Inaugural eating-disorder walk hopes to increase awareness of illness
With an expected 175 attendees, the first Phoenix Eating Disorder Awareness Walk kicks off the week dedicated to the cause with over $22,000 raised. The walk is co-chaired by a journalism senior.
Creme brulee food truck features local ingredients, seasonal flavors
Eric Ireland, owner of the Torched Goodness food truck, serves creme brulee out of a white Chevrolet step van with green banners highlighting the dessert.
Kohl’s co-hosts fashion show showing students what to wear to job interviews
ASU students on Thursday attended the Dress for Success fashion show, presented by ASU's Career Services and Kohl's department store, that demonstrated the right and wrong things to wear to a job interview.
House Appropriations Committee approves minimum tuition contribution bill by one vote
The House Appropriations Committee approved a controversial bill that would mandate a minimum tuition contribution. The bill would require university students to cover a minimum of $2,000 toward their tuition without the help of need-based aid and other university-granted funds.
Two students interviewed, photographed for Time magazine’s latest cover story
ASU students Vicente Filerio and Alexis Trujillo both made the cover of Time magazine's recent story about the 2012 Latino vote.
ASU student donates centennial painting to campus library
In celebration of Arizona’s centennial, a large-scale oil painting depicting the founding of Mission San Xavier del Bac in Tucson will hang permanently in the Downtown campus library upon the artwork's completion.
Rideshare Week promotes using public transportation once a week
Receiving one out of five is disappointing in most cases, but a Valley Metro Transportation spokeswoman said 1 in 5 can improve air quality and the environment. This logic is the “Try 1 in 5 Rule” of Rideshare Week, an event created by Valley Metro to promote taking public transportation one day out of the work week.
Mayor Stanton joins panel to discuss Phoenix’s sustainability issues
Recently dubbed "the least sustainable city in the world," by "Bird on Fire" author Andrew Ross, Phoenix and its lack of resourcefulness was the topic of a Wednesday morning panel discussion held in an empty lot.
Tom Brokaw to deliver ASU commencement address at spring graduation
Television journalist Tom Brokaw will deliver the commencement speech at Arizona State University’s undergraduate graduation ceremony on May 3, an ASU spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday evening.
Downtown recreation center and post office renovations approach construction phase
The Downtown campus’ two major construction projects are inching closer to the building phase, with officials saying the projects should be underway within the next couple of months.