Politics

Ernesto Hernandez, the vice president of services for Undergraduate Student Government Downtown, poses for a photo. A nonfeasance charge was leveled against Hernandez in April 2017.

USGD Vice President of Services charged with "nonfeasance"

USGD will vote on the impeachment of its Vice President of Services this Friday, after doing an about-face on the issue last week.

By Isaac Windes | April 19, 2017

Vice President of Policy for USGD, Jimmy Arwood, speaks to students at the Tuition Town Hall on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus.

Current, past USGD leadership split on success of current administration

Although USGD has fulfilled some of its proposals, certain promises have not yet been delivered.

By Victor Ren | April 19, 2017

Protesters gather at the Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona on April 15, 2017.

Students demand Trump release his tax returns during Tax Day protest

The protest was one of several coordinated efforts across the United States to demand the president release his tax returns.

By Mitchell Atencio | April 18, 2017

The Sun Devil Express picks up and drops off students from First and Taylor Streets in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

Future of Downtown's Sun Devil Express unsure

A Downtown Phoenix bus route that takes students to the grocery store and parking lots has an unsure future after three years of poor service.

By Isaac Windes | April 17, 2017

ASU Ph.D student John Christoph reviews his question before speaking at Jeff Flake's town hall meeting in Mesa, Arizona on Thursday, April 13, 2017.

ASU students press Sen. Jeff Flake on education and science at a town hall

ASU students show up to have their questions answered by Sen. Jeff Flake at his Mesa town hall Thursday, April 13.

By Brooke Hanrahan | April 17, 2017

Arizona Court of Appeals overturns law banning medical marijuana from college campuses

The court also threw out the convictions of Andre Maestas, an ASU student who was convicted in 2015 for having medical marijuana on campus.

By Mitchell Atencio | April 17, 2017

ASASU Supreme Court strikes down policy allowing informal Senate meetings

The ASASU Supreme Court delivered a judgment Thursday morning declaring that informal caucus meetings were unconstitutional and “not in the interest of a transparent government."

By Mitchell Atencio | April 13, 2017

ASU students participating in the Walk Out Against Hate protest pose for a photo on Hayden Lawn in Tempe, Arizona on Thursday, April 13, 2017.

Students form human wall near Hayden Lawn in protest of Trump administration

A student protest in front of Hayden Lawn drew a response from ASU police because the students were disrupting foot traffic on the Tempe campus.

By Chris McCrory | April 13, 2017

The Britney Benedict ticket (left) and the Aundrea DeGravina ticket (right) both filed complaints against each other.

TUSG complaints disregarded by elections commissioner

The seven complaints, five from the DeGravina ticket and two from the Benedict ticket, have been disregarded by the elections commissioner.

By Mitchell Atencio | April 11, 2017

A customer enjoys a tea and works on her laptop at the Starbucks on ASU’s downtown campus in Phoenix, Arizona pictured on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

Starbucks and ASU brew new opportunities for student workers

ASU and Starbucks have collaborated in the past, but this new initiative aims to expand opportunities to people who do not have all of the admissions requirements.

By Isaac Windes | April 10, 2017

Trans Queer Pueblo marched in protest of Phoenix Pride Organization's collaboration with law enforcement and corporate sponsors on April 2, 2017.

ASU masters student protests for trans people of color at Phoenix Pride

Phoenix based autonomous LBGTQ+ migrant group Trans Queer Pueblo protested the Phoenix Pride Festival on April 2, prompting backlash.

By Brooke Hanrahan | April 6, 2017

Micheal Crow sits with ABOR board members during the tuition hearing on March 30, 2017 on ASU's Tempe campus.

Arizona Board of Regents votes to increase tuition for the 2017-18 school year

ABOR voted to raise tuition at ASU, UA and NAU in Thursday meeting.

By Brooke Hanrahan | April 6, 2017

The Benedict Wilson Nnagbo campaign members celebrate after it was announced that their campaign won for USG 2017 at Old Main on the Tempe campus on Thursday, April 6, 2017.

Benedict ticket wins TUSG runoff election

The Benedict ticket won the runoff election against the DeGravina ticket, although complaints were filed by both tickets in the last few days.

By Mitchell Atencio | April 6, 2017

ASU junior public policy student and DACA recipient Oscar Hernandez poses for a portrait in downtown Phoenix on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017

Undocumented students fight for future in Trump’s America

Nearly 200 undocumented immigrants at ASU are protected under a program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), that grants immigrants temporary protection from deportation, but these students fear the possibility of being removed from the country.

By Allie Bice | April 5, 2017