Madeline Ackley

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Madeline is the community editor for Downtown Devil and is a senior studying at the Walter Cronkite School. She is a local freelance journalist who primarily covers politics, policing, immigration and business. In 2019, she won first place in her category in the national SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards for her reporting on deported veterans in Tijuana, Mexico with Cronkite News.

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Editorials

Devil’s Advocate: A fond farewell from your community editor

Madeline Ackley -
Downtown Devil has been my home for almost two years, ever since I attended my first reporters' meeting, anxious and unsure of myself. I was already in my third year at Cronkite and I had yet to...
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Community

ASU students disappointed in tuition and fee policy despite distance learning

Madeline Ackley -
Many Arizona State University students are unhappy to learn that their university is not discontinuing charges for athletics and facilities, which have largely been closed, and will not be giving most students a break on tuition, despite...
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News

All Maricopa County residents are now required to mask in public

Madeline Ackley -
All residents of Maricopa County are now required to mask in public after a decision by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Friday as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge.  Those over the age of six are...
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Community

Garfield residents compile complaints of police behavior at Sunday night protest

Sara Edwards -
Garfield resident Andrew Raub was enjoying a regular Sunday night with his wife Gabriella Saavedra when they suddenly started to hear the sounds of helicopters flying overhead. After going outside to his front yard, he said he...
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Community

Devil’s Advocate: Sunday night protests rage on despite curfew

Bree Florence -
Bree Florence, Staff Reporter  The march spread across Van Buren, stretching from Seventh Avenue to First Street. Protesters marched up and down the street while passing cars honked rapidly in support, a cacophony that could be heard every...
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Community

Many students, immigrants ineligible for COVID-19 relief checks

Madeline Ackley -
Many Americans checked their bank accounts this week to find that $1,200 had been automatically deposited, while others are still waiting for their relief check to come in the mail. But for some, relief is not on...
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