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World population hits 7 billion
As the world’s population hits 7 billion people, the future of resources is questioned.
By Kharli Mandeville
| October 31, 2011
Police Beat: Nov. 1
ASU Police reported the following incidents Monday.
By Shawn Raymundo
| October 31, 2011
ASU celebration gives Indian students a home away from home
The Indian Students Association’s celebration of Diwali, popularly called the festival of lights, gave students a home away from home to celebrate.
By Sade Hurst
| October 31, 2011
Obama’s new national campaign targets youth voters
“Greater Together” is a new initiative created by Obama for America that’s geared toward college students.
By Dan Oberhaus
| October 31, 2011
Engineering student one of 12 to receive national scholarship
Civil engineering junior Adriana Ruiz was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, which was partially funded by President Obama’s prize money from his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
By Brennan Smith
| October 31, 2011
Homeless presence remains at Occupy Phoenix
Homeless people make up a significant portion of the remaining Occupy Phoenix protesters. Some are there to protest, while others show up for the food.
By Julia Shumway
| October 31, 2011
Student succeeds with incurable disease
Biomedical engineering senior Lauren Meiss is dealing with schoolwork and cystic fibrosis, an incurable disease that causes mucus to clog the lungs and allows bacteria to build in the airways.
By Thania A. Betancourt
| October 31, 2011
Police: Tempe campus building evacuated due to 'sulfur smell'
The Engineering Research Center on the Tempe campus was evacuated shortly Monday afternoon because of a "sulfur smell" coming from one of the rooms, a police official said.
By Kyle Daly
| October 31, 2011
Phoenix Public Transit receives grant to remodel facility
The Phoenix Public Transit Department hopes to use a federal grant to refurbish a facility and study an expansion of the Metro Light Rail.
By Shawn Raymundo
| October 30, 2011
Tempe residents celebrate Halloween weekend
From paddling kayaks across a dark lake to playing games at a local carnival, Halloween fun was no stranger to Tempe this weekend.
By Ryan McCullough and Sara Smith
| October 30, 2011
Police Beat: Oct. 31
Tempe Police reported the following incidents on Friday.
By Shawn Raymundo
| October 30, 2011
W.P. Carey honors new Hall of Fame inductees
The W.P Carey School of Business welcomed three successful alumni into its Hall of Fame.
By Julia Shumway
| October 30, 2011
ASU to build NASA mission instrument on campus
The device to be built on the Tempe campus will take samples from an asteroid that will be transported back to Earth.
By Michael Gordon
| October 30, 2011
Rwanda genocide survivor shares experience, perspective
Humanitarian Carl Wilkens speaks about how Rwanda has risen from the carnage of its horrifying history.
By Brennan Smith
| October 27, 2011
Portable toilets lit on fire at West campus
At the northwest edge of the ASU West campus, two portable toilets were engulfed in flames after an event.
By Shawn Raymundo
| October 27, 2011
Graffiti brightens Phoenix residents’ spirits, walls
While most people associate graffiti with vandalism, many businesses have allowed graffiti artists to showcase their work on businesses’ walls in support of the urban art form.
By Meghann McKendry
| October 27, 2011
Police Beat: Oct. 28
Tempe Police reported the following incident Thursday.
By Dan Oberhaus
| October 27, 2011
Thrift store redevelopment moves forward, residents remain opposed
The redevelopment of a Tempe thrift store into low-income housing — a plan that has caused unrest among local residents — is one step closer to being realized.
By Ryan McCullough
| October 27, 2011