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ASU study abroad website scrubbed mentions of trans people

By TJ L'Heureux

Apr 25, 2025

A guide for queer students axed trans references sometime after mid-January. Some came back after New Times asked about it.

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At least 50 foreign ASU students now have had visas revoked

By John Washington | Arizona Luminaria

Apr 7, 2025

“They’re really, really afraid,” said Ami Hutchinson, whose law firm is representing many of the students.

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‘Not on our side’: ASU group protests after foreign students lose visas

By Morgan Fischer

Apr 4, 2025

The Trump administration has yanked the visas of at least eight ASU students, though there’s little information as to why.

ICE arrested an immigrant for protesting. Will Arizona activists be next?

By Morgan Fischer

Mar 14, 2025

“That could have been me,” said one activist with DACA status. The message is clear: Be silent, or be silenced.

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After ditching Arizona, Coyotes sue to get $3.5M security deposit back

By Zach Buchanan

Mar 11, 2025

IceArizona, which owned the team, says it deserves its security deposit back despite breaking its lease for Mullett Arena.

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ASU star Cam Skattebo sued by former teammate over golf cart accident

By Zach Buchanan

Feb 26, 2025

The former teammate says Skattebo caused the accident by jumping up and down on a golf cart taking them to the locker room.

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‘Complete censorship’: Arizona anti-DEI bill bars teaching almost anything

By Morgan Fischer

Feb 20, 2025

The proposed GOP law would essentially whitewash higher education. “We’re going to fail our students,” said an ASU professor.

Huss Brewing Co. to become the official craft beer of ASU sports

By TJ L'Heureux

Feb 7, 2025

The Tempe-based brewery is releasing Sun Devil-themed beers and opening a new taproom inside Mountain America Stadium.

Protest drowns out far-right ASU group urging students to snitch to ICE

By TJ L'Heureux

Jan 31, 2025

College Republicans United, which set up a table to report people to immigration agents, was met by hundreds of protesters.

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Forks up, chow down: What it takes to feed ASU's 600 student athletes

By Dylan Ackermann | Cronkite News

Jan 31, 2025

Football players need up to 8,000 calories per day. Take a look inside Arizona State’s winning recipe for sports nutrition.

ASU Republican group asks students to sic ICE on their classmates

By TJ L'Heureux

Jan 30, 2025

College Republicans United has a history of far-right extremism. So far, ASU has said little about its planned snitch fest.

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Is there DEI in ASU? Judge lets professor sue over diversity training

By Stephen Lemons

Dec 20, 2024

ASU professor Owen Anderson says DEI training is reverse racism. A county judge says he may test that argument in court.

Beloved ASU bar to close after 15 years in Tempe

By Tirion Boan

Dec 18, 2024

The Tempe staple is set to be replaced by luxury apartments.

Running back Cam Skattebo of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates with teammates after the Sun Devils defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs on September 7.

How ASU went from worst to a spot in the College Football Playoff

By Patrick Holleron | Cronkite News

Dec 10, 2024

Nobody predicted the Sun Devils would win the Big 12 conference and have a shot at a national title. And yet...

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Oops! ASU fans rush field, knock down goalpost too early in BYU win

By Zach Buchanan

Nov 23, 2024

The Sun Devils secured a big-time win over BYU on Saturday, but fans were a bit too eager to celebrate it.

Could ASU sneak into the College Football Playoff this year?

By Patrick Holleron and Doyal D’angelo | Cronkite News

Nov 14, 2024

The Sun Devils have been a surprise success. If things break their way, they could wind up in the 12-team playoff field.

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Review: ESPN has a new Pat Tillman documentary. It’s gut-wrenching.

By Kent Somers

Nov 7, 2024

Twenty years after Tillman’s death, you’d think nothing new could be said about it. ESPN’s latest effort proves that wrong.

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Everything that’s happened since ASU arrested Gaza protesters in April

By TJ L'Heureux

Nov 1, 2024

Six months after protestors were arrested at ASU's campus, 68 were charged and the Department of Justice opened a probe.

These ASU football players landed brand new Mustangs from an NIL group

By Dane Palmer | Cronkite News

Oct 4, 2024

Arizona State wants to compete in the NCAA’s new big-money era. “It’s time to put up rather than shut up," said one donor.

'Academic Racist' Jared Taylor Bringing 'Defense of White Identity' to ASU

By Katya Schwenk

Aug 23, 2022

Well-known extremist and self-proclaimed "white advocate" Jared Taylor is coming to the Valley next week to speak at Arizona State University.

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