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Praying sports and religion stay separate

A growing trend of sports teams holding religious nights is a distressing development, and has the potential to create an unfriendly environment for many fans.

By Zachary Levin-Epstein | April 20, 2011

Tough crowd: ASU senior Kaylyn Castillo watches a pitch on the outside during the Sun Devils’ 5-0 win over UCLA. On Thursday ASU heads to Tucson and Hillenbrand Stadium, where the team has only won once in the last 20 seasons. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Softball heads to Tucson for pitching battle

For the ASU softball team, competing against in-state rival UA is far from easy, but playing the Wildcats on their home turf presents an even bigger challenge.

By Greg Dillard | April 20, 2011

Baseball takes on red-hot Cal

ASU swept the Golden Bears last year in Tempe and is 104-57 all time against them.

By Tyler Emerick | April 20, 2011

A question for the dean

The law school is raising its tuition, and students would like to know how much.

By John Gaylord | April 20, 2011

Community steers Tempe budget talk toward city salaries

Tempe residents discussed city employee salaries and benefits at a budget forum held Tuesday evening.

By Christopher Leone | April 20, 2011

Get Tsom

Tsom restaurant features exclusively vegetarian and vegan dishes, many healthy and low-calorie, bringing a whole new flavor to vegan dining in the Valley.

By Kaila White | April 20, 2011

State Press Weekly: The Four Purposes of Life

This week on State Press Weekly, hosts Mauro Whiteman and Samantha Valtierra Bush bring you the weekly news and a special report. As always, State Press Weekly is dedicated to informing and entertaining the ASU community.

By State Press Staff | April 19, 2011

Editorial: Advance notice

Undergraduate Student Government and the University Technology Office have come up with a system that may make some blemishes on transcripts a thing of the past.

By Editorial Board | April 19, 2011

Graduate student finds art in war

Orchestral conducting graduate student Timothy Verville has organized a musical and artistic event called the “Art of War,” being performed Wednesday at ASU Gammage.

By Kortney Tenaglia | April 19, 2011

White House website tool shows how tax dollars are spent

As promised in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, the White House released a new online tool April 15 to show Americans which programs and services their taxes are being spent on.

By Tiffany Ngo | April 19, 2011

Back on the Base Paths: ASU junior outfielder Andy Workman sprints to first base against Delaware on Feb. 26 in Tempe. It was Workman’s first game back after missing the entire 2010 season with a foot injury. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

After injury, Workman’s journey marches on

As a sophomore, Andy Workman started 13 times and appeared in one game at the College World Series. Everything was set for him to come back and take the next step.

By Tyler Emerick | April 19, 2011

More nuclear power please

The Obama administration is right to increase nuclear-power funding. Despite all the negative hype, nuclear energy is the way to go.

By David Colthart | April 19, 2011

Syllabi could be added to online course process

A new planning tool will be available to ASU students on all four campuses next fall when class syllabi are incorporated into the online registration process for spring 2012 courses.

By Katie Shoultz | April 19, 2011

Brewer vetoes campus guns bill, ‘birther’ bill

Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill Monday that would have allowed guns on campus.

By Beth Easterbrook | April 18, 2011

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGINEER: Fifth-grader Madison Kuhler from Scottsdale puts the finishing touches on a model solar home during the Wow! engineering event on the Tempe campus Saturday.

ASU group helps get women into engineering

The Society of Women Engineers at ASU aims to offer professional development, outreach, mentoring and networking for women to become engineers.

By Nesima Aberra | April 18, 2011

Editorial: Hints of sanity

The political sky in Arizona fell on Monday. In an unexpected move, Gov. Jan Brewer said no to guns. As if that weren’t enough, she then said no to so-called “birthers.”

By Editorial Board | April 18, 2011

Jacob Person's truck flies through the air (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Sophomore a rising off-road racing star

On Mondays he is Jacob Person, an electrical engineering sophomore at ASU, but on some Saturdays he is much more.

By Nathan Meacham | April 18, 2011

VET CENTER: ASU is planning on opening a new veterans center next fall in the Memorial Union. The Veteran Center will be opened in memoriam of ASU alumnus and fallen marine Pat Tillman, who was honored by thousands at the annual Pat's Run on Saturday. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

New ASU center, Arizona law improve veterans’ transition

ASU is opening a new veterans center on the Tempe campus next fall in honor of Pat Tillman.

By Katie Shoultz | April 18, 2011

Trying to Three-Peat: ASU junior Carlota Ciganda works on her swing during a practice in early March. Ciganda was in fourth place after the second round of the Pac-10 Championships on Monday and is attempting to win her third straight Pac-10 title. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Nine golfers within 3 strokes of lead at Pac-10s

After two rounds, familiar faces sit on top of the leaderboard at the 2011 Pac-10 Championships at the ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz.

By John McKelvey III | April 18, 2011

Offense turns it on during scrimmage

Something clicked and the ASU offense put together its best showing of the three spring scrimmages to date.

By Andrew Gruman | April 18, 2011

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