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Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Building on the campus of Arizona State University.

Arizona State University is a public university in Tempe, Arizona. The university has about 70,440 students. It was founded in 1885. The current president of the university is Michael M. Crow.

Sports

The sports teams of the university are called the Sun Devils. ASU has 20 varsity teams, almost all of which compete in the Pacific-12 Conference.


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  • Pres. Theodore Roosevelt at Old Main of Arizona State University

    President Theodore Roosevelt addresses a crowd of students on the steps of the Old Main at Tempe Normal School (future Arizona State University), March 20, 1911.

  • Arizona State University Old Main circa 1890

    Old Main on the Arizona Territorial Normal School (future Arizona State University) campus, circa 1890

  • ASU Main - Barrett02 - 2009-08-28

    Example of a new academic village, taken at Barrett, The Honors College on the Tempe Campus

  • Asubiodesign

    ASU's Biodesign Institute on Tempe campus

  • Asuwmain

    Fletcher Library, West Campus

  • Picacho and Peralta Halls, ASU Poly - West - 2009-02-25

    Picacho Hall (left) and Peralta Hall (right) at the Polytechnic campus

  • ASU Downtown - SoJ SWC - 2008-12-29

    Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Downtown Phoenix Campus

  • Asuhayden

    The underground entrance to Hayden Library, Tempe campus

  • ASU-SolarArray

    Solar panel array on the roof deck of ASU's parking structure on Apache Blvd. in Tempe, Arizona

  • Whitewashing "A" Mountain, Tempe Butte on Arizona State University Campus

    Annual tradition of Whitewashing "A" Mountain, Arizona State University

  • A-Mountain Sunset

    Hayden Butte, also known as "A Mountain"

  • ASU Victory Bell in 1956

    Ringing of the Victory Bell, Arizona State University circa 1956

  • BatteryPregameCadence

    Sun Devil Marching Band Battery, performing the pregame drum cadence in 2007

  • Lantern Walk

    Old newspaper clipping describing the Lantern Walk tradition at ASU, May 30, 1929

  • USC vs ASU 2011

    Arizona State Football Team in September 2011

  • 20090117 James Harden makes contact with Alfred Aboya inside

    James Harden, ASU Basketball

  • Corporal Patrick Tillman

    Pat Tillman

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    David Kilcullen

  • 2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, Old Main

    Old Main, the oldest building on campus

  • Arizona State University Bridge Tempe Campus

    The ASU Bridge

  • Asupalms

    The Palm Walk is the main pathway through the campus.

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