John Spevacek

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Kate Gallego elected mayor of Phoenix, celebrates at Crescent Ballroom

Kate Gallego was elected Mayor of Phoenix Tuesday night, besting opponent and former City Council colleague Daniel Valenzuela. Supporters at Gallego's election night party at the Crescent Ballroom began referring to her as such soon after 8 p.m....

Kenilworth School participates in statewide Red for Ed walk-ins

Kenilworth Elementary school teachers walked, hand in hand, up a red carpet and through Kenilworth’s main entrance to start Wednesday’s school day as a part of statewide Red for Ed walk-ins. Rather than stage a walkout, Molly Martin, Kenilworth...

ASU student government sued for lack of transparency

A recent lawsuit alleges the highest body of Arizona State University’s student government, the Associated Students of Arizona State University Council of Presidents, failed to record meeting minutes for almost a year. The council, which weighs in on...

ASU Downtown Phoenix campus and city experience rapid growth

Arizona State University's Downtown Phoenix campus is the university's fastest growing campus in recent years--leading to rapid change in the city it calls home. The downtown campus has grown by 490 percent during the eleven years since its...

Cronkite hosts Reed, Middlebury professors for free speech discussion

Two prominent college professors shared their experience with extreme student protest and discussed the importance of free speech on university campuses Monday. The discussion, held at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, featured Reed College...

Small businessman joins mayoral race

A resident of Phoenix for 14 years, Moses Sanchez aims to shake up what he describes as the status quo of city politics by running for mayor. “I’m frustrated like a lot of Phoenix families with the state...