ASU honors King ideals with events
AZCentral.com – 01/21/2008, 05:53 am
The Arizona Republic Arizona State University will celebrate the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr. at a breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. next Monday at Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, 60 E.

Ruin looms for historic home
Arizona Republic – 01/20/2008, 23:18 pm
The Nels Benson/Raney House, built by one of Buckeye's first residents in the 1890s, has been the center of preservation efforts for years, but a wrecking crew will tear down the farmhouse by April if no bidders buy it at auction.

Napolitano proposes financing, tapping reserves to close deficit
AZCentral.com – 01/19/2008, 00:17 am
The Arizona Republic Gov. Janet Napolitano would avoid deep cuts in state programs and services by relying on financing, reserves and fiscal maneuvers to close a state budget deficit pegged at more than $1 billion.

Plans revised for downtown ASU building
Arizona Republic – 01/18/2008, 09:25 am
It's not on the books yet, but a plan to make downtown Phoenix an oasis of shade and inviting streets is already packing a punch. The first hit: Arizona State University's $30 million expansion of the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation.

Workers cite ASU building safety hazards
East Valley Tribune – 01/19/2008, 23:58 pm
ASU workers last year accused the university of more than 20 workplace hazards that violated safety regulations. But the state agency responsible for investigating such allegations usually directed Arizona State University to inspect itself.

Governor unveils plan to remedy fiscal woes
East Valley Tribune – 01/19/2008, 04:21 am
Gov. Janet Napolitano wants to use photo radar, jail inmates and borrowing to help balance the state budget for the coming year, which is projected to be even more out of whack than the current one.

ASU powers forward with solar plans
East Valley Tribune – 01/18/2008, 20:43 pm
With its bright sunny location and hundreds of thousands of square feet of flat rooftops, Arizona State University wants to move into solar energy in a big way.

Upgrade academic facilities at NAU, too
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/20/2008, 14:27 pm
I guess it's a good thing that NAU is going to upgrade the sports facilities. Aside from the increased opportunities for fitness, and sports, it's also a great opportunity to show what our real emphasis is.

Governor ups spending, protects universities
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/20/2008, 00:04 am
Capitol Media Services PHOENIX -- Gov. Janet Napolitano is proposing a combination of long- and short-term borrowing, accounting maneuvers, diverting funds for highway construction and getting more money from those caught by the state's new enhanced photo radar system to finance a proposed $11.

GOP plan cuts $1.4B from current spending
Arizona Daily Sun – 01/20/2008, 00:04 am
Capitol Media Services PHOENIX -- Top Republican budget drafters crafted a spending plan for next year that includes no new school construction, reduced revenue sharing for cities and a potentially illegal plan to deny inflation funding for public schools.

UA lineman Borg chooses studies over football
Tucson Citizen – 01/18/2008, 05:36 am
JOHN MOREDICH Tucson Citizen University of Arizona sophomore offensive lineman Daniel Borg is leaving the Wildcat football team to spend more time on his studies.

Cronkite School to produce weather reports
The Business Journal Phoenix – 01/18/2008, 13:26 pm
The Business Journal of Phoenix Arizona State University's journalism school inked a partnership with Weather Central Inc. that will allow students to produce professional weather reports on Cronkite NewsWatch, the school's cable newscast, ASU officials announced Friday.

No rings needed?
ASU Web Devil – 01/19/2008, 17:31 pm
President Michael Crow has thrown in his support for a proposal that would grant unmarried partners of state employees, including those at ASU, health and tuitio