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ASU participated in a nationwide discussion about immigration reform through forums held at various colleges and universities Friday. Experts at the ASU forum, held in the PBS television studio at the Walter Cronkite School, discussed a proposal created by a bipartisan group of eight Senators, known as the “Gang of Eight,” and issues with the current immigration system.

Changes in the curriculum at the Walter Cronkite School will allow students to take more journalism classes starting next semester by expanding the number of required major requirements and cutting some of the general education requirements.

Students who buy an ASU U-Pass for the upcoming academic year will pay an additional $25, according to ASU Parking and Transit Services. The price increase coincides with across-the-board fare increases by Valley Metro.

Two undergraduate students are teaming up to bring campus-based women’s magazine Her Campus to ASU. The online magazine was launched by three Harvard University students in 2009 and focuses on collegiate life for women. It covers topics ranging from style, health and love to scholarships and career planning.

First Street was transformed from a vehicular route to a dining hall complete with food and drinks for hundreds of community members seated at a half mile-long table between Taylor and Moreland streets Saturday.

ASU signed a five-year lease for the 33,522-square-foot two-level space in March. The units will be reconstructed and used for classrooms and offices, university officials said.

Winning and accepting an award from former-President Bill Clinton would seem like a lifetime achievement for some. But for Davier Rodriguez, winning the Clinton Global Initiative University award meant something more: the opportunity to share his idea with the nation.

Distinguished Scholar of Technology and Public Engagement Merlyna Lim spoke at this week's Must See Mondays series about the role social media plays in bridging the social movements of the past and present.

University College Sen. Frank Smith III was elected USGD president, receiving 54.3 percent of the total votes cast.

Nestled in the heart of the Phoenix arts district at Roosevelt and Third Street are two new residential apartment towers that are nearing completion. But the leasing agents for the Roosevelt Point apartments, available for move-in starting August 1, would not comment on how many of the units had been rented out.