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Arizona Pastor Spreads Hateful "Sermon" Against President Obama

CBN News | David Brody | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Maybe you've heard about this "sermon" or maybe you haven't. But before we go any further let me just say one thing: this guy is absolutely nuts. Ste...

"Daily Show" Goes To ASU To Find Out Why They Snubbed Obama (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo and Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.13.2009 | Comedy


Just over a month ago HuffPost citizen reporter Dawn Teo wrote about ASU's refusal to give President Obama the customary honorary degree for deliverin...

Hugh Jackman's 'Wolverine' Premiere: Is Hugh To Too Tan?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment


Hugh Jackman's imminent blockbuster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" had its US premiere in Temp, AZ Monday night (read all about it below the photo) and th...

POLL: 79% Of ASU Faculty Say Obama Should Receive Honorary Degree

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

TEMPE, ARIZONA - This week, two Arizona State University physics professors, Mike Thorpe and Jose Menendez, polled ASU faculty on whether President Ba...

Sempra Announces Plans to Expand Nevada Solar Installation to 58MW

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.17.2009 | Home

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Sempra Generation plans to add a 48-megawatt solar energy plant to its 4-month-old, 10-megawatt El Dorado site in Nevada, which would create the large...

ASU Says "We Blew It," Alumni Rescind Donations

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Although the ASU community is angry and embarrassed over the brouhaha, there is also a consensus that -- whether snub or snafu -- the incident will not affect Obama.

ASU Honorary Degree Policy For Sitting Politicians Not Documented

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

TEMPE, ARIZONA - Arizona State University became the unlikely focus of a political firestorm last week when news broke that ASU would not be conferrin...

Sam Stein

ASU Renaming Scholarship Program After Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics


After a day of withering criticism over its decision not to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree, Arizona State University announced on Sat...

ASU Apologizes, Establishes "Barack Obama Scholars" Program

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

ASU expects to enroll more than 1,000 Arizona students in the President Barack Obama Scholars program. The program will cover the full cost of tuition, fees, books, room, and board for students who come from families with the greatest financial need, typically those unable to attend a university.

ASU Stiffs Obama, Claims Too Inexperienced For Honorary Degree

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

ASU says that honorary degrees are given "for an achievement of eminence" and that Obama was not considered for an honorary degree because his body of achievements, at this time, does not fit within that criteria.

Can Oakland Startup Veranda Become the Apple of Solar?

Dygest.net | Posted 03.04.2009 | Home


With the $400 million purchase of OptiSolar's project portfolio, First Solar has, in effect, declared war on two other large solar energy companies wh...