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ASU president recommends tuition increases for graduates, out-of-state undergraduates

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.

House Appropriations Committee approves minimum tuition contribution bill by one vote

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.

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

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

Slide show: 6th annual Phoenix Idiotarod race

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.

Speaker series features food-truck owners

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.

Slide show: Phoestivus celebration brings holiday cheer, friends downtown

About 1,000 patrons flocked to the Phoenix Public Market Wednesday night for the second annual Phoenix Phoestivus Market, celebrating the holiday season with song, dance, food and shopping.