News

FIGHT NIGHT: Karl Rove and Howard Dean debate at Gammage Auditorium Saturday night about political problems in the U.S. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Pulling no punches: Rove, Dean debate current issues before rowdy ASU crowd

USG hosted a debate between former Bush adviser Karl Rove and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Saturday night.

By Kyle Daly | March 7, 2010

Club cultivating on-campus produce garden

ASU Grow is working to maintain a sustainable garden on the Tempe campus and hopes to become a supplier for the University.

By Daryl Bjoraas | March 7, 2010

Theater students hope to expand audience’s experience beyond sight

Four ASU students are working to create a new way for blind children to experience theater by throwing out the “visually heavy” model and incorporating other senses.

By Michelle Parks | March 7, 2010

International Women’s Day shows women’s rights progress

Events celebrating women’s rights highlight advancements from past years.

By Scarlett Jane Heydt | March 7, 2010

HEALTHY READING: ASU alumni read poetry from Mayo Clinic patients Friday night at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Reading demonstrates staff member’s poetry helped hospital patients

An ASU staff member presented poetry for a Mayo Clinic program at Changing Hands Bookstore on Friday.

By Monica Arevalo | March 7, 2010

THE RACE BEGINS: On Saturday, ASU's Best Buddies Chapter held an event at the Student Recreation Center to raise awareness and funds for autism. The race started with eating 10 chicken wings and then completing a relay race. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

ASU Best Buddies eats, runs for a cause at 'Lord of the Wings'

ASU Best Buddies group eats wings and runs relays to raise money for statewide program that pairs volunteers with disabled persons to create long-lasting friendships.

By April Atwood | March 7, 2010

Police Beat — March 8

A 19-year-old Keego Harbor, MI man was arrested Monday around 10 p.m. at an apartment complex near Carter Drive and Maple Avenue on suspicion of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 7, 2010

LACK OF LAW: Alex Botsios, a second-year law student agrees that jobs are scarce for graduating law students. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Economy causing more law school grads to take public sector jobs

An increasing amount of young lawyers are looking to snag government jobs rather than at private firms.

By Allison Oswalt | March 4, 2010

FLYING HIGH: The latest flight simulators, developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, allows pilots to become better accustomed and better prepared for flight in a real cockpit. (Photo by Jessica Weisel)

Taking flight

Polytechnic campus flight instructors in training are working with a new simulator to learn flight techniques.

By Katie Shoultz | March 4, 2010

VOTING CONCERNS: Chances are these poll boxes at the ASU polling location in Palo Verde West Resident's Hall will remain empty. Workers say they only have had 15 voters in three weeks. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Few voters turn out at on-campus polling site

Various factors have led to only 15 people voting at the Tempe campus early-polling location.

By Kyle Daly | March 4, 2010

Presentation details Guantánamo human rights history

A doctoral student presented examples of human rights violations she says she came across in her research

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 4, 2010

Police Beat - March 5

An unknown person or persons assaulted a 19-year-old undergraduate woman Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. near the Computing Commons on the Tempe campus, according to a police report.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 4, 2010

FLOCKING TO THE DESERT: Between ideal weather and events in the Valley, hotels like the Wyndham in Phoenix have reported more promising occupancy rates than the national average. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

2010 Phoenix hotel occupancy rate trumps national average

Occupancy of Phoenix hotels was 56.2 percent in January, higher than the national average of 45.1 percent.

By Joseph Schmidt | March 3, 2010

WATER REUSE: Panelists (from the left) Chuck Graf, Channah Rock, Guy Carpenter and Chris Hassert listen to a concerned Tempe resident as they discussed sustainable water reuse in Arizona on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Panel: Reuse of Ariz. water common, misunderstood

The use of wastewater as a sustainable resource is a common but misunderstood practice in Arizona, experts said at a sustainability forum Wednesday.

By Chase Kamp | March 3, 2010

LESS SECOND-HAND: ASU has created designated smoking areas on the Polytechnic campus. (Photo by Jessica Weisel)

Polytechnic campus creates 16 smoking areas

Amid discussion about making all ASU campuses entirely tobacco-free, the Polytechnic campus has established designated smoking areas.

By Katie Shoultz | March 3, 2010

FORGET THE TEXTBOOK: Some students rent textbooks, some buy them and some students don't get the book at all. (Photo by Nikolai de Vera)

ASU Bookstores working to boost amount of textbooks for rent

Because sales are declining, self-funded ASU Bookstores are looking to increase the amount of textbooks they rent.

By Daryl Bjoraas | March 3, 2010

With debt in mind, Tempe officials push for sales tax increase

To help trip its $30 million deficit, the city of Tempe is hoping residents will pass Prop 402 to raise sales tax from 1.8 to 2 percent for the next four years.

By Stacy Ayiers, Kyle Daly and Heather Dwyer | March 3, 2010

Police Beat — March 4

An unknown person or persons committed theft Feb. 9 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., by stealing keys from the Alberta B. Farrington Softball Field on the Tempe campus, according to a police report.

By Nicholas Palomino Mendoza | March 3, 2010

SOLAR ENERGY: The solar panel arrays atop the Coor building collect the last of the day's solar rays as the sun retreats behind the Phoenix mountains. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Research team looks to improve solar energy

Researchers at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are working to improve solar technology and make it a more economically feasible alternative energy option.

By Dana Sheaff | March 2, 2010

UNDER INVESTIGATION: Documents reveal the Sigma Chi fraternity — which has been named in a lawsuit about an alleged rape in 2008 — has been on probation nearly constantly throughout the last six years. (Photo by Serwaa Adu-Tutu)

Fraternity accused in rape case has long history of abuses

The house on 606 Alpha Drive, home to the Sigma Chi fraternity and the location of an alleged 2008 rape, has seen its share of problems.

By Derek Quizon and Kyle Patton | March 2, 2010

Notice