Cyan McFarlane, a 2009 graduate of Mountain Pointe High School, received the presidential service award from New York University this spring.

If you have young children, the end of another school year means you are now one year closer to the day when you send them to college — and one year closer to dealing with the high costs of higher education. However, you still have time to save and invest — and one of the best investment choices you can make is a Section 529 college savings plan.

ASU Polytechnic officially opened Citrus Dining Pavilion and Century Residential Hall on Sept. 18, the first new dorm on the east Mesa campus.

One of the most important issues in choosing a college is often the most overlooked: the safety and security of your collegiate environment. Different universities handle safety differently, depending on their location and campus size.

For many college kids, the dorms are home for all four years, and they’re happy campers. But for many others, the opportunity to move off-campus, into an apartment or house, is a welcome lifestyle change.

One of the most important issues in choosing a college is often the most overlooked: the safety and security of your collegiate environment. Universities handle safety differently, depending on their location and campus size. A college located in a major city might be more aggressive about safety than a school in the suburbs (however, don’t assume that safety is a non-issue in suburban locations).

PHOENIX – A facility dedicated Wednesday at the Arizona State Hospital will allow mentally ill patients referred by the criminal court system to receive better care in a safer and more secure setting, officials said.

2014 and above: Colleges are now using social networking sites, such as “Facebook,” to try and recruit students by posting pages about their university. However, many of these same colleges may be looking at YOUR social networking page to get a better idea about YOU as a candidate for their school.  Just remember to keep this in mind when posting things (comments, pictures, etc...) to your Facebook pages.  Just like you may be doing research on the college on these sites.... the college can be doing the same to you! If you have a Facebook account and are worried about what others may see, you can set the privacy settings on your profile so only your friends can view most details.

My father bought my first guitar at Sears. It was an electric guitar with a tiny amp and speaker built into the guitar case. I'd told him I had to have one. A week before I had sat in our living room, mesmerized, watching the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Listening to them play their guitars and singing, I felt like an electric current was going through me.

My father bought my first guitar at Sears. It was an electric guitar with a tiny amp and speaker built into the guitar case. I'd told him I had to have one. A week before I had sat in our living room, mesmerized, watching the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Listening to them play their guitars and singing, I felt like an electric current was going through me.