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When will the NCAA dictatorship crumble?

College football and basketball players are the cash cows of the NCAA, schools, television networks, video game companies and many more.

By Nick Ruland | April 6, 2011

BEER BURGLARIES: Cases of beer are displayed at the Circle K at University Drive and Ash Avenue in Tempe. Police and ASU professors have created a public service announcement to combat beer theft occurring at local convenience stores. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Professors, police work to stop beer theft

ASU professors in the School of Criminology have teamed up with the Glendale Police Department in an effort to combat the growing problem of beer theft at local convenience stores.

By Danielle Legler | April 6, 2011

REAL WILDCATS AT ASU: A feral cat dines on a can of tuna Tuesday afternoon outside of the Virginia G. Piper Writers House on the Tempe Campus. A school organization, the Mildcats, is hoping to manage the campus feline population through trapping and neutering the estimated 60-80 feral cats on campus. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Mildcats help control campus feline population

Despite a high intake of cats by the county’s animal control, one group at ASU has managed to stabilize the feline population on the Universities’ four campuses.

By Christopher Leone | April 6, 2011

Tough Schedule: ASU coach Sheila McInerney talks to Jacqueline Cako in between sets against Iowa State on Jan. 21 in Tempe. Like many sports in the Pac-10, the Sun Devils are forced to play several high-ranked opponents during conference play, including four straight against teams in the top 15. (Photo by Nathan Meachem)

Stacked conference hits tennis every season

Taking victories over the top-ranked Pac-10 teams has been a challenge for the Sun Devils every season.

By Nicole Klauss | April 6, 2011

Why we label

True Religion, BCBG … hipster? Why do we love to label everything and everyone?

By Isabelle Novak | April 6, 2011

You cannot afford to go to ASU law

The law school is going to wean itself off state funding by sucking out the lifeblood of its students. Welcome to the New American University.

By John Gaylord | April 6, 2011

State Press Weekly: OneShot takes a shot at meningitis

This week on State Press Weekly, hosts Mauro Whiteman and Samantha Valtierra Bush bring you the weekly news and a special report on One Shot, a nonprofit organization committed to meningitis vaccinations.

By State Press Staff | April 5, 2011

Student carpooling service possible next fall

Zimride is a social media-linked option for coordinating carpools that may be available to students as early as next fall.

By Katie Shoultz | April 5, 2011

Presenters peel back funny layers of ‘The Onion’

Sam West and Dave Kornfeld, two of the organization’s staff writers, spoke at the Tempe campus Tuesday partially to inform people about The Onion, but mostly to make people laugh.

By Kayla Frost | April 5, 2011

Baseball tops UA in fiery contest

Tempers flared Tuesday between the ASU baseball team and rival UA midway through the two teams’ meeting.

By Tyler Emerick | April 5, 2011

Climbing the Rankings: The ASU softball team celebrates at home plate after a victory against UC Santa Barbara on March 26 in Tempe. The Sun Devils have moved up to No. 3 in the country behind their 35-3 record. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

ASU, Washington softball sit atop loaded Pac-10

The next six weeks are sure to be interesting, but after just one weekend here’s how the conference is beginning to unfold.

By Greg Dillard | April 5, 2011

CourseSmart partnership gives faculty easy access to textbooks

ASU and e-textbook provider CourseSmart recently partnered to give faculty easier access to review books before adopting them for classes.

By Sophia Charchuk | April 5, 2011

Cuba Embargo still makes sense

It’s simplistic to assume that unconditionally removing the Cuban embargo altogether will yield the results we hope for.

By David Colthart | April 5, 2011

Fixated on truth

Post-conflict countries expect too much from an absolute declaration of truth.

By Alex Gregory | April 5, 2011

Editorial: Voting time

Why is it that so many students take these same stances as candidates? Are these issues popular among students, or do we just fail to achieve them every academic year?

By Editorial Board | April 4, 2011

AQUATIC PRECEDENT: Danae Juarez, a global studies and Spanish freshman, takes a break between classes to visit the "Choosing a Future with Water: Lessons from the Hohokam" exhibit at the ASU Anthropology Museum. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Exhibit examines water’s history in the Valley

A water exhibit at ASU's Museum of Anthropology hopes to use history to compare modern-day water dilemmas with those of the Hohokam.

By Nesima Aberra | April 4, 2011

CONTEMPLATING LIFE: The Origins Project Club at ASU holds the various books that they read throughout the semester and over the summer. After a vote, the group decided to read “Life Ascending” by Nick Lane to discuss at future meetings. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Student club contemplates human origins

A new club is bringing students together to contemplate human existence, life, consciousness, culture and the universe.

By Harmony Huskinson | April 4, 2011

Enemy territory: ASU sophomore Jake Barrett releases a pitch during the Sun Devils’ victory over UA on March 27. ASU travels to Tucson on Tuesday to play the Wildcats in a non-conference matchup. (Photo courtesy of Beth Easterbrook)

UA rivalry ignited mid-week

Each year the two Arizona schools meet two additional times outside the Pac-10 schedule. The games do not count toward conference standings, but do count in the Territorial Cup point race.

By Tyler Emerick | April 4, 2011

Bad timing: ASU redshirt senior wide receiver TJ Simpson gets tackled in the open field last November against Washington State. Simpson and fellow senior Omar Bolden have both suffered knee injuries in spring practice and may be out for six to nine months. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Bolden, Simpson suffer potentially serious injuries

Now, just a few weeks into spring practice, ASU is holding its breath that knee injuries to a pair of key starters aren’t as serious as they appear.

By Andrew Gruman | April 4, 2011

Junker and power

Former Fiesta Bowl’s CEO John Junker’s fall from grace reminds us that no leader is immune to the temptations of power.

By Will Munsil | April 4, 2011

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