360 News, Now Covering All Angles in High Definition

360 News is proud to announce that it will begin to cover news in High Definition. 360 News has been planning this since September, and the efforts are finally complete as of yesterday.

From now, 360 News will begin to produce all video news reports in stunning 1080i (1080 interlaced lines) high definition format. Any computers built within the last 1-2 years should be able to fully support the format, and playback the video with ease. 360 News will also continue to release video news reports in standard definition format for those whose computer cannot suport HD playback.

Due to technical limitations on the part of YouTube, our videos on YouTube will continue to be in standard definition.

360 News is a student-run gallery of news, aiming to provide coverage of news from all angles, around Arizona State University and in Phoenix. We are the first news organization at ASU to convert fully to High Definition.

Happy Thanksgiving

From all of us at 360 news, Happy Thanksgiving!

Beyond The MU: Pho Nhat

So, earlier this week, I went to Pho Nhat, a Vietnamese noodle restaurant on the Southeast corner of University Drive and Rural Road, and let’s see what that place is all about!

Pho (or Phở in Vietnamese. Pronounced “fuh” in English) is rice noodle in beef broth. It is a staple Vietnamese food, and there are other Pho places here in Phoenix.

The place is located inside a strip mall, which is packed with restaurants. So, if Vietnamese cuisine is not on your list, there are other choices, such as Chars, which serves Thai food, Gus’, which serves pizza, Delhi Palace, which serves Indian, Pita Fresh, and Blue Nile Cafe, which serves African food.

More Beyond The MU Soon!

Beyond The MU returns this week with more exciting new places to eat and drink with your friends from ASU! Stay tuned!

Beyond The MU: Food Without Borders.

Beyond The MU: Sidebar Cafe/Charlie’s at Hayden

Well, with the MU not opening for another 3 weeks or so (if it even opens at all before the end of this semester), it is time for everyone to go look for something to eat. Now, you can either go to MU Express (lunch in a gym, anyone?), or you can find proper restaurants in other areas. So, let’s go Beyond The MU with a trip to Charlie’s!

All Access Pass: Three-Part Series on MU Staff

Ever since last week’s MU fire, students and staff have been sharing their stories on the fire, and 360 News is here to bring it to you.

In this first part of the three-part series, we interview Heather Lesser, a staff inside the MU who was grabbing lunch as the fire alarms were sounded.

Download the Report Here (Coming soon!)

Watch it on YouTube

Download the Transcript (Coming soon!)

First On The Scene: Videos of MU Fire as Students Evacuate

You see it here and through our site on YouTube first: the first minutes of the fire that struck the ASU Memorial Union on Thursday, November 1st. All-Access Pass exclusives coming in the next couple of days.

Download the Report Here

Watch it on YouTube

No transcript is available, because there are no spoken words in this video.

Beyond the MU: New Blog Series

Now that the MU is closed indefinitely, I will be starting a new section on my blog, talking about the different places that students can get food or hang out at around campus. I will be focusing on Mill Ave., University Drive, and places near Rural. The places covered will be within walking distance from ASU.

Check back here for more updates as 360 news takes you Beyond the MU for food and places to hang out.

MU Fire: Businesses Affected

The following is a list of businesses affected by the MU Fire on Thursday, and an alternative location that provides the same service that the business affected provides.

(NOTE: Alternative locations beyond entities located close to Rural Road and Mill Ave are not shown, as they are not within walking distance from ASU)

Basement:

• Jamba Juice (Alternative Location: Jamba Juice at Manzanita Hall)

• Burger King (Alternative Location: Burger King on Mill and University, McDonalds )

• Quiznos Sub (Alternative Location: Quiznos Sub at Hayden Square on Mill Ave.)

• Sparky’s Den (Alternative Location: None)

• Hoodlums Music (Alternative Location: None)

• Union Station (Alternative Location: None)

• Sports Cutters (Alternative Location: Ray’s ASU Barber Shop- Rural & Lemon)

• Arizona Savings & Credit Union (Alternative Location: None)

• Here in the MU (Alternative Location: Here on the Corner- College and University)

• Images Solutions Technology (Alternative Location: None)

• Insight Menswear (Alternative Location: None)

Main Level

• STA Travel (Alternative Location: None)

• Wells Fargo Bank (Alternative Location: None for branch. ATMs for Wells Fargo available at ASU Fulton Center-Foundation Building and at the ASU Bookstore.)

• Bank of America ATM (Alternative Location: Bank of America banking center at Brickyard on Mill)

• Chase ATM (Alternative Locations: ATMs available at ASU Bookstore. Branch available on University, near Mill)

• Cereality Cereal Bar & Cafe (Alternative Location: None)

• Chick-fil-A (Alternative Location: None)

• Cold Stone Creamery (Alternative Location: Cold Stone Creamery on Mill Ave.)

• Einstein Bros. Bagel (Alternative Location: Einstein Bros. Bagel at the Northeast Corner of Rural and University)

• Papa John’s Pizza (Alternative Location: Papa John’s Pizza at Rural and University)

• Extreme Pita (Alternative Location: Extreme Pita at College and University)

• Jump, Zoca, AFC Sushi, Union Market (Alternative Location: None)

• Starbucks Coffee (Alternative Locations: Starbucks at WP Carey School of Business, Starbucks at ASU Bookstore, Starbucks at Palo Verde East Dormitory, Starbucks at 5th Ave. and Mill)

• Pitckforks (Alternative Locations: Manzy Square at Manzanita Hall, Devils’ Diner, Devils’ Bistro Italiano and Devils’ Green at Palo Verde Main Dormitory, Hassayampa Dining Center at Hassayampa Village Dormitory)

• Taco Bell (Alternative Location: Taco Bell at Apache and Rural)

2nd Floor

• Maricopa Cafe (Alternative Locations: Manzy Square at Manzanita Hall, Devils’ Diner, Devils’ Bistro Italiano and Devils’ Green at Palo Verde Main Dormitory, Hassayampa Dining Center at Hassayampa Village Dormitory)

3rd Floor

• ASU Undergraduate Student Government (Alternative Locations: None at present time)

This list will be updated as more information arrives.

Fire at the MU: MU Closed Indefinitely

Due to Internet problems, we were unable to post this yesterday.

Thousands of ASU students were evacuated from the ASU Memorial Union on Thursday after a two-alarm fire broke out on the second floor of the building. According to fire officials, the fire started in a storage facility in the second floor of the building, which houses the Maricopa Cafe and meeting facilities.