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Scholarship Maintenance Plan will help students keep financial aid

Scholarship Maintenance Plan will allow students who do not reach their scholarship renewal criteria a forgiving renewal option.

By Alexa Haynes | March 6, 2012

Police Beat: March 7

ASU Police reported the following incident Tuesday.

By Kharli Mandeville | March 6, 2012

Mayoral, city council candidates debate on Tempe campus

The Undergraduate Student Government and the Graduate Professional Student Association hosted the Tempe mayoral and city council candidate debates in the Memorial Union Monday evening.

By Kharli Mandeville | March 5, 2012

Organization raises anti-hate awareness

One ASU student’s organization is attempting to eliminate hatred.

By Ashley Provenzano | March 5, 2012

The use of emergency call boxes has decreased among students as cell phone usage has increased in the past few years. (Photo by Jenn Allen)

Call boxes still serve purpose

Students rarely use emergency call boxes around University campuses to actually report an emergency because majority of students own cell phones.

By Shawn Raymundo | March 5, 2012

Catholic university partners with ASU

A private Catholic university in North Dakota will begin offering theology and Catholic studies courses through a dual program with ASU.

By Julia Shumway | March 5, 2012

Clubhouse shooting suspect identified, 2 others sought

Tempe Police arrested one man suspected of firing a handgun at two other men standing near a large crowd outside the Clubhouse Music Venue Friday night.

By Shawn Raymundo | March 5, 2012

Police Beat: March 6

ASU Police reported the following incidents Monday.

By Shawn Raymundo | March 5, 2012

Professor accused of bias in environmental research

Stolen documents from an organization intending to debunk popular climate science named an ASU professor as a paid contractor.

By Michelle Peirano | March 4, 2012

Spring training is back in swing and the Tempe economy benefits from the increase in visitors. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Tempe economy expects boost from baseball presence

The Tempe economy is bracing for an increase in patrons as spring training opens for Anaheim Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium.

By Michael Gordon | March 4, 2012

After the passing of Proposition 203 in 2010, growers, caregivers and bakers have taken advantage of the opportunity that the legalization of medicinal marijuana has given them to start new businesses. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Medical marijuana farmers market connects vendors, patients

The passing of Proposition 203 in November 2010 allowed the opportunity for many entrepreneurs to create successful businesses by incorporating the use of medicinal marijuana.

By Kharli Mandeville | March 4, 2012

Police Beat: March 5

Tempe Police reported the following incidents Friday.

By Shawn Raymundo | March 4, 2012

Hundreds of dogs and their owners participated in the first Walk.Run.Wag event on Sunday at the Tempe Arts Park. The event encouraged people and their four-legged friends to become more active together. (Photo by Danielle Grobmeier)

Dogs, owners participate in Petco, Purina run in Tempe

Dogs and their owners walked and ran a 5K Sunday at the Walk.Run.Wag event in Tempe.

By Danielle Grobmeier | March 4, 2012

Gunfire exchanged outside Tempe music venue, 14 people injured

Three men are suspected of opening fire on each other in a crowd of about 300 people Friday night at the Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe.

By Shawn Raymundo | March 3, 2012

Christopher Speranza was promoted on Feb. 20 to commander for the Downtown campus. Speranza has worked in the ASU Police Department for 13 years and said he loves the new position. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

University Police select new Downtown campus commander

Former ASU Police Sgt. Chris Speranza was promoted to commander of the Downtown campus on Feb. 20. Speranza is a 13-year veteran for the department.

By Shawn Raymundo | March 1, 2012

Arpaio investigates Obama citizenship

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he has evidence that Obama’s birth certificate may have been forged electronically.

By Kharli Mandeville | March 1, 2012

Consumers faced a large increase in gas prices the past week, which are expected to rise to $4 in the near future. (Photo by Jessie Wardarski)

Students keep driving despite rising gas prices

A gallon of regular unleaded gas in Arizona is now $3.76, up 18 cents from last week and 38 cents from a year ago.

By Thania A. Betancourt | March 1, 2012

Cronkite school places first in broadcast journalism competition

Five journalism students and one graduate placed in the first round of the Hearst Journalism Awards.

By Julia Shumway | March 1, 2012

Digital Bookmobile visits Tempe Public Library

The Digital Bookmobile provides a free interactive approach for Tempe residents to learn how to download e-books from the Tempe Public Library.

By Gabrielle Olson | March 1, 2012

Legislator withdraws controversial tuition bill

House Bill 2675, a bill that would have required many Arizona university undergraduate students to pay $2,000 out-of-pocket toward their tuition, is now dead.

By Kharli Mandeville | March 1, 2012

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