Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

The locomotive engine featured in the musical Oklahoma! at the Southern Arizona Historical Society in Tucson Ariz. on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016.  It was also the last steam engine used in the Tucson sector. (Photo by Alexis Wright / Arizona Sonora News)

All aboard the celebration of Tucson’s railroad heritage

Alexis Wright December 3, 2016

BY ALEXIS WRIGHT Arizona Sonora News Chug, chug, chug, chug. Whoosh. You can hear a rumbling beast in the distance. Children enjoying warm a Saturday afternoon run to catch a glimpse of it as...

Projectionist Pedro Robles-Hill (not pictured) holds 70-millimeter film up to the light at the Loft Cinemas on Oct. 10, 2016. The 70-millimeter film is two times the width of regular 35-millimeter film, making it a challenging medium to work with at times. (Photo by Alexis Wright / Arizona Sonora News)

Up in the projection booth, showing movies the old-fashioned way in Tucson

Alexis Wright October 18, 2016

By ALEXIS WRIGHT Arizona Sonora News Sweat collects on his brow, salty and profuse. He absentmindedly wipes it away with a roll of his shoulder and focuses on the gritty process in front of him. Pedro...

The scientifically named Neotoma albigula is more commonly known as the white-throated wood rat. It nibbles away, blissfully unaware of his impending fate. Photo courtesy of Kris Brown, Mr. Pack Rat.

In the desert, a rat by any other name is still … well, it’s probably a packrat

Alexis Wright September 22, 2016

By ALEXIS WRIGHT Arizona Sonora News Service Don’t be fooled by the white-throated wood rat with its big, brown eyes, petite round ears and fluffy snout. This seemingly innocent ball of fuzz...

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