Athletes gathered in the lobby of the Carson Student Athlete Center to honor the 2009 Women's Gold Team who won the NCAA National Title. Junior golfer Jaclyn Sweeney holds the trophy as she waits to place it in the trophy case. Other members of the winning team on hand for the ceremony were: (left to right) Carlota Cignada, Liisa Kelo and Juliana Murcia.

James Garcia (right) and Julie Amparano chat with Andrew Valenzuela prior to the premier performance of a one-act play, “A Boy Named Cesar" at ASU’s West Campus. The play celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and focuses on labor leader Cesar Chavez, as a 10-year-old boy in Yuma, Ariz., who would grow up to become one of the nation’s great civil rights leaders. The play was written by faculty members Garcia and Amparano and Valenzuela is one of the performers in the production.

Carolina Piedrahita, a sophomore bioengineering major from Phoenix, finds the breezeway by Wexlar Hall a nice place to work on her physics assignment.

Dianna Hubbard gives a flu shot to ASU staffer, Corena Kirby of Graduate College admissions. Find out when and where flu shots are available.

Two students head back to the Downtown Phoenix campus after a visit to the Fair Trade Coffee Shop in the lower level of the A.E. England Motors Building in the Civic Space Park across from the University Center. Fair Trade is one of a number of business that serves the Downtown campus community.

Zac Zetterberg, a graduate student in the School of Art at the Herberger Institute of the Arts, assists Fatima Al-Zeheri in selecting work for her portfolio, which will be reviewed as part of the process of being admitted to upper division classes.

Prior to the Louisiana-Monroe football game, the first Obama Scholars Tailgate Party was held on the Alumni Lawn. The Dixie Devils provided live music, along with more contemporary sounds from a DJ.

Obama Scholars from all of the ASU campuses gathered at this first-ever event to get acquainted. Counter-clockwise from left: Ambra Jordan, psychology major; Ruby Gomez, aeronautical engineering major; Asia Dasher, who is exploring ASU’s Social & Behavioral Sciences program; and Jessica Gomez, political science major.

John Gonzales, a freshman mechanical engineering major from Phoenix, chats with professor Vim Vermaas from the School of Life Sciences. Along with the scholars, a number of mentors and professors also attended the event. 

ASU President Michael Crow addresses the Obama Scholars.

The scholars pose for a group photo, taken from a remote controlled model helicopter.

ASU football fans arrive for the big game. The Metro Light Rail is proving to be a popular way for fans to get to Sun Devil Stadium.

The Sun Devils take the field against the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks. Omar Bolder (3), started things off quickly by returning the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown, along with an interception later in the game.

Dimitri Nance (31), scored two touchdowns against the Warhawks, as well as rushing for 82 yards on 17 carries.

Sun Devil defenders, led by Vontaze Burfict (7), bring down Frank Goodin of ULM.

A hit by defensive end Greg Smith’s caused the Warhawks’ quarterback Trey Revell’s pass to be intercepted by the Sun Devils.

Travis Goethel looks for some running room after intercepting another errant Warhawk pass for 34 yards, which set up another ASU score.

Chris McGaha scores the third Sun Devil touchdown of the game as he catches a 9-yard pass from Danny Sullivan.

Kyle Williams is pushed out of bounds as he nears the end zone. He led the receiving corps with 8 catches for 129 yards.

Sparky greeted about 150 national scholars from Barrett, the Honors College, who were honored at half-time. ASU enrolled 158 National Merit Scholars and 118 National Hispanic Achievement Scholars in this fall's freshman class.