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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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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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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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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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Phoenix Comedy Scene Fresh, Affordable

by Guest Author Features
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This article was written by guest author and ASU student, Shanna Wester.
Every Monday night, comedians gather at a dark pub in downtown Phoenix to share their even darker takes on life. Though they draw raucous laughter from the crowd, life as an amateur comedian isn’t always funny.
The group of about 10 amateur comedians convenes at [...]

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ASU Softball Player Fights Brain Tumor

by Janice Vega Features
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“Do you want to see my scar?” Dani Rae Lougheed says as she pulls her hair up and turns around to expose a bare strip of skin that runs up the nape of her neck and a few inches up her scalp.
Lougheed, a communications junior and ASU softball player, has a definite presence within a [...]

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Sandra Castro and Sheriff Joe

by Weston Phippen Features
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It was late February 2009, and the crowd was itching to get a move on. They were headed down Central Avenue to Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Wells Fargo office. The people in attendance were ready to get hopped up on their own adrenaline, listen to speeches and scream obscenities at a man in a large building.
Many [...]

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Phoenix Poetry Series: Connecting Poetry and ASU

by Charlsy Panzino Features
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When students take classes on Shakespeare and other types of poetry, it’s up to them to guess what each cryptic line means. The Phoenix Poetry Series, however, is allowing people to experience poetry on a more relate-able level where audience members can interact with the poets and find out, from the source, what each line means.
The [...]

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Behind the Scenes of PAB’s Devilpalooza

by Erica Rodriguez Features
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Students in ASU’s Programming and Activities Board have been busy drawing up blueprints for an on-campus event expected to entertain thousands of students.
Rarely are three bands, 20 tons of snow, extreme sports athletes and multiple vendors all set up on a field meant for football and soccer.
PAB is hosting the free event on Feb. 19 for [...]

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The Dairdevils: Skydiving at ASU

by Colin Lecher Features
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The scene at the Eloy drop zone, located in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, would fit snugly into a “Twilight Zone” introduction. Out of the morning sky, one can spy a nearly imperceptible dot slowly falling to Earth. Suddenly, the black dot breaks into six, then forms a perfect circle against a baby blue [...]

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