High School Education

State Representative Steve Smith Says Extra Prayer to Offset Atheist Colleague's Non-Prayer

The actions of Republican State Representative Steve Smith have provided us with the reason why Democratic Representative Juan Mendez's God-free invocation at the House Representatives yesterday was such an unlikely event.Today, Smith led the House in a second prayer, apparently his way of saying so ... More >>

David Trujillo, Dance Teacher at Several Valley Schools, Accused of Sex With Underage Student

A volunteer dance teacher who's worked with kids at several Valley high schools and a private dance studio is accused of having sex with a then-underage boy who was a student at Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee.David Trujillo, 26, is accused of having sex with the boy beginning when the boy ... More >>

Arizona Ranked Among Worst States for Kids, Which Probably Won't Surprise Anyone

Believe it or not, a national group that promotes the welfare of children believes Arizona's not the greatest place for kids.Arizona ranks 46th out of the 50 states in child well-being, according to Kids Count, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.That ranking's based on a few groups of indica ... More >>

Anthony Velasquez's "An Odd Kind of Sympathy"

Distinguished Graduating Senior in Mechanical Engineering at ASU an Undocumented Student, Angelica Hernandez

Griselda HernandezAngelica Hernandez: An American success story.​College valedictorians tend to have job offers and paid internships lined up long before graduation. But not Angelica Hernandez, the Distinguished Graduating Senior in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University's Ira A. ... More >>

Joanna Newsom @ Orpheum Theatre

Joanna Newsom

The Five Best Players For Arizona State Football (In Our Humble Opinion, Anyway)

public.asu.eduASU football began camp today​ The Arizona State football team started camp yesterday full of questions. Who is the quarterback? Do they have an offensive line? Is the defense as good (or better) than as advertised? Ultimately, however, the biggest question is whether or not the Su ... More >>

Reel Good Time

See ridiculously bad sci-fi film, comedy shorts, and martial arts

Skank You Very Much

Dance Macabre

Horns and Halos’ Fetish Prom kicks up the kink

Dean Martin

TV and film star returns to his mic-wielding roots

"Fluffy Bunny Crew" One of Three Street Gangs Busted by DPS

Department of Public Safety DPS officers taking a "fluffy bunny" into custody during yesterday's gangster roundup.​In the past, criminal street gangs have used names that strike fear in the hearts of their rivals. The Bloods, the Crips, the Jets, the Sharks -- all have an intimidating conno ... More >>

Fall-Star Game

MLB developmental league wraps season with title tilt

Meaty Subjects

Tempe artist revels in the pleasures of the flesh

Tools of Engagement

Artist will give your nuts and bolts an inspired tightening

Garden Party

Sound the City

Pop Fans Rejoice: There's a Brand-New Tommy Keene Record!

Second Motion RecordsIt's one thing to have a musical career that's lasted more than a quarter-century. Impressive? Sure. Noteworthy? Not really -- plenty of popular artists have pulled it off by this point. It's quite another thing to have a musical career of comparative anonymity that lasts more ... More >>

Home of the Rave?

You Tell Us

The Kids Stay in the Picture

Doc burrows beneath high school archetypes

Arizona Rattlers Host the Utah Blaze

He Had Us at Anime

Swoon

He Had Us at Anime

Swoon

Frontier Girl: April Bojorquez

Movie Magia: Javier Gomez and Sixto Melendez

Warrant issued for Virginia Gutierrez's arrest, forgery charges still pending.

Slightly Stoopid

Very slightly

Vote for Pedro Tour

Taking you to Spin City

Darkest Hour

Playing nightclubs like stadiums

Car-Tunes Network

Chrome section backs up the brass at Deer Valley High School

Ska is Dead Tour

But come on out anyway. . .

A Change of Pace hits the Clubhouse December 30

Erin Go Nuts

ASU gets its Irish up

Letters

Letters from the week of February 5, 2004

Letters

Letters from the week of January 29, 2004

Letters

Letters from the week of January 22, 2004

Permanent Recess

Teenagers are the worst drivers on the road. So why do schools encourage them to speed recklessly at lunchtime?

Best Place To Grub A Hub

Hub-Cap City

Best '70s Vintage

Plush Living

School Daze

New Deer Valley charter raises questions and a possible recall effort

I Know What You Did Off-Campus

Teen Webmaster booted from school over online sex-scandal rumor

Nada Chance

Reforming Arizona's bilingual education system won't be as easy as voters may think

Master of Her Domain

County schools chief Dowling is still a one-woman school board

True Drew in Delightful No-Brainer, Plus an Uneasy, Edgy Go

Barrymore is all winsome charm in Never Been Kissed

Second Helpings

Letters

Letters

DOES NOT WORK TO CAPACITY

PHOENIX UNION'S DESEGREGATION PROGRAM PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. BUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FLUNKED OUT WHEN IT CAME TO EDUCATING KIDS.

BARKLEY'S UNDERBELLY