Proposal seeks to move Sun Devil Stadium student section
A proposal submitted recently by Downtown student government president Joseph Grossman would change the location of the student section at Sun Devil Stadium. The goal of the suggested move is to accommodate students on the lower bowl of the stadium.
Plans to bring Arizona Center for Law and Society downtown continue to progress
According to current plans, ASU's Arizona Center for Law and Society will be located between First and Second streets just south of Taylor Place by the 2016-17 academic year.
ASU’s State Press to cut back printing schedule, focus more heavily on digital
ASU’s 106-year-old independent, student-operated newspaper will be cutting back publishing to one day per week starting in January, according to a press release published on its website Thursday evening.
Rise in Downtown campus enrollment brings hope for local economy, calls for expansion
The Downtown campus has a total of 19,041 students enrolled this fall. Many ASU faculty members and local business owners are happy about this increase and see various benefits for students as well as the downtown community.
CBS News chairman talks about tackling tough journalism topics
CBS news chairman and 60 minutes executive producer, Jeff Fager discussed the future of network news on Tuesday. The talk was part of the Cronkite School's Must See Mondays speaker series, but was held on a Tuesday to accommodate the Veterans Day holiday.
Forensic anthropologist explains the ‘CSI effect,’ difficulty of breaking into profession
Forensic anthropologist, Laura Fulginiti, discussed the differences between TV shows like CSI and reality on Tuesday at ASU's school of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She said many people wrongly believe DNA identification can be performed instantly.
ASU faculty associate Kyrsten Sinema officially wins congressional seat
ASU faculty associate and Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema officially won the Congressional seat for District 9 Monday, defeating Republican Vernon Parker and representing ASU in the 113th United States Congress.
Cronkite School launches revamped version of combined-degree program
A combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program that was discontinued by the Walter Cronkite School over the summer has been redesigned and will open for enrollment on Friday.
Arizona Board of Regents holds meeting to discuss statewide students’ association fee
The Arizona Board of Regents met with student leaders from all three universities Wednesday to discuss the future of the $2 fee students pay to the Arizona Students’ Association every semester.
Food Truck Fiesta offers students opportunity to explore new cuisine
Students gathered on Taylor Street to sample local cuisine from trucks Tuesday afternoon at the Food Truck Fiesta hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government Downtown.