobriety test revealed the man had a 0.130 blood alcohol concentration.

By Maria Thompson | November 18, 2012

Intoxicated man climbs into woman’s apartment, falls asleep on couch

A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing after climbing into a second floor balcony apartment and falling asleep on the couch.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | November 15, 2012

ASU men's basketball spends nearly as much as UA, earns, wins less

A recent study reveals the ASU men’s basketball team spent $6.2 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2012, but didn’t even make it to the NCAA tournament.

By Moriah Costa | November 15, 2012

Bill Rasmussen addresses ASU students at the Arizona Ballroom in the Memorial Union on Thursday night, where he told the story of founding ESPN and signed books. (Photo by Kyle Newman)

Q&A: Bill Rasmussen on founding ESPN

ESPN CEO and founder Bill Rasmussen spoke to The State Press about his place in television history and the success of ESPN before addressing a crowd of ASU students at the Memorial Union Thursday.

By Michael Gordon | November 15, 2012

Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Director Roy Curtiss worked with a team of researchers to develop vaccines from salmonella strains that could prevent fatal diseases. (Photo by Manikandan Vijayakumar)

Researchers use salmonella as host for oral DNA vaccine

Researchers at the Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology have developed a DNA vaccine for influenza that could be rapidly manufactured at a substantially reduced cost.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | November 15, 2012

Press Release: State Press Embraces Digital Future

ASU’s student news organization, The State Press, announced Thursday that its focus will shift from daily newspapers to a host of new digital products and special print products, including a weekly newspaper that will be distributed within ASU’s residence halls and to news racks across all of ASU’s four campuses, beginning in the 2013 Spring semester.

By Editorial Board | November 15, 2012

Freshman political science major and member of Students for Liberty Jared Howell hands out a cigarette after a student signs the proposition against the smoking ban on ASU campuses during the Students for Liberty anti-smoking ban protest near the MU on Wednesday afternoon. The ban is scheduled to go in effect next fall. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

Students protest smoking ban

ASU Students for Liberty and Young Americans for Freedom protested a campus tobacco ban Wednesday that they said infringes on personal liberty.

By Tess Homan | November 14, 2012

Students volunteer, participate in IRONMAN Arizona

ASU clubs volunteer at IRONMAN Arizona to make the challenging race more enjoyable for athletes.

By Paulina Pineda | November 14, 2012

Joey Eschrich (left), research and operations coordinator for the Center for Science and the Imagination, and Wesley de la Rosa (center), digital culture senior, quickly write down their "Green Dreams," in the five minute time constraint for the Green Dreams project in Wrigley Hall Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

Students prepare for science fiction writing contest

Students interested in science fiction writing attended a writing workshop Wednesday to brainstorm ideas for a writing contest with a $200 prize.

By Adrian Martinez | November 14, 2012

ASU's Muslim Students' Association will hold a fasting event at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe mosque Thursday night. (Photo by Jessie Wardarski)

Muslim Students' Association to host Fast-a-Thon

The Muslim Students’ Association will hold a fasting event to invite everyone to raise funds for the poor.

By Jacqueline Solis | November 14, 2012

Couple arrested on suspicion of burglary

A 33-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of using bolt-cutters to remove bikes from a Tempe apartment complex.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | November 14, 2012

Veterans Week to honor ROTC groups at halftime, connect students

Veterans Week aims to bridge the gap between student veterans and non-veterans.

By Sarah Anderson | November 13, 2012

ASU professor, daughter team up for book about human origins

ASU professor Stephen Pyne and his daughter, Lydia, published a book about human origins and the Pleistocene era.

By Michael Gordon | November 13, 2012

Large computing commons like this one at the Tempe campus show students have a need for online resources. The University is looking to develop its own MOOCs, massive online courses offered without credit at schools like Columbia, to keep up with changes in education and technology. (Photo by Vince Dwyer)

ASU technology officials developing massive open online courses

Technology education officials at ASU are developing free massive open online courses and hope to make them available by July.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | November 13, 2012

Woman ran from man suspected of public masturbation

Police are investigating a man who was naked in the Memorial Union on Tempe campus.

By Maria Thompson | November 13, 2012

Junior Mike Winters catches his breath after completing the land navigation exercise at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Video: The Sun Devil Battalion

Hurtling obstacles and sleeping in the dirt, the ASU Army ROTC conducts field training exercises at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

By Erin Patrick O'Connor | November 12, 2012

Visual artist Bruce Cormier has been painting on Mill Avenue for years. He’s a conversation-starter for frequent visitors of the street and is known for his unique style of using spray paint to create a space landscape. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Visual artist turns heads with space paintings

During the weekend, artist Bruce Cormier creates and sells space paintings on Mill Avenue using spray paint.

By Ana Ramirez | November 12, 2012

A spectator holds a "Thank you Veterans" sign as the junior RTC of Marcos De Niza High School marches down Mill Avenue during the Tempe Veterans Day parade, Monday morning. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

Tempe Veterans Day parade honors servicemen, women

Tempe’s annual Veterans Day parade marched from ASU Gammage to Tempe Beach Park, where it ended in a ceremonial gathering.

By Hannah Lawrence | November 12, 2012

Kyrsten Sinema won the 9th Congressional seat against Republican Vernon Parker. Sinema, along with Democrats Ed Ableser, Andrew Sherwood and Juan Mendez were all elected to represent Tempe. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

Untested legislative district turns blue

Democrats won seats in the contested 9th Congressional District and 26th Legislative District.

By Tess Homan | November 12, 2012

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