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A notorious Arizona protester turned up outside Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on Sunday in Glendale, ignoring the solemn occasion to stage yet another bizarre spectacle. Sumayyah Dawud, a self-described transgender, Muslim Antifa activist infamous for his solo demonstrations, arrived early at State Farm Stadium with a handful of other protesters, brandishing signs that veered from pro-Palestinian slogans to insults aimed at President Trump, and even one labeling the group the “Satanic Society.” Dawud was previously arrested while protesting at a pro-Hamas encampment at Arizona State University. And made posts in the immediate aftermath of when Charlie Kirk was shot and...

This show must not go on. It’s time, right now, for greater Los Angeles to halt all preparations to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. Let’s turn over these Games to a world city better positioned to host them. Not because Angelenos don’t love the Olympics. We are a proud Olympic city, shaped by the 1932 and 1984 Games. In normal times, the city’s incomparable international connections, entertainment assets and sports facilities would make us the perfect host for what LA 28 chair Casey Wasserman calls “the largest peacetime gathering in the history of the world.” But it’s no longer peacetime...

When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant planet, the rare good news raised hopes humanity could soon learn we are not alone in the universe. But several recent studies looking into the same data have found that there is not enough evidence to support such lofty claims, with one scientist accusing the astronomers of "jumping the gun". Two of Madhusudhan's former students, Luis Welbanks of Arizona State University and Matthew Nixon of Maryland University, were among the researchers who have since re-analysed the data behind the announcement....

A nanostructured copper alloy, Cu-Ta-Li (Copper-Tantalum-Lithium), could be a groundbreaking new high-temperature material for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, combining properties of several materials into a useful hybrid. Developed in a collaboration between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Lehigh University (LU), the alloy is one of the toughest copper-based materials ever devised due to its high thermal stability and mechanical strength. Arizona State University and Louisiana State University scientists also contributed to the creation of this new heat-resistant alloy. Cutting Edge Material Science “This is cutting-edge science, developing a new material that uniquely combines copper’s excellent conductivity with...

Evelyn Farkas, Arizona State University McCain Institute Executive Director, discusses whether or not she sees President Trump and President Zelenskiy meeting again to get things back on track, and signals agreeing on the Minerals Deal could potentially put the heated exchanges behind them. Farkas also shares her thoughts on if the Minerals Deal is enough of a security guarantee for Ukraine, and if President Zelenskiy disrespected the Oval Office. She speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." --------

An Arizona State University student is in the hospital after being stabbed by a female classmate — who was looking for someone to knife and attacked the victim for being an “easier target.” Mara Daffron,19, was stabbed last Thursday after Kaci Sloan,19, jumped from her seat and plunged a knife into her twice as she entered a classroom in Glendale, Arizona, 12 News, AZ Central and FOX 10 Phoenix reported. Sloan was allegedly deciding between two different people to attack in class, but decided to go after Daffron because Sloan “believed the victim was an easier target,” court documents obtained...

Speakers predict dystopian future, call for dismantling capitalism PHOENIX — Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University. “Jenny Irish’s HATCH: A Speculative Future for Reproductive Rights” was held both in person and via Zoom. It featured Irish, a poet and English professor at ASU, as well as Professor Angela Lober, director of the Academy of Lactation Programs at ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Professor Lober opened the one-hour moderated...

On July 13, during a heavy rainstorm in Yosemite National Park, an Arizona State University student slipped and fell to her death from the Half Dome cables. Park officials did not issue a statement about the death and declined to comment for this story. But Jonathan Rohloff — who was descending the cables with his 20-year-old daughter Grace when she slipped — confirmed that she did not survive. “Grace was such a beautiful soul,” he said in a phone interview with SFGATE. “She deserves to have her story told.” The father-daughter duo had hiked together countless times and over thousands...

The unexpected discovery of the dwarf galaxy PEARLSDG, which is isolated and quiescent, challenges established views on galaxy evolution and highlights the capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope in uncovering cosmic phenomena. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com PEARLSDG, an isolated dwarf galaxy found by the James Webb Space Telescope, defies standard galactic evolution theories by not forming new stars, indicating a need to revise our understanding of galaxies. A team of astronomers, led by Arizona State University Assistant Research Scientist Tim Carleton, has discovered a dwarf galaxy that appeared in James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) imaging that wasn’t the primary...

