Thousands of people plan to fill City Hall's Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix Saturday as part of Occupy Phoenix, an event started by three local teenagers to show solidarity with similar protests across the country.

Robert Stieve, editor of Arizona Highways, educated students about nearby hiking options available to downtown students during his discussion at the Discover Phoenix series.

A researcher and professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine's downtown Phoenix campus criticized a government institute for obstructing a study on the medical value of marijuana at a presentation Tuesday at the Phoenix Theater.

Successful foreign correspondents need to maintain both an open mind and a sense of humor to get through the job's toughest experiences, a reporter for ProPublica said while giving advice to aspiring journalists at the Walter Cronkite School's latest Must See Monday series.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies (LGBTQA) group held an open dialogue in UCENT, called the “Revolving Door: Coming Out/Staying Out" in honor of National Coming Out Day, which is Oct. 11.