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Throwback to the MySpace music scene

Ripped jeans and jelly bracelets were the style accompanying Isabelle's time on MySpace and the beginning of her love affair with music.

By Isabelle Novak | February 19, 2014

John Malkovich superior in book-to-film adaptations

My senior year of high school may have been better titled as, "The Year of John Malkovich." As the protagonist of both films, "Of Mice and Men" and "The Glass Menagerie," he seemed to appear when our class thought we saw the last of him. When I found out that he co-produced the movie version of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," my ears perked up a bit in fascination.

By Marie Rabusa | February 19, 2014

The Big Kid Bucket List

There are an infinite number of things that we say we'll do and most of them don't get done. This is the time and place to change that.

By Stephanie Tate | February 19, 2014

A brewing business

Songbird Coffee and Tea House is defining a business built on customer satisfaction and a quirky 673 square feet of space.

By Alyssa Tufts | February 19, 2014

ASU students bring mobile libraries to Phoenix

Three ASU students envision a world where the library comes to you. BiblioTrucka is a project that is taking a food truck and filling it with books.

| February 18, 2014

The Sun Never Sets on the Roman Empire

Ancient Roman Art

By Monique Tran | February 18, 2014

The Art of Genre-Jumping

Although a great collaboration doesn’t necessarily have to entail an unanticipated duo, I think that does incorporate an element of musical genius when done right.

By Isabelle Novak | February 17, 2014

The true story behind authors' pen names

Four writers who have used pseudonyms and why authors use them.

| February 17, 2014

One man's quest to change investigative journalism in Arizona

Brandon Quester, an ASU alum, founded a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering investigative journalism in Arizona, the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.

By Alexa D'Angelo | February 17, 2014

Miss Movin' On: Understanding Friendship

Friendships are like vitamins. They can brighten your day or make you ill.

By Stephanie Tate | February 16, 2014

Why Valentine's Day is for everyone

I used to have a negative outlook on Valentine's Day. Bah humbug, single awareness day, the whole litany of bitter remarks.

By Newlin Tillotson | February 16, 2014

What are we doing with the leftovers?

FlashFood, an app-based food recovery network, sustains the community by putting local restaurants' leftovers to good use.

By Gretchen Burnton | February 13, 2014

Ancient Greek: so much more than the Olympic HQ

The basics of ancient Greek Art (c 750 B.C. - 150 B.C.)

| February 13, 2014

Top 5 Kings Of Leon songs

In a sense, I think they’ve more or less coined the phrase “Southern rock,” or at least evolved it into a more tangible genre through country and blues influence, always heavy on the guitar and scruffy facial hair. Swoon.

By Isabelle Novak | February 12, 2014

How to have a bibliophilic Valentine's day

I will be the first to admit that Valentine's Day just seems to be a lesson in commercialism, where businesses make money selling chocolates and stuffed bears.

| February 12, 2014

To be happy or not to be happy; that is the question.

Happiness isn't something you can measure or compare. It's an intrinsic need that your soul expresses because when you're happy, you've received what you were lacking before.

| February 12, 2014

ASU startup works to create water contamination detector

HydroGene Biotechnologies is testing it's sugar cube biosensors to go into application in developing nations, where death from water contamination is high. One of its student co-founders sat down to talk with SPM

By Taylor Costello | February 12, 2014

Stay thirsty, stay foolish

After being inspired by the Mill Avenue nightlife, ASU entrepreneurs set out to pursue their business plan of making champagne even more glamourous than before.

By Lauren Wong | February 11, 2014

Ancient Egypt: The art of immortalization

Egyptian Art (3,000 – 300 BC)

| February 11, 2014

Changing with The Head and the Heart

It was kind of a moment of clarity while my discombobulated brain feebly attempted to decipher “z-scores” in statistics. Hearing Charity Rose Thielen’s voice allowed me to reach a level of comfort I hadn’t yet while being away from my house in Wisconsin.

By Isabelle Novak | February 10, 2014

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