Joshua Ortega

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Air Force veteran finds new life in rose garden, stand-up comedy

A veteran, a stand-up comic and a rose gardener walk into El Charro Hipster Bar & Café. She orders a cappuccino and a plate of mini Alfajores. “I should’ve told you that you need to have something to...

ASU students petition for Blaze Radio’s station manager to step down

An Arizona State student started a petition Tuesday night to pressure Arizona State University's Blaze Radio Station Manager Rae’Lee Klein to resign. As of Wednesday night, more than 300 people have signed the Change.org petition calling for the...

Cronkite students call for the removal of Blaze Radio station manager after tweets regarding Jacob Blake’s shooting

An ASU Cronkite student is under fire after she retweeted an article on Saturday about the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rae’Lee Klein’s tweets immediately drew criticism from other students, and now student leadership is asking...

The Churchill closes indefinitely with latest spike in COVID-19 cases

The Churchill will close indefinitely after another spike in COVID-19 cases in Arizona. Kell Duncan, managing partner of the food hall, announced on the company’s social media sites that the business will indefinitely close its doors for the...

VIDEO: Grad students bring Zen and tranquility through Zoom yoga sessions

Arizona State University graduate students Chloe Jones and Haillie Parker had their jobs and education upended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An idea from an associate dean at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication...

ASU cancels study abroad and professional programs due to COVID-19 outbreak

Arizona State University officially cancelled all Spring and Summer 2020 professional programs and global learning experiences, as of March 13. The difficult decision by ASU hurts students and faculty at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass...