The StAR students, from left to right: front row, Candi Henriquez, Samuel Richard and Kirsten Martin; back row, Elenia Sotelo, Amarone Thach and Edward Jensen. Photo: Felipe Ruiz-Acosta

A group of six students from Arizona State University's College of Public Programs are using new media in unique and creative ways to recruit students, as part of the Student Ambassador for Recruitment, or StAR, program.

The StARs each have an interactive blog linked through the college’s Web site, and they frequently answer e-mails from potential students who have concerns and questions about student life at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.

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