On Monday afternoon, Arizona State University approved a new student-faculty “amorous relationship policy.” Faculty members applauded when the vote was tallied, and Faculty Senate President Helen Ossipov told New Times she was “very glad this passed.” The university called it “an important step” toward “[ensuring] that faculty members and lecturers…
In a final vote Monday afternoon, the ASU Faculty Senate passed a new student-faculty “amorous relationship” policy. The vote was 76 to 11, with four abstentions, and came after months of vigorous and contentious debate…
Arizona State University Police Officer Stewart Ferrin wasn’t fired as expected today, and it sounds like it’s possible he may get a reprieve. Ferrin whose high-profile, video-recorded arrest of ASU professor Ersula Ore caused a public-relations nightmare for the university, will be employed for at least a little while longer,…
Arizona State University nearly begged Professor Ersula Ore to sue over her high-profile May 20 jaywalking arrest, and now she’s gratifying the university with a $2 million lawsuit. Last week, ASU responded — albeit indirectly — to her November 12 notice of claim by notifying the arresting officer, Stewart Ferrin,…
Arizona State University released a harsh statement on Friday night about the end of negotiations with USA Place, essentially accusing developers of lying. As we reported on Thursday, plans collapsed for the $350-million-plus downtown project that would have brought a hotel, conference center and the Colorado-based USA Basketball organization to…
USA Basketball, the governing body for basketball in the United States, may not be moving to Tempe after all following the collapse of the USA Place redevelopment project. As we reported earlier this afternoon, Arizona State University announced today that the USA Place project was dead but that it was…
Efforts to put together a financing deal for the basketball-themed “USA Place” development on Arizona State University land in Tempe have gone into overtime. The $350-450 million hotel-and-conference-center project was announced to the public in July 2013, with an expected groundbreaking that year. But it’s so far been unable to…
Twenty years ago, Arizona became the second state in the nation to allow charter schools to operate in the public education system. In honor of the anniversary, New Times is taking a hard look at charters in Arizona. Earlier stories in this series examined how charter schools often fail kids…
A week after David Garcia conceded to Diane Douglas, a campaign to recall the state’s new schools chief already is well under way. The effort is led by Anthony Espinoza, a public school teacher, and Max Goshert, an aquatic safety instructor with the Red Cross. The two had discussed their…
The Arizona State University Police Department is investigating a strange, vaguely threatening note left on a student’s car. The university confirmed the investigation but didn’t release details about the note. However, a photo of a note said to have been left on an ASU sorority girl’s car has been circulating…
Nearly a week after polls closed, Democrat David Garcia has finally conceded to Republican Diane Douglas in the race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Garcia spent the week holding tight for a final ballot count, but conceded late yesterday night. The Associated Press declared Douglas the winner on Sunday…
With the full count from Tuesday’s polls finally in, it looks clear: Republican Diane Douglas has more votes than Democrat David Garcia in the race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. But Garcia’s camp isn’t ready to give up, holding onto hope that the early ballots dropped at polling places…
With almost 97 percent of precincts reporting, the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction remains tight, and neither camp is ready to give up. Republican Diane Douglas currently has 51.08 percent of the votes, while Democrat David Garcia holds 48.79 percent. That 2.29 point margin represents a difference of 25,632…
A Fountain Hills teacher is fighting back after she claims she was wrongfully terminated for defending a student against racist bullying. Pamela Aister, a 70-year-old fourth-grade teacher, was fired this fall because of an incident that allegedly occurred at Four Peaks Elementary School in Fountain Hills in May. Aister had…
Arizona State University engineering student Jason Kerestes’ jetpack won’t let its wearers fly — but running like the wind may be the next best thing. Kerestes, a graduate student and welding expert, is the “mastermind” behind the 4MM project, a combined effort by ASU and the Defense Advanced Research Projects…
When students are accepted to both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, a majority choose to attend ASU, according to one set of statistics. It’s not a sure thing, but Parchment, a company that helps students transfer their official high school transcripts to colleges, looked at its users’…
Three former schools chiefs–including a Republican–have endorsed Democrat David Garcia in his bid for State Superintendent of Public Instruction…
After a spring marred by his controversial blog posts and accusations of racism, State Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal lost his bid for reelection in last night’s Republican primary…
Incumbent State Superintendent of Public Education John Huppenthal lost his bid for reelection in tonight’s Republican primary. With almost 70 percent of precincts reporting, results show Huppenthal with about 41 percent of the vote and opponent Diane Douglas with about 57 percent…
A police task force in Tempe focused on alcohol-related crimes made 392 arrests over the weekend, which was the first weekend since the fall semester started at Arizona State University. This is the second year that the Tempe Police Department has organized its “Safe and Sober” campaign at the start…
State Superintendent of Public Education John Huppenthal has made mixed statements about his stance on Common Core. Today, the incumbent may have flip-flopped still again…
The experimental drug used to treat two American health care workers infected with the Ebola virus was developed in part by researchers right here at ASU. They hope that the special plant-based technology used to create the Ebola treatment might be an important path to treating other infectious diseases…
