Editorial: Let us do better

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Today’s earlier editorial, “Editorial: Better of Downtown,” has been misconstrued as bitter, immature and disrespectful. None of that was our intention, and I apologize for any who were offended and felt that the critique became personal. Read story

Editorial: Downtown Devil bouncing back after persistent webpage hacking

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Over the course of the past two weeks, the Downtown Devil faced an unpleasant truth about operating an all-online news publication: Some men just want to watch the world burn. I like to think this hacking business is just the sad irony of life online. Read story

Cronkite School acknowledges students' achievements at ceremony

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From a Fulbright Scholar to a recipient of multiple Hearst Journalism Awards, students at the Walter Cronkite School once again have helped the school place among the highest in the nation for both print and broadcast journalism. Read story

New committee promotes school spirit, pride on all campuses

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Aimed at improving school spirit, the University Spirit, Pride and Tradition committee will hold its first event on April 19. The pan-campus initiative has been spearheaded by Downtown President Joseph Grossman and former Polytechnic President Dominick Hernandez. Read story

Poynter faculty member discusses impact of mobile journalism at Must See Monday

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Phones, tablets and mobile browsing are shaping the way that journalism is produced and disseminated, a representative from the Poynter Institute said during this semester’s eighth Must See Monday event. Read story

ASU president recommends tuition increases for graduate and out-of-state undergraduates

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Only days after the Arizona House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would require a minimum tuition contribution of $2,000 for in-state undergraduate students, the Office of President Michael Crow released a recommendation of no tuition increase for that demographic and an increase of 3 percent for out-of-state undergraduate students. Read story

House Appropriations Committee approves minimum tuition contribution bill by one vote

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The House Appropriations Committee approved a controversial bill that would mandate a minimum tuition contribution. The bill would require university students to cover a minimum of $2,000 toward their tuition without the help of need-based aid and other university-granted funds. Read story

Places, Spaces and Faces community dinner boasts home-cooked meals, human connections

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A monthly potluck that brings together community members from all walks of life celebrates its second anniversary in central Phoenix this year. Read story

Slide show: 6th annual Phoenix Idiotarod race

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Wearing everything from fake nun habits to body-sized beer-pong cups, more than 200 people took to the streets for a part of this year’s Idiotarod — a cross between the famed Iditarod sled-dog race and drunken revelry that lands more closely to the latter. Read story

Speaker series features food-truck owners

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The opportunity to start a food truck in downtown Phoenix has never been better, Phoenix Street Food Coalition chairman Brad Moore told a crowd of more than 70 people Tuesday. Read story