Politics

Undergraduate Student Government Downtown met Friday to discuss potential changes to constitutional bylaws related to election codes in preparation for the spring 2015 Senate and executive elections.

Downtown Devil photographer Nikiana Medansky visited the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade for this week's Focus. Flash. Phoenix. The event led her to ponder her responsibilities as a citizen to veterans, including her grandfather.

A new senator was appointed at Friday's Undergraduate Student Government Downtown meeting. The group also looked at ways to improve campus safety and sustainability.

In this episode of The Rundown, hosts Annika Cline and Agnel Philip explore the warehouse district and why so little of its namesake remains. With only a few warehouses left, the future of the district is at a turning point that will determine the character of the area in the future.

City officials on Tuesday packed a fire truck with donated car safety seats that will be sent to the Arizona-Mexico border as part of "A Safe Ride Home," a collaboration program between Rural/Metro Corporation, Phoenix Fire Department and the Arizona Department of Health Services.

From false eyelashes to feather boas, a full spectrum of color appeared on everything at the 13th annual Rainbows Festival this weekend. Phoenix Pride hosted the festival in Heritage Square Park on Saturday and Sunday. It was an opportunity for the LGBT community to celebrate the Friday legalization of gay marriage in Arizona after state Attorney General Tom Horne ordered county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses.

Arizona took its place in history as the 31st state in the U.S. to allow the marriage of same-sex couples on Friday morning.

Candidates for secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction spoke at a civic-action event Thursday night at the A.E. England Building. The event, hosted by ASU's College of Public Programs and more, focused on increasing voting among college-aged students.

Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski, who represents District 7, was awarded with the Ohtli Award in mid-September. The accolade recognizes leaders outside of Mexico who do exemplary work for Mexican communities in their area.

Editor in Chief Miguel Otarola got hooked on biking as transportation over the summer. However, as the school year started and the sun began to set earlier, he grew concerned about his safety while commuting.