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University seeking ‘serial arsonist’ at honors complex

ASU Residential Life is warning students in Barrett, the Honors College of an individual who has been tampering and disabling fire equipment.

By Maxfield Barker | April 14, 2010

LANDSCAPING: Landscape Architecture majors Kaylee Colter, right, and Trish Nhan explore their topography-model of Nogales, Mexico, created with fellow students in their class. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Landscape architects group seeks awareness

There are many different clubs on campus, but the ASU chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects works to help students stop and smell the roses.

By Maxfield Barker | April 14, 2010

Police Beat: April 15

A 48-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being a registered sex offender without having valid identification, police reported.

By Kyle Daly | April 14, 2010

Bill, $1M grant aim to simplify course-transfer process

As a bill to make the community college-to-university transferring process more transparent nears passage, ASU has secured a $1 million grant to increase its number of transfer students.

By Kyle Patton | April 13, 2010

PIRG challenges fee vote results, cites ballot’s ‘inaccurate’ language

Members from the unofficial ASU chapter of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, are calling for the dismissal of last week’s election results, which denied the group funding.

By Kyle Daly | April 13, 2010

MURDER MYSTERY: The billing for "A Nightmare in Las Cruces" outside the Valley Art Theatre on Mill Ave. The movie, which premiers this Friday, follows the still-unsolved murders of 4 New Mexico bowling alley over two decades ago. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Filmmaker tells students of ‘Nightmare in Las Cruces’

An independent filmmaker is traveling the Southwest to spread the word about his documentary, which details a 1990 murder in New Mexico.

By Matt Hendley | April 13, 2010

SPLIT DECISION: All four campuses are divided on their policies concerning smoking and smoking areas. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Campus governments divided on smoking policies

All four campus student governments and the graduate student government are considering campus smoking policies.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 13, 2010

Students lined up by by the Student Services lawn. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

Buckets of hope: Event spreads awareness about water challenges

About 35 students walked across campus with buckets of water on their heads Tuesday to raise awareness about young women in rural African villages.

By Katie Shoultz | April 13, 2010

Police Beat: April 14

A 22-year-old male student was arrested Monday on suspicion of being a public nuisance, police reported.

By Matt Hendley | April 13, 2010

KNOW HOW TO RECYCLE: Recycling bins can pretty much be seen everywhere on campus. However, contamination with liquids and other non-recycable items can cause the entire contents of the recycling bin to be discarded, eliminating the benefits of recycling. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

ASU ramping up recycling efforts

By pairing nearly every trash can on campus with a recycling bin this semester, ASU is attempting to increase recycling efforts and decrease waste production.

By Katie Shoultz | April 12, 2010

ASU poetry group climbs to third in national semifinals

The Sun Devil Slam Poetry team returned from Boston Sunday after winning national recognition for poetry excellence, placing third in a semifinal competition.

By Ashia Johnson | April 12, 2010

$DOWNTOWN DISQUALIFICATION: Andres Cano, right, and Vaughn Hillard, former candidates for the asASUd President &Vice Presidential ticket, present the case for the reversal of their disqualification to the Downtown Elections Committee. Cano and Hillard were disqualified just minutes after polls closed Wednesday night, despite winning 60% of the votes they had just incurred 10 infraction points and were disqualified. (Photo by Molly Smith)$

Downtown committee stands by campaign’s disqualification

A meeting regarding the disqualified winners of the student government election at the Downtown campus led to debate on Monday, but no resolution.

By Kyle Daly | April 12, 2010

ASU takes on UA, NAU in organ donation drive

April is Donate Life Month and marks the Donate Life Campus Challenge, a competition to see which Arizona university can sign up the most organ donors.

By Monica Arevalo | April 12, 2010

Student governments appointing board to oversee facilities fee use

After the regents approved a $75 per-semester facilities fee on March 11, the undergraduate student governments on each campus are working to assemble a campus facility fee board.

By Maxfield Barker | April 12, 2010

Ignite Phoenix hosting event on Tempe campus

Ignite Phoenix, an information exchange that hosts events across the Valley where speakers give short talks about their passions and ideas, is coming to ASU.

By Joseph Schmidt | April 12, 2010

Most students don’t graduate in 4 years, study finds

Most bachelor’s degrees require students to be in school for four years, but for a number of reasons these days, it’s more often about four-and-a-half or five.

By Maxfield Barker | April 12, 2010

Genocide Awareness Week draws attention to conflict in Darfur

Genocide Awareness Week kicked off Monday, including presentations and film screenings from a handful of ASU groups trying to raise awareness about conflict in Darfur.

By Kyle Patton | April 11, 2010

ASA board halted in search for new executive director

Three years after a former ASA director served prison time for theft and forgery, the organization is struggling to fill the vacant position.

By Kyle Daly and Joseph Schmidt | April 11, 2010

ASU students win scholarships, recognition at technology competition

Four ASU students won $1,000 each at a technology competition this weekend that awarded real-life technology and business scenarios.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 11, 2010

LEARNING ON SITE: Students from Barrett, the Honors College, took a trip to the Oklahoma City bombing site to learn about terrorism in America. (Photo Courtesy of Nesima Aberra)

Honors college class tours Oklahoma City bombing site

Six students from Barrett, the Honors College spent two and a half days learning about terrorism in the U.S. by taking a class trip to Oklahoma City to visit the site of the famous 1995 bombing.

By Katie Shoultz | April 11, 2010

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