Last year alone, 227 lives were lost crossing Arizona’s southern border, according to the Arizona OpenGIS Initiative for Deceased Migrants. For University High School student Ruby Velez, complacency in the face of this brutal reality was unacceptable. Read more
| Daily (1/26) | ||
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| 1,830 | 34 | % |
| Total (8/4) | ||
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| 136,977 | 3,838 | % |
Nrich Urban Market just opened its doors before spring break at the Student Union Memorial Center. The Pinkberry replacement boasts a new design and claims a focus on providing healthier options for students and staff at the UA. Read more
If you’re walking on campus near the corner of University Boulevard and Park Avenue, you’ll likely find a few shirtless men balancing on a slack rope strung between two trees. These men are students with a variety of backgrounds who all share one thing in common: Their love of slacklining. Read more
With all the hits produced, 1997 was a great year to spend in the movie theaters. The list notable films we know and love includes “Titanic,” “Liar Liar,” “Fools Rush In” and “Con Air,” among plenty of other classics. Read on for a throwback to the late 1990s, when the Spice Girls and “Seinfeld” were all the rage. Read more
Amazon recently ranked Tucson as No. 7 in it’s top 20 most well-read cities in America, which is no surprise here. The Tucson community celebrates its love for literature every year at the Festival of Books, held on the UA Mall. Read more
Looking for a fun list of books to read during spring break? Luckily, Antigone Books has the Wildcats at UA covered. Read more
A Closer Look Book Club is a project of docents within the UA Poetry Center. This club looks to challenge their members and choose titles that will create discussions that leave the group and follow members into their daily lives. Read more
The Tucson Festival of Books has been a staple event in Tucson since its debut in 2009. The festival relies on the support of volunteers to help it run smoothly and successfully. Read more
Some people may argue when a novel is made into a film it loses its original interpretation to something more relevant to the director or current societal norms. Other people argue that to make the film captivate various audiences it needs to be able to stand alone as its own creative work. Read more
Contrary to the popular belief held by many college students who are too busy and stressed out to even put their pants on the right way, people still read. Read more
Four panelists will speak at the event “A Conversation on Segregated Spaces.” According to the event details on the festival website, the panel will explore how language, law and culture throughout the United States constructs racially segregated spaces. Read more
In a world where practically everything runs on some form of technology from smartphones to laptops to GPS, it seems that most people, even millennials, are still opting for the written word. Read more
George Hollenbeck, a Tucsonan and a project manager at Raytheon, has always had a massive passion for cars and he is starting his own Japanese car importation business right here in the Old Pueblo. Read more
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