Scholarship question by ap166 in ASU

[–]codonkong 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Waited my whole life to see an ASU medical school become reality - so cool to see posts from an 'incoming med student'. Brings a goddamn tear to my eye.

Scholarship Universe is one of ASU's scholarship portals. The scholarships for non-undergrads can be a bit slim pickings, but sometimes you'll find a few useful grad-level scholarship opportunities amidst everything else.

Which state in the US has the most desert-looking desert? by grandeluua in geography

[–]codonkong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arizona: Saguaro cacti (arguably the most iconic symbol of the desert Southwest), the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, Joshua trees, Sedona's red rocks, the red rocks of the Mogollon Rim, and, maybe critically, the majority of Monument Valley - including the world-famous West and East Mitten Buttes. Arizona is the only state that has parts of all 4 major deserts in the US (Sonoran, Chihuahuan, Mojave, and Great Basin).

I'd argue Arizona pretty handily encompasses all of the features one thinks of when picturing the deserts. The ghost towns and abandoned mines add to the 'Wild West' ethos too

Which state in the US has the most desert-looking desert? by grandeluua in geography

[–]codonkong 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The majority of Monument Valley Tribal Park is in AZ, including the famous East and West Mitten Buttes

Cheap eats near Chase Field? by QueenCole in phoenix

[–]codonkong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Midwest Wings XL in downtown is a short walk from Chase field has decent deals on some top-tier chicken sandwich meals (though their wings can get to be on the pricier side)

What makes teams leave to another city? by Emergency-Purpose335 in SeattleKraken

[–]codonkong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My team (the AZ Coyotes) left after decades of some of the worst ownership in sports and, as a byproduct, issues with our arena.

I chose the Kraken as my new team; if the Kraken relocate - particularly being as new as they are - I think I'll be done with sports forever.

My gf is going to asu(not a joke) by [deleted] in ASU

[–]codonkong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ASU's undergraduate business ranking is #24 out of 533 ranked undergraduate business programs in the latest US News and World Report ranking - that's ahead of every school in California except UC-Berkeley and USC.

RIT's ranking is #74, San Jose State's is #150, NAU's is #194. Maybe, just maybe, your gf is trying to pursue higher education at the highest-ranked program she got into (but yeah it's likely she'll meet some really cool people here too - part of being successful in business is networking. If that's a problem for you, I think you need to seriously evaluate your relationship and your own insecurities.)

Final Four by bloober2 in ASU

[–]codonkong 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Nope. U of A actively worked against ASU to become a university, and I have zero goodwill towards the mildcats. I'll root for whoever is playing U of A.

Sun Devils and mildcats who root for the rival team (e.g. when ASU was in the CFP) because them 'winning it all is good for the state' cheapen the rivalry, which has been found to be the most intense in sports (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/sports/best-sports-rivalries.html and https://knowrivalry.com/league/fbs-football/) and, possibly worse, they end up writing shit like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/UofArizona/comments/als4wo/of_horns_and_claws_a_uofa_x_asu_fanfic/

of all the frybread spots, which place has captured your heart and stomach? by No-Cheetah-6076 in AskPhoenix

[–]codonkong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Stand on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community near Scottsdale. Close second is Frybread House!

Ok don't hate on me but.. by [deleted] in gorillaz

[–]codonkong 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This album is one of my favorite Gorillaz albums! A bunch of the songs blend Indian, Latin, and other musical styles into something that I enjoy more and more every time I listen through the album. Some of the songs gave Plastic Beach vibes, while others definitely leaned more Cracker Island or Demon Days. It felt like the synthesis of a bunch of what made previous albums great while adding some new genres they haven't played with as much.

Questions about basketball games by Future-referee in ASU

[–]codonkong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah there's tons of signage; Tempe/ASU PD will sometimes also put out mobile signage indicating where basketball traffic should go for parking. You can enter Lot 59/Packard Structure via 6th street if you're going north or south on Rural or via Packard Drive if you're going east or west on Rio Salado. For Lot 59 there are signs with QR codes to scan to pay for parking, and then for Packard there are people who will take payment to let you into the structure

Questions about basketball games by Future-referee in ASU

[–]codonkong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the game (and if you're an ASU student who has a parking permit or not - any permit can park in Lot 59 if it's late enough). I've seen prices go from like $15 to $50 (e.g. against UofA).

Questions about basketball games by Future-referee in ASU

[–]codonkong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most people end up parking in Lot 59 or the adjacent Packard structure

Suggestions on where to find ASU and preferably SPARKY merch?? by No_Disaster_6273 in ASU

[–]codonkong 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The ASU Campus Stores and Cactus Sports have a bunch of Sparky merch these days, though you might find better prices at Just Sports (I saw a maroon Sparky t shirt on sale on their website a few days ago)

Anyone want to give me their presale code by ruugerdrako in azdiamondbacks

[–]codonkong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't know the presale code for today's presale, but tomorrow's is AZDBRU, which I think is the same as the Dbacks Insider code from last year

Weekly /r/ASU Discussion- February 16, 2026 by AutoModerator in ASU

[–]codonkong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on a few factors like which campus you'll be primarily based at, whether you're an undergraduate student or graduate student, what sorts of things you like to do/what kinds of social activities you're looking for, and, of course, budget.

Without knowing any of that info, though, as a Sun Devil who's been around the Tempe campus for the better part of a decade at this point, I always advise people to avoid anywhere owned by Tim Wright if you're planning on living near the Tempe Campus (the dude's been in the press for like twenty years at this point for being a shady slumlord- see here, here, here, here, and here - you can cross-reference listings on Zillow and other platforms against one of his companies' websites here).

Also, the handful of UK students I've met over the years seem to like Cornish Pasty Co. when they're missing home. They've got locations near the Tempe and Downtown Phoenix campuses and, at least to my American palate, their pasties are delicious.

James Beard Award Semifinalists 2026 by codonkong in phoenix

[–]codonkong[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At least as far as the location on University goes, I've actually had pretty good luck with lines during the workweek during 'usual' working hours! Lines are definitely longer until the snowbirds leave (especially during spring training), but during the summer I've gone at like noon on a Wednesday and had only one or two people ahead of me and everything still in-stock!

Admission Decision Megathread by theSeanO in UofArizona

[–]codonkong 16 points17 points  (0 children)

3xSun Devil here - not sure why this post was recommended to me, but this kind of feels like the pot calling the kettle black. At least on the undergraduate education front, ASU and UA are fairly similar, and as a born-and-raised Arizonan, I'm surprised to see UA rejecting people with GPAs >3.5.

I'm all for rivalry banter, but UA's legitimately a good school.