A local annual tradition kicked off Oct. 1 with new virtual and socially distanced in-person formats. This year’s Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival has been “reframed” to safely serve the community without losing the element of entertainment. Read more
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As University of Arizona junior and climate activist, Kyle Kline, chanted among several hundred concerned Tucsonans at a September 2019 climate strike, his hope was that city officials would solidify their commitments to climate action. “The main asks for the strike were the climate emergency declaration and the climate action plans,” Kline said. During the following year, Kline dedicated his time away from classes to gathering signatures, planning another climate strike and advocating alongside environmental organizations with the hopes of proving to city administration that this is what members of the community want. Read more
A student at the University of Arizona created a petition to make election day a campus wide holiday. The petition, called UAVotes, was created by Max Goodman, a politics, philosophy, economics and law major. Read more
The College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture is offering a new award program for universal design starting this fall semester. The $5,000 worth of prize money will be distributed to third-year architecture students with final studio design projects exemplifying the theme of accessibility. Read more
Despite the assumption that the homeless can isolate easier, people working in the front-lines of homeless aid during this time have seen COVID-19 take a disproportionate toll on homeless populations. Read more
Healthcare workers and faculty from the University of Arizona College of Medicine knelt in front of the entrance to the college Monday morning to demonstrate their support as “white coats for black lives.” Read more
The financial difficulties spurred by the coronavirus outbreak could hasten changes to University of Arizona student hotspot Fourth Avenue. Small businesses, the driving force behind Historic Fourth Avenue, face challenges ranging from closures to construction projects like the new 13 story residential development from Opus Development. Read more
“If you’re passionate about something, you’ll find time for it,” said Tamara “T” Statman, the current Miss Tucson Del Sol and previous four-year letter winner for the University of Arizona softball team. When she graduated from the UA in May 2019, T wanted to find something new to be involved in and found competing in pageants to be an exciting new endeavor. Read more
University of Arizona students are doing their part to ensure refugees do not go unnoticed in Tucson. The campus Refugee Project matches students with local organizations to assist with the resettlement of refugees coming to the U.S. Read more
The University of Arizona Debate Series is continuing to make a name for itself. In only two years, the team has hosted in a myriad of debates with plans to host more throughout the semester. The team hosted the Regents' Cup tournament at the end of last semester where teams from all three of Arizona's public universities came to Tucson to debate. Read more
When Allie Schoenike, a University of Arizona student and Associated Students of UA College of Public Health Senator studying public health, sought out Campus Health’s Counseling & Psych Services, she found herself waiting six weeks for an appointment. Read more
Clark Norton, author of "Secret Tucson: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure" spoke for the first time at the Arizona History Museum on Tuesday evening about his new book that celebrates the many oddities Tucson has to offer. Read more
Tucson voters rejected Proposition 205, meaning Tucson will not become a sanctuary city. The proposition, which was officially titled Tucson Families Free and Together Ordinance, stated, “It is the policy of the city that the city be a sanctuary and safe refuge for all persons, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, immigration status, ability to speak English, mode of dress, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, economic status, and familial or marital status.” Read more
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