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Polytechnical campus holds ceremony for new buildings

The Polytechnic campus held an opening ceremony Thursday for the three new buildings that opened at the beginning of the fall semester, doubling classroom and lab space on the campus.

By Amy Fleishans | September 11, 2008

ASU women judge Palin on issues, not gender

Though a poll released this week shows white females favor the Republican Party now that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is on the campaign, women at ASU said they are looking more closely at the issues.

By James King | September 11, 2008

'Little Pink' on Tempe campus to educate about brest cancer

The Susan G. Komen On the Go Tour will visit the Tempe campus on Thursday to educate students about breast cancer.

By Adam Sneed | September 10, 2008

Police Beat

ASU police reported the following incidents Wednesday:

By Tessa Muggeridge | September 10, 2008

Blood drive honors fallen N.Y. police, firefighters

United Blood Services and the city of Tempe partnered this week to hold a Valley-wide blood-donation tribute to honor fallen emergency responders in New York during the week of Sept. 11.

By Tessa Muggeridge | September 10, 2008

Sports buzz boosts universities

ASU sports play a large role in marketing the University on a national level, appealing to potential students, donors and athletes, according to those inside and outside the University.

By Matt Culbertson | September 10, 2008

Flags return to Tempe as tribute to 9/11 victims

Volunteers from across the Valley set up a display of about 3,000 flags in Tempe Beach Park early Wednesday morning as part of a yearly tribute to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks o

By Derek Quizon | September 10, 2008

Robbery reported

An ASU student was robbed early Friday morning near Manzanita Hall, police reported Tuesday.

By Tessa Muggeridge | September 9, 2008

Ballot measure proves divisive

A ballot measure Arizona voters will decide this November has proved polarizing. If the measure passes, marriage would be defined in the Arizona Constitution as a union between a man and a woman.

By Philip Haldiman | September 9, 2008

ASU tests textbook rental program

Textbooks may become less of a financial burden for students with the introduction of a new textbook initiative of the Arizona Board of Regents.

By Jodi Cisman | September 9, 2008

Students ask, answer questions on redesigned CollegeWikis Web site

ASU students have a new school-specific Web site that allows Wikipedia-style collaboration on the local level.

By Adam Sneed | September 9, 2008

$250,000 in grants available for graduate students

ASU graduate students can now apply for some of the more than $250,000 in grant money made available by the Graduate and Professional Student Association.

By Jodi Cisman | September 9, 2008

Police official: Many campus problems alcohol-related

If alcohol were eliminated at ASU, there would be no need for a campus police department, a police official said Tuesday.

| September 9, 2008

Alum recalls escape from World Trade Center on 9/11

When a plane crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept.

| September 8, 2008

Expanded GreenSummit attracts thousands

GreenSummit, which started last year as a few tents on the Tempe campus Student Services lawn, attracted nearly 10,000 people to the Phoenix Convention Center on Friday and Saturday.

| September 8, 2008

Police Beat

ASU police reported the following incidents Monday: A 31-year-old female ASU student was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of theft of a means of transportation, police reported.

| September 8, 2008

Students work to prevent violence in Caribbean

The Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at the West campus is working to prevent gang crime as far away as the Caribbean.

By Tessa Muggeridge | September 8, 2008

PolyHarvest connects campus, community

About six months after becoming a faculty member in the nutrition department at the Polytechnic campus, assistant professor Christopher Wharton has made ASU greener by starting a community-supported a

By Amy Fleishans | September 7, 2008

Sustainability one of four emphasis areas in new business degree

Growing interest in sustainability has taken a new turn, as the field is one of four concentrations available to students pursuing a new business degree program launched this semester.

By Allison Gatlin | September 7, 2008

ASU Republicans and Democrats discuss McCain's speech

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. accepted the official nomination as the Republican presidential candidate at their convention in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday night.

By Christopher Ogino | September 7, 2008

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