Candidate profile: Frank Smith III
Current Undergraduate Student Government Downtown President Frank Smith III, a public service and public policy student with a concentration in business, will be running for his current position with a new ticket in the coming election.
Rep. Ed Pastor retires, leaving questions about future of University Center office
For almost half of his 23-year term in the House of Representatives, Rep. Ed Pastor's office was located right in the heart of ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus. During his time there, he impacted the lives of students as well as community members.
The 26th annual Art Detour: Snapshots of the weekend
The 26th annual Art Detour took over downtown on March 8 and 9, displaying work in more than 100 art spaces. The event can...
Paint PHX draws artists for mass mural painting event on downtown walls
Fifty artists came together over four days to liven up the walls of Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Street.
ASU “Emerge” festival showcases futuristic fusion of science, art and games
The ASU-sponsored science festival entertained and impressed First Friday attendees with innovative approaches to technology.
ASU Preparatory Academy performs Gary Soto play about immigration experiences
Gary Soto attended the performance of his play “In & Out of Shadows,” about the challenges faced by teenagers who entered or were brought the United States illegally.
Student filmmaker attends White House film festival, meets with President Obama
A senior at the Metropolitan Arts Institute in downtown Phoenix, Shelly Ortiz was one of 16 filmmakers officially recognized at the White House’s first Student Film Festival on Feb. 28. Ortiz's submission was titled "Technology, Documentary, My Dad, and Me."
Downtown student donates bone marrow
His journey as a bone marrow donor began in October 2010 at London’s Run in Queen Creek, Ariz. The health solutions senior filled out a sheet and gave a cheek swab, which put him in the Be the Match donor registry, he said. Three years later, he found out he was a match.
Devil’s Pass: 26th annual Art Detour connects art with community
Catrina Kahler and Jill Bernstein from Artlink Phoenix discussed the organization's history, the evolution of Art Detour and its place in downtown Phoenix as a whole. The role of last weekend's Art d'Core Gala and attempts to connect art with the community as a two-way street were addressed, too.
Women’s arts collective celebrates first year with prose, music, dance event
Mujeres del Sol, a women’s arts collective in Phoenix, celebrated its first-year anniversary Thursday night with the "Honoring (Her)Stories in Prose, Music and Dance!" event at the Willo North Gallery on Seventh Avenue and Thomas Road.