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Some people travel hours to get free care at the clinic. In February, volunteers at the clinic cared for 278 patients. (Photo by Sean Logan)

Flying Samaritans provide free medical care for underserved Mexican communities

After losing his entire right leg, Francisco Javier Coronado Galindo received a prosthesis at no cost with the help of a local prosthetics lab and the Flying Samaritans.

By Sean Logan | March 20, 2014

Video: Color Canalscape

High school and ASU students made art-themed projects, which aim to improve Phoenix canals.

By Vianka Villa | March 13, 2014

ASU Derby Devils prepare for first bout

The Derby Devils, ASU's roller derby club team, is hard at work preparing for their first bout in March.

By David Hignutt | March 6, 2014

Pound for pound: The rise of ASU wrestling's Chace Eskam

Humble, quiet and selfless, ASU wrestling's Chace Eskam has made a name for himself and is pound-for-pound the hardest-working heavyweight in the Pac-12.

By Stefan Modrich | February 26, 2014

New athletic director Ray Anderson places priority on academics, interaction

Ray Anderson wants to be visible on campus and show his support for all sports by cheering them on in person.

By Evan Webeck | February 26, 2014

ASU students speak out against religious freedom bill

Students held a protest Monday and Tuesday against Senate Bill 1062, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, asking Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the bill.

By Joey Hancock | February 25, 2014

Biology professor Kevin McGraw recently found that urbanization is a direct cause to illness in songbirds. McGraw is also a director of the School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program. (Photo by Ryan Liu)

ASU researchers study how urbanization affects health of songbirds

A team of researchers from the School of Life Sciences found a link between urbanization and how it affects the health of songbirds such as house finches.

By Kelcie Grega | February 19, 2014

State Press Weekly: ASU's new law school

ASU continues its downtown expansion with plans to move the Sandra Day O'Connor Law School to Phoenix.

By Courtland Jeffrey | February 18, 2014

Video: The native now festival

The Native Now Festival brings families together around cultural dances and music.

By Vianka Villa | February 17, 2014

Packard Stadium to shut its doors after the ASU baseball season

Packard Stadium has housed some great moments in ASU baseball history, and that tradition moves out of Packard next season.

By Justin Emerson | February 12, 2014

State Press Weekly: Smoke-free ASU

SP Weekly takes a look at how effective the campus-wide smoking ban has been since it was enacted in early August.

By Courtland Jeffrey | February 11, 2014

ASU wrestling upsets No. 22 OSU on Senior Night

ASU wrestling sent its seniors out on a high note, defeating No. 22 Oregon State on Senior Night at Wells Fargo Arena.

By Stefan Modrich | February 9, 2014

Disc jockey, producer and ASU associate teacher, Rob Poe drops the needle on his favorite political book. Poe teaches justice studies during the week and spins vinyl on the weekends. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

Anarchist, ASU graduate student Rob Poe mixes politics, music

ASU graduate student Rob Poe leads an interesting life wearing many hats, but he manages them all with the underlying mindset to always practice his beliefs and not just talk about them.

By Joey Hancock | February 6, 2014

Stanford wrestling uses technique, timing in win over ASU

Stanford won in a doubleheader against GCU and ASU, carried by its four ranked wrestlers in a 22-10 win.

By Stefan Modrich | February 3, 2014

ASU wrestling comes up short against No. 18 Iowa State

Despite impressive displays from redshirt junior Joel Smith and sophomore Ares Carpio, the brawn of the Iowa State middle and heavyweights proved to be too much for ASU Saturday night.

| February 2, 2014

No. 14 UA snaps 37-game losing streak to No. 1 ASU hockey

Sooner or later the streak had to come to an end. That end came Saturday night in a 2-1 loss for the Sun Devils

By Justin Emerson | February 1, 2014

Video: School of Art moves downtown

ASU School of Art has moved 5 graduate programs to new studio space along Grant avenue, in downtown Phoenix.

By Edward James Hernandez | January 31, 2014

Two ASU students are using more than 500 pounds a week of used coffee grounds for natural fertilizer and soil around ASU's campus. The students started a "Grounds for Grounds" innovative program. A cup or two of coffee can just be as beneficial to campus plants as to the rest of us.

By Vianka Villa | January 29, 2014

State Press Weekly: Stadium Renovation

On January 14, President Crow announced plans for a three-year, $210 million renovation to the 55-year-old Sun Devil Stadium making it the school's largest financial undertaking since its founding in 1885. The project will be not be funded by student tuition but instead through private donors, bonds, and other stadium rights including a broadcast deal with the PAC-12.

By Courtland Jeffrey | January 28, 2014

Justin Bieber's fall casts long shadow

As this generation has grown up, it has witnessed the rise and fall of our favorite celebrities. Child stars like Justin Bieber are given a free pass.

| January 27, 2014

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