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Michael Crow May or May Not Believe Beer Pong Gave You Oral Herpes

An L.A. television station thinks beer pong is responsible for the spread of oral herpes at ASU. Never fear, Sun Devils. Michael Crow has an ingenious plan to stop the epidemic.

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Video: Unlike Dennis Erickon and Herb Sendek, Jim Calhoun has Mouths to Feed Dammit

As you probably know, Michael Crow has imposed mandatory unpaid furloughs for all ASU employees to help the university make budget.

The furloughs extend to the athletic department. For example, Dennis Erickson will lose $20,800 of his $450,000 annual salary and Herb Sendek will lose $13,600 of his $292,000 annual salary during 12-day furloughs.

To our knowledge, neither has made a peep publicly, choosing instead to pitch in and do their part to help see the university through this mess.

And then you’ve got UConn coach Jim Calhoun. Enjoy the video.

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A Message from the Sun Devil Advocates: Rally to Fight Budget Cuts

The Sun Devil Advocates have organized a rally to protest proposed budget cuts that threaten the stability of Arizona State University. Keep reading to view a special message from the Advocates about their cause.

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Arizona State University’s Top 10 Non-Sports Accomplishments of 2008

We’re not just seam heads and hoops junkies at Echo from the Buttes. If our fine alma matre compiles a list of the university’s top 15 accomplishments of the year, we’re happy to share them.

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Sun Devils Say Goodbye to Camp Tontozona

We understand progress. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to Camp Tontozona. With the Payson Roundup reporting that Camp T is now officially up for sale, we remember a special Arizona State tradition.

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ASU is No. 2 in One Statistic, but Who’s Bigger than Us?

Only one campus in all the land can claim more students than Arizona State’s Tempe campus. Who ever could it be? Oh, and we’re reopening our men’s hoops prognostication poll.

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Lunch Links: Ghosts of Tempe’s Past and Future

The Arizona Republic recently offered two distinct views of Tempe—one looking toward the future and one looking 100 years into the past.

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Michael Crow Super Sizes ASU Enrollment. Is Bigger Better?

Arizona State’s student body has never been bigger. Is Michael Crow’s commitment to super-sizing campus a good thing?

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