Politics

Charges dropped against students arrested in immigration protest

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against the nine college students who chained themselves to the Arizona state Capitol building on April 20 to protest Senate Bill 1070.

By Joseph Schmidt | June 19, 2010

A woman stands before photos of two Iranian students on Saturday evening at the state Capitol. The students were imprisoned last year for protesting the 2009 presidential election. (Rheyanne Weaver)

Students, community protest Iranian human rights violations, alleged election fraud

Around 100 protesters gathered on the lawn of the state Capitol Saturday for the anniversary of the alleged fraudulent election in Iran on June 12, 2009.

By Rheyanne Weaver | June 14, 2010

ASU graduate student studies 'work identities' of Border Patrol agents

The Arizona-Mexico border has been under scrutiny with the state’s new immigration law and President Barack Obama’s decision to provide additional troops and funding for border patrol.

By Rheyanne Weaver | June 14, 2010

Tempe community forum to focus on city, state economy

The city of Tempe will conduct an economic forum for its citizens Tuesday night, encouraging community members to contribute their own suggestions to aid the city’s slumping economy.

By Joseph Schmidt | June 7, 2010

iPHONE: The Arizona Guardian and the Cronkite School will be releasing an Arizona political directory iPhone application. (Photo Courtesy of The Arizona Guardian)

Cronkite School's Innovation Lab creates new iPhone app

For the past two semesters, ASU students in the Cronkite School’s New Media Innovation Lab were building an iPhone application to provide Arizona users with information about elected officials.

By Tabitha Peterson | June 5, 2010

Prop 100 passage prompts reevaluation of state's fiscal policy, higher education funding

ASU faculty and students are exploring the next steps toward easing the University’s financial burden in the wake of Arizona’s passing of Proposition 100.

By Joseph Schmidt | May 31, 2010

OPPOSING THE LAW: Protesters of all ages against SB-1070 waved American, Arizona and Mexican flags in front of the state Capitol Saturday morning. (Photos by Scott Stuk)

Protesters seek to disrupt Arizona's struggling economy

Thousands of protesters gathered in Phoenix Saturday morning to march on the Capitol and voice their opposition toward the state’s new immigration law. Many protesters also partook in a campaign to boycott Arizona businesses.

By Joseph Schmidt | May 31, 2010

SB 1070 supporters attempt to boost state revenue

Around 7,000 people in support of the state’s new immigration law gathered at Tempe Diablo Stadium Saturday evening.

By Rheyanne Weaver | May 31, 2010

ASU campus newspaper commemorates 120 years

Over 120 years and five name changes, The State Press has been covering news as the Valley developed from a rural community to a metropolis.

By Katie Shoultz | May 2, 2010

CAST YOUR BALLOT: A student enters the voting center to cast her ballot on Proposition 100 in Tempe's Palo Verde West office. Prop 100 would enact temporary one-cent increase in the existing sales tax to fund education and social programs. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

169 votes cast at ASU's Tempe polling location in first 3 days

After experiencing a low voter turnout in March, ASU’s first on-campus voting site has seen a major increase in the number of visitors within the first week of special election early voting.

By Kyle Daly | April 29, 2010

Grad student studying jailed women, effect on significant others

Graduate student Elizabeth Rivard is studying the effects incarceration has on husbands and significant others of jailed women across the state.

By Rheyanne Weaver | April 29, 2010

DISQUALIFIED: Andres Cano was disqualified in the USG election for campaign violations after winning 58 percent of the student vote. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Disqualified downtown candidate claims he was pressured to concede

A disqualified Downtown presidential candidate is claiming he was pressured by University administrators to stop asking for a third-party review of his campaign’s disqualification.

By Kyle Daly | April 27, 2010

Students raise awareness of DREAM Act at Tempe event

Advocates for immigration rights took to Hayden Lawn on Monday, looking to continue pushing for student support of the DREAM Act.

By Kyle Patton | April 26, 2010

ALL LAW-YERED UP: Lauren burke, center, works late into the evening with fellow first-year graduate students in the Sandra Day O'Conner College of Law. On monday, a national lawyer and judge summit was held here to discuss the future of law education. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Legal experts discuss future of law education

Top legal experts came from all over the country Monday to participate in a Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law forum on how to advance the future of legal education.

By Maxfield Barker | April 26, 2010

Demonstrators face off over immigration measure

Protesters gathered at the state Capitol throughout the weekend after Gov. Jan Brewer signed controversial immigration SB 1070 into law on Friday.

By Kyle Daly | April 25, 2010

Volunteer security people work to keep protesters behind the caution tape on the Capitol lawn Friday afternoon. (MOLLY SMITH | THE STATE PRESS)

After Brewer signs immigration bill, protesters vow to keep fighting

Gov. Jan Brewer signed controversial immigration Senate Bill 1070 into law Friday afternoon while protesters stormed the Arizona Capitol.

By Kyle Daly | April 23, 2010

Marcell Chavez, of Phoenix, wore both an American flag and a Mexican flag to the rally to protest SB 1070, the immigration bill signed by Gov. Brewer Friday afternoon. (MOLLY SMITH | THE STATE PRESS)

Live coverage: Protesters react as Brewer signs immigration bill

Immigration rally at the capitol grows after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs Senate Bill 1070 into law.

By State Press Staff | April 23, 2010

Protester tensions erupt at Arizona Capitol

Tensions come to a head at the Arizona capitol.

By Andrew Boven | April 23, 2010

SB 1070 supporters and protesters demonstrate at Capitol

Thousands of protesters congregated at the Arizona Capital to protest the signing of the controversial bill.

By Andrew Boven | April 23, 2010

Crow urges Brewer to veto immigration bill

ASU President Michael Crow jumped into the immigration bill debate Friday, sending a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer urging her to veto SB1070 as her time to make a decision runs out.

By Adam Sneed | April 23, 2010

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