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Kim Jong Il and Dennis Rodman met and became friends during Rodman’s recent trip to North Korea. Photo Courtesy The Associated Press website

Out of Bounds: Diplomacy in Sports

The last person you might think of quelling the tense relations between the United States and North Korea is a character such as Dennis Rodman. Late last month Rodman visited North Korea in hopes of bringing peace to the country.

By Nick Krueger | March 21, 2013
The Orpheum Theater is a beautifully-restored old theater that is definitely worth visiting.

Art of the Matter: Fiddler on the Roof

On Sunday I went to see one of the last plays of the 2012/2013 season at The Orpheum Theater in Downtown Phoenix. The play was “Fiddler on the Roof,” an oft-performed play, but a new one to me.

By Alexandria Conrad | March 21, 2013
Let’s Play videos are without a doubt one of the most popular forms of video that gamers create for other gamers to enjoy. Photo courtesy moddb.com

The Video Game Odyssey: Let's Players

Whether it’s a gaming journalist or commentator providing a sneak peek or gameplay exhibition or a fellow gamer just playing the game and engaging in various shenanigans, people who create video content related to video games form a large part of the gaming community.

By Preston Sotelo | March 18, 2013

Gunning For an Answer

The gun debate raged online, forcing people to choose sides. Why are we so divided on the issue of gun control in social media settings?

By Kharli Mandeville | March 18, 2013
Graphic by Noemi Gonzalez

Best of ASU Final Vote

We've down to the finals for State Press Magazine's Best Of vote! Select your favorite for each section so that people know the best of the best at ASU.

By SPM Staff | March 14, 2013
An outside view of the guest rooms (top floor), dining room and drafting rooms (first floor). The drafting rooms are still used by students to create building designs. Photo courtesy of Holly Solis

Frank Lloyd Wright and Taliesen West

After his doctor advised him to escape the cold Wisconsin winters, Wright visited central Arizona and, like most of us from out of state, fell in love with the winter weather. In 1937 he set up shop in the area of Northern Scottsdale (where basically nothing existed).

By Holly Solis | March 10, 2013
Google has so many services available, can I function in life with just these? Screenshot by Courtland Jeffrey

Tech Spec: Going Full Google

Google, as a company, is freaking huge. It does everything from developing software, maintaining a highly popular search engine to creating services like Google Fiber, which is a home service that offers ultra-high-speed Internet and television.

By Courtland Jeffrey | March 8, 2013
Intricate makeup covers the face of a French model. Photo contributed by Michael Traynor

Of Honey Bees and Fashion Models

As one SPM writer researched honey bee health on a Fulbright in France, her husband gained rapport as a photographer for French models despite his speaking hardly any French.

By Kirsten Traynor | March 8, 2013
With another day complete, Pei Li looks towards the future. Photo by Luu Nguyen

Going Miles for a Dream

A look into an international Chinese student's life through a photo and video essay. The student traveled from Beijing to Arizona to fulfill his journalism dream.

By Luu Nguyen | March 6, 2013
Elisa Mazzone creates fashionable fairy tale like characters. Photo collage by Gabi Nelson, photo courtesy of Elisa Mazzones website.

The Campus Closet: Fashion Illustration Muses

Many believe that fashion is only what one wears, but fashion is also an art form with many different branches. From fashion photography to runway to visual displays to illustration, there are many different careers and medias that fashion belongs to and takes part in.

By Gabrielle Nelson | March 6, 2013
Shown is one of the many festivals and events that happen on Mill Ave. Photo courtesy www.millavenue.com

Sparky's Quill: Naming Mill Avenue

Clubs, bars, shows, music, shopping, food and entertainment can be found at the bustling Mill Avenue here in Tempe, AZ. Mill Avenue is famous around the country and the world for a fun night out.

By Tom Black | March 6, 2013
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