Police Beat: Man arrested, sent text messages to "protected party"
A 26-year-old Scottsdale man was arrested Sunday afternoon on the 1800 block of North Scottsdale Road on suspicion of aggravated harassment, police reported.

3 presidential candidates, 3 different plans for Iraq
A fierce battle is raging within the United States' borders, but the weapons are ideological rather than physical.

Should we give citizenship to those who serve?
Instead of risking deportations to their home countries, many illegal immigrants may instead opt for deployment to Iraq if a proposed federal legislation is passed.

Fear, hope for future mark lives of Iraqi ASU students
For industrial engineering senior Mohammed Alzubaidi, it's not about what his degree will do to better his life when he graduates in May — it's about what he can do with it to improve the lives of others in Iraq.

Fewer young activists take it to the streets
Tie-dyed T-shirts and picket signs, guitar-clad minstrels singing "Kumbaya" and cries of "Hell no, we won't go!" will not likely be found on Hayden Lawn today.

Brothers follow tradition of Navajos in military
Before their deployment to Iraq in 2005, brothers John and Cheston Bailon went through a four-day prayer ritual customary to their Navajo culture on the reservation in their hometown of Shiprock, N.M.

Female members change the face of combat
Along with the worries about classes that plague every ASU student, Spanish junior Kirstin MacLean has one more grievance to add to the list: going to war.

In ROTC, preparing for possible Iraq deployment
Students in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program aren't sure whether or not they will be sent to Iraq after graduation, but they are certain that they will be prepared to lead, if it comes to that.

The complexities of coming home
Brian Vanderwerf's work is a matter of life and death.

An outdoorsman who found his passion in the Army
In April 2006, on a break from his service in Iraq, Sgt. Nicholas Sowinski and his mother, Diane, were talking about his deployment.

Medals, memories all that father has left of son
Like any father, Edward Christopher sometimes finds himself just wanting to talk to his son.

A dying soldier's final words: 'I'm sorry, Mom'
If Specialist James J. Holmes had waited just three months, he would probably be alive today.

5 years: The timeline
As Iraq's national and international ramifications played out in the national media, the war's impact was felt here on campus. Inside, how we got to where we are today.

ASU teacher proud of service in war he didn't support
When then-29-year-old Jeffery Zavadil enlisted in the Army reserves in 1998, he did not foresee his service involving an invasion.