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Top 5: Ways to Protect Your Computer

by Elijah Grasser Etc.
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Keeping a computer running smoothly is important, especially in the weeks leading up to finals. Here at SPM, we talked to Nic Lindh, tech expert for the Downtown campus, about how to keep computers safe and virus free.
1. “First, whenever you’re on the Internet, you’re in a bad part of town,” Lindh says. He advises everyone, Mac [...]

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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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Top 5: Looks from Men’s Runways in Paris & Milan

by Kerry LePain Etc.
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Emporio Armani

This year ski-slope chic was a prominent motif at Milan Fashion Week, playing a large role in the collections by Dolce and Gabbana and their more youthful line, D&G, as well as in the collection by Emporio Armani.  Our favorite look mixes modern leather appliqué on charcoal gray shirts with rustic pants in a pattern [...]

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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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Animal Shelter Experience Fun, Fulfilling for Volunteers

by Samantha Lloyd Features
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When most people think of volunteering, the word “fun” doesn’t follow. But for volunteers at the Arizona Animal Welfare League, fun is in the job description.
AAWL was founded in 1971 by Amanda Blake, who played Miss Kitty in the television show Gunsmoke. The shelter, located on 40th and Washington streets, was created to help save and care for animals [...]

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Sweets and Beats: Records + Candy on Grand Avenue

by Erica Rodriguez Hot Spots
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When customers walk into Sweets and Beats, they are hit with a colorful array of nostalgia and amusement in bowls of vintage candy and boxes of used records. Bright green walls set the background to multicolored packages of gummy bears and pixie sticks. On an opposite wall sits crates of mostly used records, highlighting the [...]

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Hey Cheapskate – A Guide to Date Night

by Jessica Testa Blogs
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Ah, college dating. A wild world of mistaken intentions, misplaced definitions, and misinterpreted text messages. But here’s the good news: if you play your cards right, dating won’t take a bite out of your budget. Here’s some tips for financially surviving your date this weekend:
Think Unique
When you think outside the dinner-movie box, you’ll usually find [...]

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Imeem.com

by Whitney Smith Reviews
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Move aside, Pandora, there’s a new music player in town.

Imeem.com is the simplest site on the web to listen to the music you want, when you want. You know when you want to work out and simultaneously listen to the entire “Circus” album by Britney Spears? Or you hear a friend talking about a new [...]

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Coming Soon to a Laptop Near You

by Alan Bradford Etc.

Welcome to the new home of the SPM. Please bear with us as we untangle ourselves from all these computer cords. We’re used to printing this magazine, so we’re not quite sure what all these buttons do. Thanks!

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