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Ready and Able

Meet the members of ASU's Ability Counts Tempe, a group working to raise disability awareness.

From OR to Art Studio

After a life-threatening brain tumor early in life, Tempe's Austin Miles Baker has made ends meet bridging the technical and the artistic.

Maroon and Gamer: Decisions, Decisions

A typical trope in video games this generation is the element of choices. While it may seem like a common thing to include in a video game, they are literally two-dimensional.

Live and Otherwise: Sold-Out M83

There has been a fair share of sold-out show buzz kill antics this year. There was The Black Keys in April (ahhh what could have been, and minutes from my house at the Mesa Amphitheater), there was Indio’s Coachella (my mouse pointer was literally on the confirm purchase button and I decided to wait- the next day.

Spark'd TV: Got to Be Fresh

A few days ago, my friend opened my eyes to the world of Workaholics, and since then, my life has been changed.

Urban Culture Vulture: Security Measures Taken

What does trauma feel like? What does safety feel like? These are the questions Athens-based artist Jennifer Nelson posed during her artist residency at the ASU.

Maroon and Gamer: Military Shooters Bring About Creative Stagnation

The title of this piece is very direct and curt but it really focuses my opinion like a laser beam. First person shooters, or FPS, games have taken a wide range of settings and plots over the years.

Broke's the New Black: 5 Crazy Fab Diets

How many girls told you the week before Halloween “I need to lose weight?” I think it’s comical that the necessity to wear a revealing outfit is the sudden reality check to shed a few pounds, but regardless, the topic got me thinking about all of the crazy fab diets created for times like these (and how many of us have tried them). Here is a list of some of the most common Fab Diets out there.  I’m not saying any of them work or are in any way a smart or healthy option.

ASU's Musical Gormandizers

Obscure Music For Uppity Gormandizers – O.M.F.U.G. for short – is a group of ASU students banding together to pull music out from under the radar.

Turf Talk: Ryding a Bike

Usually all athletes cringe at the sight of a hospital. That means weeks to months not doing the sport you love at least; you tell yourself “no, not going to happen,” but it’s usually undisputable.

Piece of Craft: Sparkly Studded Oxfords

The hipster within me just loves oxford shoes. I bought my first pair the other day and decided it was the perfect opportunity to begin a new DIY project.

The Best Local Philly Cheesesteaks

Hankering for a cheesesteak but not willing to make the trek out east? Not to worry. Here's our top three in town.

Live and Otherwise: Phantom Sounds

For most an optical illusion confounds and confuses, twisting itself into an object that the mind’s eye can barely recognize and define.

Broke's the New Black: Top 5 Halloween Costumes of 2011

Halloween is the one day a year people can forget all the rules and be anything- I mean anything. You can be sexy or scary, but I personally enjoy the extra witty or clever costumes that make you laugh upon that person’s entrance.  While attending various parties this year, I encountered some pretty unforgettable costumes.  Here are what I think made the Top 5 Halloween Costumes at ASU this year: Charlie Sheen If you went out this Halloween, chances are you saw someone “winning”!  Either labeled with a sign stating the infamous phrase or sporting one of Charlie Sheen’s unforgettable bowling shirts from Two and a Half Men, multitudes of guys dressed up as this downward spiraling (yet never ceasing to amaze) celebrity.

SPM Acoustics: JC & Laney

Local folk duo JC & Laney stopped by campus recently for an exclusive performance.

Urban Culture Vulture: Tuesdays with Diablo

Spark'd TV: The November Line-up

If you have been keeping up with the blog, you know that I may have a bit of an obsession for anything NBC.

Top 5: Fall Beers

Check out this guide to the season's best brews.

Turf Talk: Small Spaces Bring Great Opportunity

This sport brings music to its players’ ears. Each ricochet comes with a hollow sound and with the fast-paced game, you could say that you got yourself a beat to dance to.

Piece of Craft: Halloween Aftermath: The Best DIY Costumes

No matter if you love or hate dressing up, no one can deny that if you have a good costume (and one that you made yourself no less) your Halloween is bound to be a fun, successful night.