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Should win, could win and will win predictions for the 2016 Oscars

The Oscars are right around the corner and the nominations provide illumination into who the winners could be on Feb. 28th.

By Tanner Stechnij | January 19, 2016

A sneak peek into 88th annual Oscar race

Film award season is officially underway. Let's take the pulse of the biggest one around — the Academy Awards.

By Tanner Stechnij | November 29, 2015

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

Live Tweet: ASU vs. Illinois

By CManager | September 8, 2012

FUTURE PLANS: Easels are placed in the Tempe Center for the Arts Lakeside Room Monday night showcasing different dam structures that could be used to replace the current rubber dams on Tempe Town Lake. The city council held a public presentation of the options and opened the floor for questions about the proposed dam to be completed by 2015. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Tempe holds open house to discuss dam progress

The committee in charge of choosing a new design for the Tempe Town Lake’s west dam held an open house Monday to discuss their progress with citizens.

By Sarah Dinell | October 17, 2011

BEFORE THE COURT: Bob Bartels, a law professor, is arguing his fifth case before the Supreme Court. The current case he is arguing deals with legal representation in criminal post-conviction proceedings. (Photo courtesy of Bob Bartels)

Law professor makes fifth appearance before U.S. Supreme Court

Bob Bartels, part of the ASU-based group the Arizona Justice Project, returned to the high court for the first time since 1984.

By Brennan Smith | October 17, 2011

IN MEMORY: Alix Paker, a business marketing sophomore, wore black last Friday to the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative luncheon to commemorate the death of Steve Jobs. (Photo by Leandra Huffer)

ASU entrepreneurs wear black to honor Steve Jobs

Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative participants wore black to their entrepreneur Q & A session Friday to honor the death of Apple icon Steve Jobs.

By Leandra Huffer | October 16, 2011

Customers order drinks at Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe, located next to the proposed location for Cartel's microbrewery. (Photo by Christopher Leone)

Café turns to a new kind of brew

Cartel Coffee Lab on University Drive and Ash Avenue will be expanding into the world of beer when it opens a microbrewery in the suite adjacent to its current location.

By Ryan McCullough | August 17, 2011

A light rail train arrives at a station in Mesa during its daily route. City transportation systems now have NextRide Alert, a text system that tells the rider when the next bus or train will be arriving. (Photo by Sierra Smith)

New program provides up-to-date light rail, bus arrival times

Valley Metro implemented a new program earlier this month that will allow both bus and light rail riders to view up-to-date arrival times.

By Sara Smith | August 17, 2011

Pat Tillman Veterans Center opens in Memorial Union

The Pat Tillman Veterans Center opened Tuesday in the Memorial Union becoming ASU’s first centralized office designed to help veteran students transition from the military to college life.

By Kharli Mandeville | August 16, 2011

ASU Prep Academy set to expand into high school

The ASU Preparatory Academy will expand to include ninth grade freshman and later grades kindergarten through 12 over the next few years.

By Amy Matro | June 26, 2011

Bin Laden’s death brings cautious optimism

Many Americans felt justice had been served Sunday as the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death captivated audiences, but the real implications of this news remain to be seen.

By Indra Ekmanis | May 2, 2011

ASU reduces summer tuition rates

In an attempt to increase affordable options for students to stay on track or accelerate the path graduation, ASU is offering reduced summer tuition rates this year.

By Katie Shoultz | May 2, 2011

Fourth arson case reported on Tempe campus

The ASU Police Department is adding a fourth case to its investigation of a series of recent arson incidents on the Tempe campus. A bicycle seat was set on fire.

By Danielle Legler | May 2, 2011

SHOWING SKIN FOR A CAUSE: Stickers and pamphlets were distributed around the ASU Tempe Campus last week to promote this Tuesday's "ASU Undie Run." The Undie Run is a charity event where students donate the clothes off of their bodies to the needy and participate in a run around campus in their underwear. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Undie Run organizers seek world record

The Fourth Annual ASU Undie Run on Tuesday could set a Guinness World Record for the “Largest Gathering of People in their Underwear.”

By Kat Vanklompenberg | May 2, 2011

Michelle Rivas, a sophomore Journalism student, is lacing up her running shoes to help raise money to fight human trafficking. Love 146, an online group that raises awareness and resources to combat child trafficking, created the global "Tread On Trafficking" event and Rivas will be running throughout the month of May to encourage her sponsors to donate for every mile she covers. (Photo by Michael Arellano)

Student raises sex trafficking awareness by breaking a sweat

Downtown student Michelle Rivas is raising awareness about child sex slavery through a virtual event to get participants to workout.

By State Press Staff | May 2, 2011

GOT HIM: Aeronautical management sophomore James White (right) and political science sophomore Steven Pizzi write patriotic slogans with chalk outside of the Memorial Union on Sunday night after hearing that the leader of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden, was killed during a raid by the Navy Seals. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

ASU students join NYC, DC crowds after bin Laden’s death

Chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A” greeted the news that Osama bin Laden was confirmed dead Sunday night.

By Indra Ekmanis | May 2, 2011

US forces kill bin Laden in Pakistan

The FBI’s most wanted terrorist was confirmed dead Sunday night.

By State Press Staff | May 1, 2011

E-ORDAIN: Universal Life Church Monastery, a website that allows visitors of different faiths to become legally ordained, has seen more than 100 ASU students become ordained since its inception in the early 2000s.

ASU students ordained as ministers through website

With a simple click, more than 100 ASU students have become ordained ministers online.

By Amy Matro | May 1, 2011

Tempe gets a taste of Greece

Tempe Beach Park was transformed into a big fat Greek party this weekend. The three-day “A Taste of Greece” festival offered Tempe and Valley residents a little slice of Greek culture.

By Kortney Tenaglia | May 1, 2011

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