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Ray Anderson announced Monday that he has resigned as ASU vice president for university athletics and athletic director, effective immediately. Anderson, 69, said it simply is the right time for the move. He will remain at ASU as a professor of practice and senior advisor to help expand the well-respected sports law and business program in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

More than 125 students from 35 collegiate programs across the country came together at ASU's Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in downtown Phoenix to take part in the inaugural Mock NBA Trade Deadline Competition hosted by ASU Law. The event was conceived and organized by a third-year ASU Law student to give students real-world-like experience and make contacts with officials from around the league.

Arizona State University will celebrate those who have served the nation and their communities with an assortment of events held across Phoenix metro campuses for this year’s Salute to Service happening Nov. 8–18.

This year’s Legends Luncheon, an annual event held by the ASU Alumni Association in partnership with the Sun Devil Club and Sun Devil Athletics, brought attendees back to the pinnacle of football in Tempe, celebrating the team’s three-year stretch from 1971–73 that saw them win the first three Fiesta Bowls.

A week of Homecoming activities culminated on Saturday as the Arizona State University community came together to participate in the annual Homecoming Parade and Block Party, followed by a football game against Washington State in which ASU won 38-27.

A group of high school students visited Sun Devil Athletics last week to learn about the careers they can have in sport, as part of the Global Sport Institute Innovation Lab, which was launched at Trevor Browne High School this fall.