ASU Rugby: Success through teamwork

by Elijah Grasser Uncategorized

Rugby football is a game of blood, sweat, flying turf, and the complete absence of pads. But for the ASU Rugby club, it’s even more than that.
With two games left in the season, the 2nd-ranked ASU Men’s Rugby Football club is undefeated in league play and looking to return to their national tournament for [...]

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Guinea Pig Blog: Spanish Conversation at Changing Hands

by Colin Lecher Blogs

After a series of confusing Spanish class-related incidents (”No Ma’am, I’m sorry but I don’t know where the biblioteca is”) left me wondering about my abilities as a speaker, I decided it was time for some extra help.
Following one particularly puzzling incident where my teacher asked students to raise their hands one by one to [...]

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Guinea Pig Blog: Catching up on LOST

by Zach Fowle Blogs
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There have been 104 regular episodes of Lost, each 43 mins long. If I start at from episode 1, it will take me 74 hrs to catch up. Doable?
I think so.
Every wondered what it would be like to spend a full 24-hours in the Hayden Library? Love to think you could live without Facebook or Twitter [...]

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Temple Grandin on Autism, Animals and Life at ASU

by Jacqueline Valle Features
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Imagine a mind where every thought comes in pictures, images of things that related to one word. This is how Temple Grandin describes her world; it’s full of images that have helped her in her career.
People with autism tend to have specialized thinking, usually in math, music or verbal logic. The focus is so detail-oriented, [...]

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Cloth Review: Leggings Are Not Pants

by Jacqueline Valle Cloth
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They’re somewhere between tights and pants and it looks like they’re a part of a clothing trend that’s not going away any time soon.
Leggings started out as workout gear, and in the ’80s they slowly worked their way into women’s everyday fashion. While leggings can be worn year-round in Arizona and pair perfectly with many outfits, [...]

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Passion Compels ASU Costume Designer

by Lauren Gambino Features
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ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts costume designer Galina Mihaleva. Photo by Diana Martinez.

“Are these all of your creations?” asks a conservatively dressed woman holding a Renaissance-inspired gown with elaborate bead patterns and peacock feathers.
Designer Galina Mihaleva smiles shyly and nods. “The concept is for everything to be one of [...]

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Guinea Pig Blog: Speed dating

by Nicole Ethier Blogs
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When I picture speed dating, I picture lonely people in their late 30s to early 40s, who can’t get a date, bumbling in conversation and hoping someone out of this random group of strangers is “the one.” (Disclaimer: This shouldn’t be taken offensively if you for some reason identify with that category. Peace and Love, [...]

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A Story for Haiti: ASU French Club Translates Bedtime Stories for Charity

by Maycie Thornton Features
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When an ASU graduate student approached the students at Villa Montessori Charter School in Downtown Phoenix and asked them for help on her latest school project, she was pleasantly surprised by their response.
Nan Vaughn is studying sculpture as a graduate student in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. A former outdoor environment teacher [...]

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Hear ye! The Renaissance Festival has arrived!

by Elijah Grasser Hot Spots
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The Arizona Renaissance Festival is thriving during its first two weekends back in the Valley despite the struggling economy, according to a festival spokesperson.
Located southeast of Apache Junction, the Renaissance Festival is run by Royal Faires, who also put on a similar festival every fall in North Carolina. The festival began coming to Arizona in [...]

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The Edson Initiative: Funds for ASU Student Entrepreneurs

by Sebastien Bauge Features
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Ian Merrill of Desert Solar LLC. hooks up a prototype solar panel. Photo by Sebastian Bauge.

In this economy, it seems like someone would have to be crazy to be an entrepreneur. But that’s just what ASU students are doing, thanks to funding from programs such as the Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative. The grant provides funding, [...]

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