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HAPPY HOUR: Devil's Advocate, just off of the Rural Road and University Drive metro stop, opened it's doors early on Saturday in preparation for the Super Bowl. The bar is a hotspot for Tempe residents and ASU students looking to blow off some steam. (Photo by Rosie Gochnour)

Light rail cruises through Tempe bar life

Midterms are already around the corner, and with noses buried deep in books, it’s easy for students to miss the treasures nestled around campus.

By Kortney Tenaglia | February 7, 2011

FASHION PASSION: A drag performer with the stage name China Collins gets ready for her close-up at the annual Miss Gay Arizona US of A pageant in Tempe. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Drag queens compete for pageant crown in Tempe

Ten men dressed as women gathered at the Tempe Center for the Arts Sunday night to compete in a drag queen competition.

By Danielle Legler | February 6, 2011

CREATIVE PASSION: Local artist Joseph "Sentrock" Perez gets choked up while speaking to students from South Mountain High School about his family history and the inspiration for his art. (Photo by Sierra Smith)

Local artist finds voice through paintings

Artist Joseph Perez is known for his b-boy dancing and paintings that have been featured at various events in Phoenix.

By Sade Hurst | February 6, 2011

DOG DECREE: Richard and Sally Andrade play with their five miniature poodles. The couple hopes to pass legislation this year that would hold owners of aggressive dogs responsible if their pet attacks another animal. (Photo by Yvonne Gonzalez)

Future bill to hold aggressive dog owners accountable

A Glendale couple that lost a poodle to a dog-on-dog attack is pushing for a bill to hold aggressive dog owners responsible.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | February 6, 2011

SOLAR SCHOLARSHIP: Steven Limpert, an electrical engineering major, spends about 10 hours a week in the lab. He received the Circumnavigators Club Foundation travel-study grant to travel to six countries this summer and learn about other cultures' solar energy public policy and subsidy programs. (Photo by Sierra Smith)

Student’s solar research goes global

Electrical engineering junior Steven Limpert was chosen to receive the highly competitive Circumnavigators Club Foundation grant worth $9,000.

By Kortney Tenaglia | February 3, 2011

IPAD ACADEMICS: A student navigates the Blackboard application on an Apple iPad, one of the many educational tools available for mobile learning. The Downtown ASU Spanish Department has begun integrating the new technology into its classrooms, a move that is being met with mixed feelings. (Photo by Aaron Lavinsky)

Spanish department integrates iPads into Downtown courses

Some ASU students have the opportunity to use iPads in class on the Downtown Phoenix campus, but not all are seeing the immediate benefits.

By Christina Tetreault | February 3, 2011

Valley Metro kicks off carpool campaign

Calling February “Rideshare Month,” Valley Metro is telling commuters to “Try 1 in 5,” or pick one workday each week to carpool with others.

By Cassandra Starboard | February 3, 2011

Professor’s fitness program takes hold in Ariz. schools

ASU Professor Emeritus Chuck Corbin launched his national childhood “Fitness for Life” program to prevent obesity in schools last March.

By Mary Shinn | February 2, 2011

Facebook aids search for missing persons

National organizations that specialize in searching for missing persons are now jumping on the Facebook bandwagon.

By Danielle Legler | February 1, 2011

HOPE FOR SUDAN: Kuol Awan, executive director of the AZ Lost Boys Center in Phoenix, hopes to one day temporarily return to Sudan to help foster stability and peace. Awan left Sudan in 1987 after territorial violence began, and is now working on earning his MA in social justice and human rights from ASU. (Photo by Sierra Smith)

Local Sudanese community reacts to referendum results

Many people in the Sudanese community in Arizona support the independence of Southern Sudan and participated in the voting process.

By Nesima Aberra | February 1, 2011

Bill takes aim at lax gun show laws

Arizona Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, has introduced a bill that would require background checks on people purchasing firearms at gun shows.

By Beth Easterbrook | February 1, 2011

USG debates stance against on-campus firearms

The Undergraduate Student Government has taken the first step toward officially opposing three bills introduced in the state Legislature that would allow firearms on campus.

By Katie Shoultz | February 1, 2011

Tempe student protest echoes Middle East demonstrations

About 60 protesters gathered at the northwest corner of University Drive and Mill Avenue Monday evening to support the uprising in Egypt and the spread of justice.

By Kortney Tenaglia | January 31, 2011

ASU students evacuate Egypt; study abroad program ends

Two ASU students studying abroad in Egypt are in the process of evacuating the country as protests continue to escalate.

By Kyle Daly | January 31, 2011

Apartments near light rail see student influx

Two apartment complexes along Apache Boulevard, Apache Station at Price Road and La Paloma at Martin Lane, have attracted residents because of their convenient location.

By Kortney Tenaglia | January 31, 2011

Mill Ave. venue serves melodies with mochas

The Fixx opened quietly near Seventh Street and Mill Avenue on Jan. 17, selling coffee and original art.

By Mary Shinn | January 31, 2011

ASU students seek love through flirting site

A new free website geared toward university students allows users to select their campus and anonymously flirt with one another.

By Kortney Tenaglia | January 30, 2011

Student brings first published novel to Changing Hands

Creative writing junior Tom Leveen presented his first published book, “Party,” to hundreds of young adults at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe Saturday.

By Harmony Huskinson | January 30, 2011

TRAGIC DISCOVERY: The Tempe Fire Department pulled the body of Willie Jigba out of the northeast end of Tempe Town Lake on Friday morning. Jigba, 24, was last seen leaving a Tempe house party on Jan. 16. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Body found in Tempe Town Lake

The Tempe Fire Department recovered a body from Tempe Town Lake Friday morning.

By Katie Shoultz | January 28, 2011

HAVANA BLUES: Cuban dissident Juan Jimenez shares his story with the public Thursday night on the ASU Downtown campus. Jimenez grew up in Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro before immigrating to the United States to finish his education. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

ASU professor shares memories of Castro’s Cuba

ASU mathematics professor Juan Carlos Jimenez shared what he witnessed as a child growing up in Cuba during the rise of Fidel Castro’s dictatorship with an audience at the Downtown campus Thursday night.

By Sade Hurst | January 27, 2011

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