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This is Jack's story

Just after 10 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2012, while the sun peered out from behind scattered clouds, a 15-day search for missing ASU student Jack Culolias culminated when volunteer search and rescue teams located his body in Tempe Town Lake.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | January 9, 2013

Business and urban planning senior Adam Daha sits on the first floor of the University Center looking at his ASU account. MyASU underwent a redesign over the course of winter break. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

My ASU layout changes with new semester

Students checking their My ASU page after returning from winter break may have been surprised to see a new streamlined look, now free of pictures.

By Sarah Anderson | January 9, 2013

Freshman management major Raquel Thosesen locks up her bike after riding into the Barrett corridors in Tempe on Monday. Barrett Deans have threatened to ban bikes in the complex or station security guards at entrances if the Walk Your Wheels mandate is not obeyed. (Photo by Perla Farias)

Wheels ban possible for Barrett

Administrators of Barrett, The Honors College and the Tempe Undergraduate Student Government are considering several options for addressing safety concerns related to bikes and skateboards inside the Barrett complex, including banning them altogether

| January 9, 2013

Man stabbed in a New Year's fight

One man walked toward the 500 block of South Mill Avenue to retrieve his dog and bicycle after the other man grabbed an 8” fixed blade from a holster on his belt, police reported.

By Whitney Ogden | January 9, 2013

Sinema sworn in under Constitution

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was sworn in to Congress under the U.S. Constitution instead of the traditional Bible.

By Shawn Raymundo | January 8, 2013

Man attempts suicide with prescription drugs

A 26-year-old man was transported to the hospital after an alleged suicide attempt, according to a police report.

By Jacqueline Solis | January 8, 2013

Woman hits bar patron, then attacks another arrestee

The woman was in a police transport van when she slipped her hands out of her handcuffs and assaulted another arrestee in the vehicle.

By Julia Shumway | January 8, 2013

A new student center on the Downtown Phoenix Campus opened Monday in the Post Office across from the Walter Cronkite School. The center houses an extension of Tempe's P.O.D. food vendor and includes multiple study rooms and recreational rooms. (Photo by Dominic Valente)

Downtown student center opens at the post office

The new Student Center @ The Post Office is the second student center on the Downtown campus.

By Nathan Soy | January 8, 2013

Feral cats continue to plague Tempe

Animal Loving Friends estimates that approximately 53,000 feral cats lived in Tempe in 2011, and the feral cat population is continuing to grow.

By Julia Shumway | January 7, 2013

State Press Conversations: Armed Teachers

Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro speaks with ASU senior Lemar Nieves, a gun owner and Heather Lindfors-Navarro, an ASU alumnus and current fifth grade teacher, about Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's suggestion to allow teachers and principals to carry guns into classrooms.

By Lorenzo Zazueta | January 6, 2013

Woman spits on physician’s assistant

The woman had damaged a call button at Tempe St. Luke's Hospital earlier in the night.

By Julia Shumway and Shawn Raymundo | January 6, 2013

Woman As Hero is one of many student organizations that is collecting donations this holiday season. The group has set up stations around campus where the ASU community can donate clothes and apparel that will go to women refugees. (Photo by Jessie Wardarski)

Student organizations give back for holiday season

ASU students are making the holidays merrier by donating time and money to the community.

By Tess Homan | December 10, 2012

ASU President Michael Crow speaks to the editorial staff of The State Press. Crow held a Q&A session Dec. 10 at Verde Dining Pavilion on the West campus where students were able to openly ask questions. The discussion covered many topics, two primary subjects being diversity and Greek life. (Photo by Jessie Wardarski)

Crow addresses student concerns about Greek life, smoking ban

ASU President Michael Crow addressed student questions and concerns Monday at the West campus.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | December 10, 2012

With finals approaching, students turn to drugs like Adderall to focus and more efficiently get their work done. However, psychologists believe Adderall does not have significant benefits and may actually harm students. (Photo by Jenn Allen)

Students look to medication for academic edge

Many students use Adderall or other stimulants prescribed to people with ADHD to cram for finals, but campus experts said this can sometimes work against students or even create dependence.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | December 10, 2012

Man yells at manager after she failed to return credit card

Police saw a man swearing at a Chili’s manager when she refused to return his wallet.

By Maria Thompson | December 10, 2012

Supply chain management junior Zahraa Altarouty speaks with State Press reporter Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza about her traditions in Saudi Arabia. Altarouty is an international student. (Photo by Murphy Bannerman)

International students experience holidays differently

International students share the cultural differences between the holidays in America and their traditions back home.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | December 9, 2012

Compacted course sessions lead to shortest winter break in 10 years

The introduction of seven-and-a-half week class sessions caused winter break to dwindle to just 19 days this year.

By Hannah Lawrence and Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | December 9, 2012

Heritage Square hosts first-ever Phoenix Brewers Invitational

The first-ever Phoenix Brewers Invitational took place this weekend at Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix.

By Michael Gordon | December 9, 2012

NRG hosts CitySkate, a set-up holiday ice rink, at Cityscape in downtown Phoenix. Friends, couples and families enjoy the temporary outdoor rink to the sound of holiday music. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Hundreds circle the ice at Phoenix rink

Downtown Phoenix is showing off its holiday spirit with CityScape’s outdoor ice rink.

By Hannah Lawrence | December 9, 2012

TVs, speakers stolen from man’s car

The man noticed the missing items the next morning after leaving his car in an ASU parking structure.

By Maria Thompson | December 9, 2012

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