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday criticized her party for what she sees as a growing sector of the GOP that supports Russian President Vladimir Putin as he wages his attacks on Ukraine. “You know, the Republican Party is the party of Reagan, the party that essentially won the Cold War. And you look now at what I think is really a growing Putin wing of the Republican Party,” Cheney said at a McCain Institute event at Arizona State University. The outgoing congresswoman, who lost her reelection bid in Wyoming to her Trump-backed Republican challenger, knocked Fox News for “running...

Republican lawmakers called on the Biden administration to monitor Chinese influence in higher education better after a report detailed that a number of universities had reorganized cooperation agreements with the Chinese government. Earlier this month, the National Association of Scholars showed how a number of Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes had reorganized and were still largely functional even as the universities claimed they had closed the centers. Under the Trump administration, the Chinese cultural centers had drawn significant scrutiny due to their ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The national security concerns voiced by government officials ultimately led most colleges to...

Suing your beloved alma mater is never easy, but that's exactly what Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich did when he saw Arizona State University abusing its tax-exempt status to let big business avoid paying taxes. With this sleazy tactic, many universities across the country are actually becoming the largest real estate developers in their states. Brnovich also sued the Arizona Board of Regents for increasing tuition by an astronomical 300% within a few years and offering illegal immigrants in-state tuition that was lower than what American citizens attending the school from out-of-state paid. He won the latter part of that...

Kyle Rittenhouse no longer enrolled at ASU Kyle Rittenhouse is no longer enrolled at Arizona State University's online program as of Monday. ASU said Rittenhouse, 18, is "not currently enrolled in any classes at ASU" and still "has not gone through the ASU admissions process," according to Campus Reform . The news of Rittenhouse not being enrolled at ASU follows a coalition of liberal student groups calling on school administrators to expel him . The four groups announced Friday they would hold a rally on Wednesday to protest Rittenhouse attending the college.

Brian Murray knows just how fierce an opponent Arizona's Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be. The Republican strategist saw his candidate lose to Democrat Sinema in their 2012 race for the House. Calling the experience "unpleasant," Murray admits his candidate, Vernon Parker, was flawed, but "flawed candidates win all of the time. Kyrsten, however, was an absolute machine." Sinema, along with fellow centrist Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, has recently become the epicenter of American politics largely because she insists on siding with the interests of her constituents instead of the demands of her party. Over the past few...

The Arizona State University Police Department is recommending charges against the four protesters who followed Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into a bathroom earlier this month and recorded the incident. ASU police, Sinema's office and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office have all investigated the incident, the AZ Mirror reported. ASU police are now asking county prosecutors to charge four people with misdemeanors, Adam Wolfe, spokesman for ASU Police Department, told the outlet. He said the four people, whose names have not been released, allegedly committed disorderly conduct and disruption of an educational institution.

The hiring of a critical race theorist to teach music is yet another offering from academics at the temple of the woke. Little good it will do students or individuals and communities interested in rejecting racial prejudice. In July, Arizona State University officials hired a music professor to train K-12 music teachers, emphasizing that the new professor is a specialist in critical race theory. Music instruction is secondary—the university’s press release announcing the new hire stresses that the instructor wants to give future music teachers “reliable tools beyond teaching the music,” and she is committed to “progressive work” on how...

Leftist Filmed Harassing White Students at Arizona State Exposed as Ford Foundation Fellow A campus leftist who filmed a viral video harassing two students at Arizona State University is a fellow of the Ford Foundation, one of the most wealthy and powerful non-governmental organizations in the world. Sarra Tekola identifies herself as a Ford Fellow on her now-locked Twitter feed. She’s a PhD candidate, not a delusional freshman who has no experience in confronting other people with different ideas.

On Thursday, video from Arizona State University showed two black activists forcing two white students to leave a “multicultural” center because they were white. Two white ASU students were calmly studying when one of the female black demonstrators exclaimed, “You’re white!” “Do you understand what a multicultural space— it means you’re not being centered!” One of the radicals exclaimed, “This white man thinks he can take up our space… he thinks he can get away with this!” The activists, who are both ASU students, accused the white students of “violence” because one of their laptops had a “Police Lives Matter”...

Further, as the report notes, “Nearly 240,000 new students enrolled in these innovative, student-centered public schools, despite a sharp decrease in overall public school enrollment during the same period. Of the 42 states evaluated, 39 experienced charter school enrollment increases, while only three saw modest decreases. By comparison, district school enrollment dropped precipitously in every state.” So, during the ill-fated 2020-21 school year, a mass exodus occurred at public schools while charter schools experienced their highest growth rate in years. There are several reasons for this shift, yet one cannot dismiss the double whammy that COVID-19 and critical race theory...

Arizona State University Student Harassed for Studying While White in a 'Multicultural Space'