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Palestinian, Israeli student groups share days of protest

ASU’s pro-Israel groups organized a protest against Students for Justice in Palestine’s traditional “Apartheid Wall” demonstration.

By Michelle Peirano | February 28, 2012

Romney sweeps Arizona, Michigan primaries

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Arizona Republican primary Tuesday, putting him one step closer to the presidential nomination.

By Danielle Grobmeier | February 28, 2012

Biomedical engineering students (from left to right) Paul Strong, Mark Huerta, Connor Wiegand, Pankti Shah, and Varendra Silva form “33 Buckets,” an Engineering Projects in Community Service team that built a prototype water filter. The students are working to raise money to go to Bangladesh to install the filter in a school this summer. (Photo by Brittany Lea)

Engineering students’ water filtration system to help school in Bangladesh

A Bangladesh girl’s school will learn to generate more than 2,000 gallons of filtered water with the help of EPICS group “33 Buckets.”

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | February 28, 2012

The Arizona Board of Regents meeting Feb. 16 included a discussion about changing the credit hour requirement for full-time students from 12 to 15 hours per semester. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Full-time credit requirement could increase

The Arizona Board of Regents is considering increasing the minimum credit hour requirement from 12 to 15.

By Alexa Haynes | February 28, 2012

Graham, players sit down with students on multi-campus tour

ASU’s new football coach, Todd Graham, wants to gather as much support as he can while the Sun Devils prepare for the 2012 season.

By Josh Nacion | February 28, 2012

Beaté Jones performs a floor routine in a meet against Utah on Feb. 12. After redshirting her junior year, Jones is enjoying her final season in Tempe as the leader of the Gym Devils. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Q&A: Beaté Jones on injury, success and future

Redshirt senior gymnast Beaté Jones sat down with The State Press to discuss her journey, her final season, her team’s current success and her future.

By Gian Demano | February 28, 2012

State Press Weekly Special State Press Weekly Special

Enjoy our special video of ASU music doctoral candidate Mauricio Arias-Esguerra performing his composition, Rapsodia Camaleónica.

By Samantha Valtierra Bush | February 27, 2012

ABOR approves request to build LDS church on Polytechnic campus

A request to build a religious institute for LDS students was approved by the Arizona Board of Regents Feb. 17.

By Kharli Mandeville | February 27, 2012

Police arrest two suspects for stealing student bicycles

ASU and Tempe Police address bike theft prevention in light of a recent bike theft incident.

By Shawn Raymundo | February 27, 2012

The W.P. Carey School of Business will be launching a Masters of Science and Management program (MiM). The Ford Graduate suite offers a quite, exclusive place on campus for current graduate students to study and relax. (Photo by Jenn Allen)

Business school announces program for non-majors

The W. P. Carey School has organized a program concentrated on non-business majors.

By Michael Gordon | February 26, 2012

Beer Week’s spokeswoman Tiffany Jarrat said Arizona craft beer’s popularity is growing and event attendance and beer sales are up from Arizona’s first Beer Week. (Photo by Adrian Juarez)

Local brewing industry gaining popularity

With an increase of local brewers, labels and festivals, Arizona is catching up to other areas in the country where homemade beer is the norm.

By Michelle Peirano | February 26, 2012

ASU leads national policy challenge for technological solutions

The School of Public Policy has launched an initiative with a White House program to develop entrepreneurship in health, education and energy.

By Danielle Grobmeier | February 26, 2012

University President Michael Crow speaks to The State Press editorial board Oct. 11, 2011. President Crow recently released proposed tuition increase percentages. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Crow: No tuition increase for in-state students

ASU president, Michael Crow, explains the possibilities for tuition increase for the upcoming year.

By Shawn Raymundo | February 26, 2012

fun.’s ‘Some Nights’ a delightfully catchy album

The changes between Nate Ruess’ first release with The Format and fun.’s “Some Nights” couldn't be more drastic, but the vocalist has finally found his niche.

By Trevor Paxton | February 26, 2012

Chris Colvin sizes up a defender in Saturday’s game against USC. Colvin hit a floater with 19 seconds remaining to secure the Sun Devils’ sweep of the Trojans. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Colvin’s late-game heroics lift Sun Devils over Trojans

Saturday’s victory over USC marked the sixth time the Sun Devils have swept the Trojans, but it’s the first since the 1994-95 season.

By Master Tesfatsion | February 26, 2012

Abe Ruiz tags out a runner in a game against UC Riverside on Saturday. Ruiz continued his season-long hot streak at the plate, hitting his third home run of the season in Friday night’s game against the Highlanders. (Photo by Sam Rosenbaum)

Baseball takes two of three from UC Riverside

The duo of Joey DeMichele and Abe Ruiz combined for 13 RBI, eight runs and three homers this weekend as ASU won two out of three games against UC Riverside.

By Tyler Emerick | February 26, 2012

State Press Weekly: Feb. 24

Host Samantha Valtierra Bush brings you an interview with ASU Innovation Challenge winners Ammon and Dennis Wolfley who, along with their brother, Vern, have started up applyforall.com.

By Samantha Valtierra Bush | February 23, 2012

The Car Club and Department of Engineering Technology host CTI's first car show on the Polytechnic campus Thursday, where anyone was welcome to show up and show off their ride. (Photo by Shelby Bernstein)

Polytechnic hosts first campus car show

Polytechnic campus’s first car show Thursday by ASU’s Car Club 101 and the College of Technology and Innovation hosted 40 models, including vintage favorites.

By Gabrielle Olson | February 23, 2012

Softball welcomes Burkhart’s return as opposing coach

Former ASU pitcher Katie Burkhart, who holds most of the school’s career pitching records, will return to Farrington Stadium this Thursday, but this time she will be the pitching coach of Central Connecticut State.

By John McKelvey III | February 23, 2012

A generation dependent on small talk

We are members of a socially awkward generation that doesn't know how to interact directly and meaningfully with other people.

By Christine Truong | February 23, 2012

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