Arpaio, Pearce speak to keep MLB All-Star game in Phoenix
Tempers blazed hotter than the Arizona sun Thursday as Sheriff Joe Arpaio and like-minded politicians campaigned to keep the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star game in Phoenix.
Former NBA player discusses life with disability
“The only limitations we have are those we put upon ourselves,” former NBA player Neil Walk said. “All there is, is now.”
ASU Downtown Alive! to unite city and students
More than a dozen students met at the inaugural meeting of Downtown Alive! on Wednesday night to discuss how to bridge the gap between students at the Downtown campus and the downtown Phoenix community.
Gay journalism club kicks off new semester
This time last year, a gay and lesbian student journalist organization did not exist at ASU. But on Wednesday, the Walter Cronkite School’s chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association will travel to San Francisco for a five-day convention.
ASASUD approves one senator, rejects two
The ASASUD Senate approved one senator but rejected two other candidates at a special session on Friday because of questions over how well the positions were publicized.
Vendors banned from First Fridays Art Walk
Downtown Phoenix has reorganized its First Fridays Art Walk by eliminating the part of the event responsible for street closures and vendors along Roosevelt Row.
Some disagree with motel becoming parking lot
As the process of tearing down the former Ramada Inn begins, some Phoenicians are concerned with the future of the lot.
The changing face of downtown Phoenix
With the development of the remaining retail space on the first floor of Taylor Place, the addition of CityScape and various other changes throughout downtown Phoenix, new restaurants and other businesses will begin offering their services to students downtown.
New Spanish minor to be offered at Downtown campus
A new Spanish minor will be offered at ASU’s Downtown campus this fall that will have a professional focus as opposed to a traditional emphasis on linguistics.
Students to get Devil’s Den
Taylor Place plans to convert some of their empty retail space along East Taylor Street into an area for additional socialization called the Devil’s Den and open it Aug. 1, Taylor Place officials said.