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Day-to-day: ASU redshirt senior guard Dymond Simon defends during a 63-56 win over Providence on Nov. 26. Simon is suffering from concussion-like symptoms after taking a hard hit during the UCLA game on Saturday and has not been cleared to play for Thursday’s game. (Photo by Beth Easterbrook)

Simon’s status for Stanford game unknown

Charli Turner Thorne said that Dymond Simon is day-to-day, but once the concussion-like symptoms go away, she’ll likely be cleared to play.

By Elijah Grasser | February 1, 2011

USG debates stance against on-campus firearms

The Undergraduate Student Government has taken the first step toward officially opposing three bills introduced in the state Legislature that would allow firearms on campus.

By Katie Shoultz | February 1, 2011

‘Birther bill’ waste of time and resources

Lawmakers are proposing a “birther bill” that would require presidential candidates provide a long-form birth certificate to remain on the ballot in the state of Arizona. Instead, lawmakers should be directing their resources and time on the more serious matters that face the state of Arizona.

By Emilie Eaton | February 1, 2011

Tempe student protest echoes Middle East demonstrations

About 60 protesters gathered at the northwest corner of University Drive and Mill Avenue Monday evening to support the uprising in Egypt and the spread of justice.

By Kortney Tenaglia | January 31, 2011

ASU students evacuate Egypt; study abroad program ends

Two ASU students studying abroad in Egypt are in the process of evacuating the country as protests continue to escalate.

By Kyle Daly | January 31, 2011

Apartments near light rail see student influx

Two apartment complexes along Apache Boulevard, Apache Station at Price Road and La Paloma at Martin Lane, have attracted residents because of their convenient location.

By Kortney Tenaglia | January 31, 2011

Editorial: Gun flaws

We aren’t suggesting that the state Legislature ban guns. Rather we are asking that our state be more responsible about firearms.

By Editorial Board | January 31, 2011

3 divers compete for their countries

Competing for their country is on the mind of three members of the ASU dive team as they travel to either Iowa or Canada for National Championship meets.

By William Boor | January 31, 2011

Men’s golf heads to Hawaii

The ASU men’s golf team will battle 19 other competitors as well as the elements when it competes in the annual Amer Ari Invitational tournament in Hawaii starting on Feb. 2.

By John McKelvey III | January 31, 2011

The Betrayal: funding prisons over education

When the Arizona Board of Regents increases tuition in response to budget cuts, they are making students fund the state’s misguided priorities.

By Athena Salman | January 31, 2011

Mill Ave. venue serves melodies with mochas

The Fixx opened quietly near Seventh Street and Mill Avenue on Jan. 17, selling coffee and original art.

By Mary Shinn | January 31, 2011

An opportunity to win a generation

An opportunity has risen that — if taken — will influence the elections for a generation. It all depends on which party takes advantage of it.

By Will Munsil | January 31, 2011

ASU students seek love through flirting site

A new free website geared toward university students allows users to select their campus and anonymously flirt with one another.

By Kortney Tenaglia | January 30, 2011

Student brings first published novel to Changing Hands

Creative writing junior Tom Leveen presented his first published book, “Party,” to hundreds of young adults at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe Saturday.

By Harmony Huskinson | January 30, 2011

HAVANA BLUES: Cuban dissident Juan Jimenez shares his story with the public Thursday night on the ASU Downtown campus. Jimenez grew up in Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro before immigrating to the United States to finish his education. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

ASU professor shares memories of Castro’s Cuba

ASU mathematics professor Juan Carlos Jimenez shared what he witnessed as a child growing up in Cuba during the rise of Fidel Castro’s dictatorship with an audience at the Downtown campus Thursday night.

By Sade Hurst | January 27, 2011