Arizona Sonoran News

UA graduate, self-taught roller skater rolls out all-level classes

Emily Wright, Reporter • November 20, 2023

If Susan “Zohan” Barnett behaved well in church as a child, she was allowed to go rollerbladingat Tucson’s Skate Country as a reward. At the age of 18, she took her skating hobby into her...

Homerathon 2023: reviving ancient texts and weighing their shortcomings

Emily Wright, Reporter • November 20, 2023

Classics professor Courtney Friesen and his son Evan Friesen read an ancient drama for Eta Sigma Phi's annual Homerathon that aims to promote interest in ancient Greek language and literature, the...

‘A Bookstore of One’s Own’: Antigone Books celebrates 50 years reflecting community values

October 9, 2023

Antigone Books staff celebrates 50 years this fall on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo courtesy of Kate Stern. In the back staff kitchen of Antigone Books, a package of pumpkin Oreos,...

AZ Pole and Aerial club offers students judgment-free space for self-expression

September 12, 2023

By Emily Wright, El Inde Arizona AZ Pole and Aerial provides a safe judgement-free space for self-expression through aerial at Circus Sanctuary.Emily Wright, El Inde Arizona After its creation last...