Education

Cronkite’s Must See Mondays speaker series begins with a lesson in journalistic ethics

The Cronkite School kicked off its weekly Must See Mondays speaker series with an investigation of journalistic ethics through a case study of Rupert Murdoch's empire.

New restaurant opens on ground floor of Cronkite building

The newest restaurant addition to the bottom floor of the Walter Cronkite School opens today, following delays from its initial opening date in early July.

Slide show: Sparky’s Carnival celebrates start of new year

Hundreds of Downtown ASU students celebrated the beginning of the new school year on Saturday at Sparky's Carnival.

New Downtown associate dean of honors college hopes to ignite passion in students

A new associate dean representing ASU's honors college has been appointed following a myriad of administrative shuffles that took place on campus last year.

Senate passes operational budget, salary increases during semester’s first meeting

The Downtown student government unanimously passed an operational budget for the 2011-2012 school year on Friday, with more than half of the $90,000 budget to be spent on salaries.

Slide show: TaylorFest kicks off semester by introducing students to local scene

Monday night's TaylorFest block party welcomed hundreds of new and returning Downtown students back to campus for the fall semester with local bands and businesses.

Downtown student government changes name, weighs seeking official approval

The undergraduate student government on the Downtown campus has stopped using "ASASUD" as its name, but the use of the new “USGD” title has not been officially approved and its use may in constitutional violation.

ASU allows local businesses to use parking lot

A partnership between a downtown advocacy group, the city and ASU has permitted local businesses to use University property for their customers until construction near campus ends.

National news service begins distributing student-produced work around the country

McClatchy-Tribune News Service, a news service that distributes media to 1,200 clients worldwide, has made an agreement with ASU to distribute Cronkite News Service content, a partnership that is adding national exposure for students working for the school's wire service.

Three students resign from USG-D, adding to summer departures

Three additional members of the Downtown student government quit their posts this weekend, bringing the number of resignations this summer to five total.