Education

Three alumnae and one current student of the Walter Cronkite School are part of a team of USA Today reporters that won a prestigious Alfred I. duPont – Columbia University Award.

All four ASU Senates voted Friday in favor of a bill that would amend the election codes across the campuses for students who plan to run for a USG position.

After postponing a decision in the November Arizona Board of Regents meeting, the regents unanimously approved a proposal to make the controversial $2 fee optional for students; all university students will now need to actively choose to contribute.

The Downtown campus’s first ever eating disorder panel discussion was held Wednesday as part of Body Pride Week. Held at the new Post Office Student Center, Beyond The Mirror: An Eating Disorder Panel Discussion gave students the opportunity to openly discuss body image and the effects of eating disorders. Three panelists shared their stories of recovery with more than 20 students, parents and faculty.

At the Walter Cronkite School’s Must See Mondays event on Feb. 4, Leon Dash spoke to students about the topic related to many of his accomplishments: the “American underclass.”

Politics and the Press, the first installment of the Walter Cronkite School and the Arizona Republic’s joint Community Conversations series, took place on Friday at the Cronkite School.

Downtown Devil Discussions hosted a discussion about the past, present and future of Phoenix's First Friday Art Walks with four panelists Tuesday : President Mike Oleskow, veteran Phoenix artist Pete Petrisko, Co-President David Bradley and South Mountain Precinct Sgt. Tim Palmer.

The USGD Senate appointed a new Health Solutions Senator and Supreme Court Justice, passed a bill hoping to give students 24-hour access to the University Center library and approved eight of nine funding requests Friday.

Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability partnered with the Arizona Science Center Thursday to host a discussion about the future of energy. The panelists included former Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister; Peter Byck, director of the documentary “Carbon Nation;” and Mark Jacobson, director of the atmosphere/energy program at Stanford University.

At the beginning of Joseph Grossman’s second term as USGD president in August, he said he was confident the Downtown Senate could be filled for the first time. Five months later, seven seats remain vacant.