The impetus for the creation of '' Phoenix New Times '' ( '' New Times '' ) was provided by opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War and specifically President Richard Nixon 's decision in the spring of 1970 to expand the war and launch an invasion of Cambodia . The spark came from the shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University by National Guardsmen . College campuses across the country erupted into demonstrations and strikes , including Arizona State University in Tempe
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