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Maycie Thornton

 

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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Pat’s Run: the Tillman Foundation Continues to Make Community Impact

by Maycie Thornton Features
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In July 2002, ASU football legend Pat Tillman turned down a $3.6 million offer to play for the Arizona Cardinals and enlisted in the US army. Tillman was shot and killed while serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan in 2004. In the aftermath of his death, Tillman’s family and friends created The [...]

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A Cinderella Affair: Local Charity Provides Prom Dresses

by Maycie Thornton Features
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Calling all girls with a closet full of formal dresses that they wore once, and will never wear again:
It’s time to clean out the closet for a good cause.
When Gloria Fox’s daughter was a Senior at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Fox was shocked to find out how expensive Prom was going to be. Although [...]

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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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Early Voting Guarantees Students a Voice

by Maycie Thornton Etc.
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Early voting is now possible on Tempe campus (at the Palo Verde West Residential Hall) for the upcoming Tempe City Council election. Benefits include: avoiding address mix ups, parking validations, overall good feelings about civic duty …

Rudi O’Keefe-Zelman, vice president of policy for Undergraduate Student Government, says many students face problems when trying to vote on Election Day: long lines, [...]

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Recipe: The Perfect Super Bowl Party

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Ingredients
HDTV
Cooler full of beverages
Poster board and markers
Football decorations
Plenty of junk food
Lots of seating
Die-hard football fans
Directions
1. When throwing a first Superbowl fête, it is vital for the perfect group of people to attend. Making a Facebook event is a great way to get the word out that there will be a Superbowl celebration. To make sure there [...]

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Spring Break Workout

by Maycie Thornton Well
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Spring Break is quickly approaching, especially for those wanting the perfect bikini body  in time to spend a week out of school and in the sun. Running on the treadmill and doing sit ups can get old fast, so here are some different ways to get fit and have fun.
Hybrid Training
Tires, sledgehammers, ropes; is this a [...]

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