USGD members accuse President Frank Smith of manipulation throughout first semester

Downtown undergraduate student government President Frank Smith has shown a pattern of intimidation and manipulation of USGD Senators and staff members during the first semester of his term, several USGD members said.

Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS moves closer downtown, aims to spread awareness

As Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day, the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS is gearing up to spread awareness and help promote healthy lifestyles for those with and without the disease.

Downtown Dining: Fair Trade Cafe

Fair Trade Cafe is a coffee shop with caring owners and a mission to feed the community with organic food and locally roasted coffee.

Student smokers move off campus but raise new concerns about littering

As ASU's smoking ban nears the end of its first semester, concerns are sparking up that students who are now forced into the dirt lot by Taylor Place are littering the area. While some believe a nicer smoking area constructed off campus would promote tidier habits, others think smokers need to make more effort to clean up.

Cronkite School alumnus runs for State Senate on platform of entrepreneurship, education

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce director of events and as of just a year ago, an ASU graduate, Taylor McArthur's already full career is about to grow. He is now a State Senate candidate, running on a platform that centers on supporting entrepreneurship and education in Arizona. McArthur, who graduated from the Walter Cronkite School in December of 2012, is running for the Arizona State Senate in legislative district 16.