New restaurant to open on campus

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Bowl of Greens, a Mediterranean grill, salad and smoothie restaurant, will be opening early July in the retail space on the bottom floor of the Walter Cronkite School, according to University officials. Read story

Downtown campus to lose top administrator, college dean to University of Washington

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Debra Friedman, dean of the College of Public Programs and vice president of ASU’s Downtown campus, has been named chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma. Read story

Man suspected of vandalizing Cronkite School identified

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Cronkite Leadership Office staff, with the help of ASU Police aides, discovered a man who had been vandalizing the Walter Cronkite School since January on Friday. Read story

$100 annual increase proposed for student programs fee

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The Associated Students of ASU Presidents Council proposed to increase the annual student programs fee by $100 on Friday morning. Read story

Westin hotel opens inside Freeport-McMoRan building in downtown Phoenix

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The Westin Phoenix Downtown hotel opened Thursday with 242 rooms in the Freeport-McMoRan building at North Central Avenue and West Van Buren Street. Occupying floors 11-19, the hotel is the first Westin in downtown Phoenix. The next closest Westin hotel to the city’s center is in Scottsdale at the Westin Kierland, a high-end resort and spa. Read story

Man and woman held ASU student at gunpoint downtown

A man and a woman held a female ASU student at gunpoint near East McKinley and North Third streets Thursday, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Read story

Latino issues website launches at first event of new Downtown ASU conversation series

The first in a series of lunchtime conversations designed to examine community issues in Phoenix was held Thursday at ASU’s Mercado, an event that featured the public launch of a new website focused on the plight of young Latino males in America. Read story

Vacant restaurant space in Cronkite building has potential new tenant

ASU expects to finalize a lease with an undisclosed tenant to occupy a vacant retail space on the southwest corner on the bottom floor of the Walter Cronkite School building within a week, a University official said on Wednesday. Read story

Major recruiting event showcases Cronkite School to high-achieving high school students

The Walter Cronkite School and Barrett, the Honors College, hosted about 75 high school students and parents Monday evening at an event called “Experience Cronkite,” one of the Cronkite School’s largest recruiting events ever. Read story