ASU's week in pictures
An ASU student wasn’t shy about showing his support against this week’s football opponent, Northern Arizona.
The Sun Devil Pep Band provided music for a pep rally in front of the Memorial Union, Sept. 9.
A game of musical chairs at a pep rally determined who would carry the game ball onto the field for Saturday night’s game. It wasn’t Andres Barba (left), graphic design major, who was eliminated early on.
Following a pep rally, students signed a banner that was to be displayed at the football game.
Author Brad Watson held a public reading and book signing as part of the Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU's 2010 Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. During the book signing he visited with Banden Boyer-Wright (right front) and Christian Perticone. Both are students in ASU’s fiction writing MFA program.
Volunteers arrived at dawn to place nearly 3,000 American flags – one for every person who perished in the attacks on September 11, 2001 – on Tempe Beach Park as part of the city's remembrance of 9/11.
By dawn’s early light, students in a surveying lab lined up along University Drive and put what they learned in the classroom to good use in the field. From left to right: Dustin Lieng, Chris Bradley, Curtis Kelner, Ryan Hamilton, Chad Montoya.
Civil engineering student Sherman Keyannie squints into the auto level, and the morning sun, as he attempts to get a measurement.
Sparky, cheerleaders and part of the ASU band high step their way along Palm Walk en route to pre-game football festivities.
As part of the 9/11 events associated with this week’s football game, a number of current and former military personnel were in attendance. General Greg Maxon (center left) and his wife Janice, chat with Roy Ragan (center right) as Corey Harris (right) listens. All are in organizations involved with veteran’s issues.
The Sun Devil Marching Band provided the football game with patriotic tunes.
Tempe Fire Captain Rich Woerth, who was this week’s Guest Sparky, assists cheerleaders with the ASU flag during the game’s opening ceremonies. Woerth, in conjunction with United Phoenix Firefighters Local 493 under the direction of the International Association of Firefighters, served at Ground Zero in New York – assisting families of victims with financial assistance, housing and funeral arrangements following the 9/11 attacks.
Jamal Miles celebrates his second touchdown of the evening as the Sun Devils beat Northern Arizona 41-20.
Lumberjacks Zach Bauman is brought down by Lawrence Guy (50) and Jamarr Robinson (55). The Sun Devil defense hampered the NAU ground game, holding them to only 69 net yards rushing.
Army ROTC cadet Chad Richmond joins Sparky in doing pushups after ASU scored.
Daiveun Curry-Chapman of NAU comes down with the ball and ASU’s Deveron Carr was there to prevent any further gain on the play.
Line Backer Oliver Aaron slips past defenders in an attempt to block a NAU punt by Andy Wilder.
Cameron Marshall (26) receives the accolades of teammates Deveron Carr (1) and Kerry Taylor (5) following his third quarter touchdown.
After being chosen by his teammates, Jamal Miles plants the pitchfork into the north end zone following the end of the game.
Karin Volpe (27) sets the kick to score the first of her record tying three goals as the Sun Devils defeated Nebraska 5-0, as part of the Sun Devil Classic.
Karin Volpe (27) and Alexandra Elston (13) celebrate following Volpe’s score. Elston also scored one goal in the Sun Devils’ winning effort.
Students work in the Lattie F. Coor Hall Computing Commons on ASU’s Tempe campus.
Six ASU faculty members who excel in teaching and research have been named exemplars this year by President Michael Crow. They are rising stars, cited as outstanding individuals whose talent and hard work place them among the finest teacher-scholars ASU has to offer. This year’s exemplars are: (top row, left to right) Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Pamela A. Marshall, Amy Ostrom; (bottom row, left to right) Travis C. Pratt, James E. Rhoads, Anne C. Stone. Read more.
Daniel Ortega, Jr., chairman of the board for the National Council of La Raza and ASU law school alumnus, points to one of the provisions of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, as summarized in a newspaper. Ortega spoke as part of a discussion, sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Law Students Association, about the piece of legislation.
Stephen J. Pyne, Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences, discussed his latest book "Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery," as part of the Public History Brown Bag Series. Pyne is an award-winning environmental historian and author of numerous books including “The Year of the Fires,” “The Ice,” and “How the Canyon Became Grand.” The next event in the series will be Sept. 29 and feature Victoria Thompson. For more information visit: http://shprs.clas.asu.edu/events/info?ID=5829