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Finishing Strong: ASU senior Anthony Robles rides Cal Poly’s Britain Longmire during Robles’ 16-0 technical fall victory on Jan 30. The Sun Devils head up to face No. 21 Oregon State and Stanford this weekend to close out the regular season. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Wrestling heads north for regular season finale

Top-ranked senior Anthony Robles will lead the ASU wrestling team on another tough road trip this weekend as the Sun Devils travel to Oregon State and Stanford.

By Kyle Newman | February 10, 2011

The dilemma of a struggling basketball team

With all of the struggles, should the ASU men’s basketball team give its young players more experience, or let the seniors enjoy their final games?

By Nick Ruland | February 10, 2011

The Peddling Poet

On any given day, chances are you have walked by William Wonderful, a 62-year-old poet who daily walks the streets of Tempe, selling his poetry and inspiring the community around him.

By Dante Graves | February 9, 2011

TRANSIT CHANGES: Methods of transportation such as Metro buses, Orbit buses and even the light rail could undergo changes in the coming months pending meetings with Tempe residents this week. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Tempe residents offer ideas about potential transit cuts

Tempe officials listened to ideas from concerned residents Wednesday evening about managing potential budget cuts to the city’s transit system.

By Christina Silvestri | February 9, 2011

ASU creating think tank to explore social identity

The University will reveal initial plans this month for a new think tank designed to drive conversation and research related to social identity and cohesion.

By Katie Shoultz | February 9, 2011

Editorial: Skin deep

When it comes to body image, society is full of contradictions.

By Editorial Board | February 9, 2011

GLEE CLUB: ASU student and Gleeders founder Amanda Nguyen rehearses with local Tempe high school and middle school students. Nguyen started the program last fall at Corona Del Sol High School. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Nguyen)

ASU Glee-inspired show choir returns

The ASU student-run show choir, inspired by the hit TV show “Glee,” started its second semester Monday with refreshed focus and direction.

By Mary Shinn | February 9, 2011

TRAFFIC JAM: Congested areas such as Cady Mall, which are exposed to bursts of traffic when classes start and finish, are now being brought to the attention of the ASU Police. Students and staff are looking to officers for a creative solution to the campus traffic problem. (Photo by Sierra Smith)

Police consider bike restrictions on campus

ASU Police and the Coalition for Mall Safety are working together to reduce traffic congestion on the Tempe campus in order to increase the safety of pedestrians.

By Danielle Legler | February 9, 2011

CONDOM-GRAMS: Sophomore Natalie Goldfarb, the director of internal affairs of VOX, prepares for Valentine's Day with condom-grams. VOX, "voice" in Latin, is a student organization dedicated to the advocacy and awareness of women's reproductive rights. The organization will be tabling on Monday with the handouts. (Photo by Sierra Smith)

Students weigh in on possibility of free birth control provided by health insurers

A panel of experts organized by the Obama administration is currently considering whether contraceptives and family planning services could be provided to women free of charge under the new health care law.

By Tessa Ferguson | February 9, 2011

America’s classrooms meet the 21st century

Idaho’s initiative to put laptops in the hands of every high school student is an inventive and needed idea.

By Zachary Levin-Epstein | February 9, 2011

The pressures of success

Changing majors is a common trend among college students facing the pressure to succeed.

By Isabelle Novak | February 9, 2011

Confidence at heart of Body Pride Week

A former model shared her experience with the modeling industry and the dangerous messages the media sends through a documentary during ASU’s Body Pride Week.

By Nesima Aberra | February 8, 2011

ASU football’s 2011 class: the recruits

Rivals.com ranked the group as the 10th best in the Pac-12, while Scout.com rated it 11th. However, those rankings might be a little misleading.

By Tyler Emerick | February 8, 2011

University kicks off humanities initiative

This week, ASU launched Project Humanities, a university-wide initiative that focuses on the human community.

By Christopher Leone | February 8, 2011

Editorial: Blocking choice

Rather than focusing on responsible ways to balance the state’s budget, some legislators are crafting several ways to block abortion in Arizona.

By Editorial Board | February 8, 2011

Labor Department launches website for new jobseekers

The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a new online tool that will assist young people in the search for jobs.

By Tiffany Ngo | February 8, 2011

Tucson victim’s family backs ammo limits

The fiancee and family of former ASU graduate student Gabe Zimmerman showed their support of House Bill 2711, which would ban large capacity ammunition clips, at the state capitol Tuesday.

By Alexandra Irving | February 8, 2011

Honing in on Crow’s ‘doublespeak’

University administrators nationwide are the culprits of doublespeak in a massive push towards a neo-liberal agenda.

By Athena Salman | February 8, 2011

Top 5 Super Bowl commercials

For some viewers, the Super Bowl is more about the ads than the actual play-by-play. The Super Bowl is one of the biggest entertainment events of the year, and Fox was anything but cheap as a 30-second spot during the game cost an estimated $2.8 million to $3.0 million.

By Aiyana Havir | February 8, 2011

Editorial: Chamber plot

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce and 19 other chambers of commerce from around the state have pooled their resources together and sent an urgent and rational plea for immigration reform to Congress.

By Editorial Board | February 7, 2011

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