Downtown students sign away their First Amendment rights for two slices of pizza

The First Amendment Free Food Festival, put on by the ASU Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Monday, set out to have students think of the basic constitutional rights many take for granted. Read story

ASU signs lease to expand to Arizona Center

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ASU signed a five-year lease for the 33,522-square-foot two-level space in March. The units will be reconstructed and used for classrooms and offices, university officials said. Read story

Cronkite students share challenges, lessons learned from Olympics reporting trip

Five Walter Cronkite School students discussed their experience covering the Olympics last summer as part of Must See Monday. Read story

Bad Donkey restaurant opens in YMCA, offers quirky health food menu options

The Cave Creek-based restaurant, Bad Donkey, opened at the downtown Valley of the Sun YMCA last Tuesday. The small shop sells subs, salads, wraps, smoothies and other healthy food items. Read story

Video: ASU student relieves stress, rides equestrian

Danielle Alder, 26, is one of three downtown students who rides on the ASU Western Equestrian Team. The team competes in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, and Coach Bob Leary says his team is a force to be reckoned with. Read story

New lifelong learning program downtown opens ASU to older adults

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ASU offers a variety of classes and lectures to adults ages 50 and over. To register for classes, members pay a $15 fee per semester plus an additional $35 per four-session class or $10 per one-time lecture they wish to take. Read story

Marching-band members attempt to find rhythm in commuting

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For many members of ASU’s marching band who live downtown, the commute to Tempe via light rail can be a chore. These students can spend up to six hours a week commuting to Tempe and back for marching-band activities. Read story

ASU's State Press to cut back printing schedule, focus more heavily on digital

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ASU’s 106-year-old independent, student-operated newspaper will be cutting back publishing to one day per week starting in January, according to a press release published on its website Thursday evening. Read story

John McCain makes keynote speech at economic forum on the Downtown campus

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U.S. Sen. John McCain addressed the American Action Forum Thursday concerned for the future of the housing market in Arizona. The forum was held in the Walter Cronkite School’s second-floor theater. Read story

ASU art piece to move to vacant lot on Roosevelt Row

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Downtown visitors will soon be able to view a new piece of art along Roosevelt Row, but this piece is far from another mural. It is a huge, blue structure resembling something between a rib cage and ocean waves. Read story