Best: Foodie Picks

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Best Bloody Mary Bar: Z ‘Teja’s
There’s no better cure for a Saturday night out than a Sunday-Funday Bloody Mary. A spicy Bloody is the perfect way to restore your vitamins and get back on the horse that bucked you – all while reminiscing on the night before with friends. Z’Tejas has just what the [...]

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Veterans Find Identity, Support at ASU

by Janessa Hilliard Features
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Sean Gholz saunters into class a few minutes late. No one around him looks up from their whispered conversations as the professor readies the day’s material, which is surprising, considering Gholz’s physique almost demands attention, or at the very least a stolen glance. At 6-foot-2, Gholz is built like the men in the GO [...]

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Behind the Scenes: Curtain Call

by Claire Lawton Behind The Scenes
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It’s that time of year, dear Reader. Finals are just around the corner and a good summer vacation is in high order.
It’s been a year of shenanigans adventures, and we hope our stories were as much fun to read as they were to write.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave [...]

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Best of the West (Campus)

by Guest Author Best Of
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Best way to spend a Friday: Last Fridays
Located: Between the University Center Building and the Faculty Administration Building
The art gallery is an excellent place to visit, but how can art lovers get their fix when no exhibitions are running?
While anyone who has spent some time in the Valley probably knows about downtown Phoenix’s First Fridays, [...]

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Best of Tempe Campus

by Beth Easterbrook Best Of
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Best Place to Relax:
Encircled by orange trees, cool porticos and bougainvillea filled with twittering birds, and shaded by the large dreamsicle colored, birthday cake shaped music building, the music courtyard is one of the most relaxing places on campus.  A blue tiled fountain playful splashes and reflects in the wall of windows lining the ground [...]

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Dying in the Desert: Stories from the Border

by Weston Phippen Features
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Bruce Anderson leans back in his seat and runs his hands through his hair. He speaks of the corpses in a matter-of-fact-tone, like someone would talk  about picking up mail. It’s not because he doesn’t care, it’s just that he’s tired of all the dead bodies — bodies that arrive constantly, bodies that need to [...]

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Life Undocumented: An ASU Student on the American Dream

by Weston Phippen Features
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Johnny sits down at the table outside of a coffee shop. He is bothered by something at work.
“Oh, it’s my boss,” he says. “She thinks that because I don’t have papers, because I’m undocumented, she can take advantage of me.”
In the past Johnny’s boss told another employee, who was also not authorized to work in [...]

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ASU Law: A Legal Makeover

by Kerry LePain Features
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When ASU President Michael Crow announced the university’s mission to become the “New American University” the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was certainly not exempt.
From the outside, the law buildings appear relatively empty. What goes on inside the law school? Does anyone know? Well of course the law students do, but for the [...]

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Top 5: Alternative Uses for an iPad

by Zach Fowle Etc.
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1. Mobile fireplace: Do you miss the simple joy of a crackling fire during the summer months? Bring up some video of flames, throw the iPad in a corner, take out some ‘mallows and enjoy!
2. Frisbee: What’s the ultimate Frisbee? One that costs $500 and can wirelessly connect to the internet so you can order [...]

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On the Trail: An ASU Grad’s Campaign Experience

by Jessica Testa Features
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David Lujan waits in the back of a Glendale middle school classroom. The state legislator is listening to agenda items, leaning against the wall and scanning a stream of e- mails on his Blackberry. He glances up at the woman sitting in a teacher’s desk at the front of the room, the leader of the [...]

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