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Tempe police reported the following incidents Monday: A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

By Brianna Mattox | February 10, 2009

Architect speaks about abstract design projects

An underground nightclub, a restaurant built from a ruined Lebanese home and an incomplete house on the top of a mountain were some of the works Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury shared with ASU stude

By Salvador Rodriguez | February 9, 2009

Light rail, Orbit bus collide

A light-rail train collided with a Tempe Orbit bus at the intersection of East Lemon Street and South Terrace Road early Tuesday afternoon, leaving four injured.

By Derek Quizon | February 9, 2009

Campus-safety event draws few students, faculty

The first campus-safety presentation of the semester followed the same trend as most crime-prevention lectures at ASU: Very few people showed up.

By Tessa Muggeridge | February 9, 2009

Some students favor university budget cuts

Students are debating the merits of cuts in state funding to the university system, which could deepen when the state Legislature passes its budget for the 2010 year.

By Derek Quizon | February 9, 2009

Police Beat

ASU police reported the following incident Monday:

By Tessa Muggeridge | February 9, 2009

For love of culture: Alum gives lecture on Native American music

More than 30 years ago, junior high school music teacher Jay Cravath attended a powwow, or an inter-tribal celebration of Native American culture, and began cultivating a curiosity that has blossomed

By Derek Quizon | February 8, 2009

Research reveals obesity indicators

Losing weight may become easier in the future based on ASU research about the relationship between obesity and microbes.

By Rheyanne Weaver | February 8, 2009

Explosion clears engineering building

About 40 firefighters responded to a chemical explosion in the Tempe campus engineering building Monday night, a Tempe fire department spokesman said. No one was injured.

| February 8, 2009

Police Beat

Tempe police reported the following incidents Sunday:

By Tessa Muggeridge | February 8, 2009

Digital TV transition postponed to June 12

Congress has delayed the transition to digital television broadcasting until June 12, giving consumers four more months to prepare for the switch.

By Griselda Nevarez | February 5, 2009

Little white pill promises wake up

Students may have no more desire to hit the snooze button with Wake Up On Time, a new pill that allows users to wake up supposedly rejuvenated seven hours after they take it.

By Rheyanne Weaver | February 5, 2009

Tempe Public Library to receive makeover in June

Beginning in mid-June, the Tempe Public Library will be receiving an interior makeover to bring it up to date with the 21st century.

By Brianna Mattox | February 5, 2009

Police Beat

ASU Police reported the following incidents Thursday:

By Abigail Gilmore | February 5, 2009

Renaissance Festival depends on volunteers

Camberly Owen has been promoted from peasant girl to pirate.

By Tye Rabens | February 5, 2009

Biologist-turned-filmmaker encourages scientific community to embrace mass media

Scientists and creative professionals may have more common ground after all, argued a man who has worked in both fields.

| February 5, 2009

Bill would remove highway speed cameras

State legislators are considering a bill that would remove all cameras used to catch speeding motorists on major highways.

By Brianna Mattox | February 4, 2009

Teach-in focuses on global-warming solution

Through various events across the Tempe campus on Thursday, thousands of students, faculty, staff and community members will gather to discuss ways to curtail global-warming.

By Tessa Muggeridge | February 4, 2009

Photo Illustration by Claire Warden/The State Press

A different kind of learning experience

During a month of celebrations for triumphs of culture, some ASU department directors are encouraging students to experience how beneficial courses on different ethnicities or perspectives can be.

By Tye Rabens | February 4, 2009

Groups head to academic bowl

Nine ASU students are packing their bags and heading to California to represent ASU in a regional tournament Saturday.

By Abigail Gilmore | February 4, 2009

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