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

Arthur Griffith (left), CEO of Desert Owl Games, talks with a University of Arizona business partner about a new video game created for mining safety, called Harrys Hard Choices, in their new office in Tucson, Ariz. on Monday, May 5, 2015. Photo by Rebecca Marie Sasnett / Arizona Sonora News Service

Video game development on the rise in Arizona

EShanhan June 8, 2015

The video game industry is leveling up in Arizona.The number of video gaming industry employees in the state increased by 11 percent in Arizona from 2009-2012, according to the latest report by the Entertainment...

Christopher Owens, professional poet, writes a new poem in his apartment complex in Phoenix, Ariz. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. One line from his new poem is, Youre not promised tomorrow/ but instead of trying to slam dunk/ most of us would rather fade away. Photo by Rebecca Marie Sasnett / Arizona Sonora News Service

Arizona poets spreading the word on social media

EShanhan June 8, 2015

Arizona poets are taking to YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest to share their work with fans.Instant access to poetry via social media has been a “game changer,” said Christopher Owens, a poet from Phoenix...

Arizona drag queens take the stage

Arizona drag queens take the stage

EShanhan April 21, 2015

  Boogie Wonderland by Earth Wind and Fire plays as a warm up for the crowd. Young and old shimmy and shake down the aisles with wine, beer and nachos in hand. Then a theme song announces the start...

Watching movies in style

Watching movies in style

EShanhan March 3, 2015

    Zacchaeus Clauson sits on a wooden stool with a black leather seat in the Tucson movie theater lobby waiting to see American Sniper. The 6-foot-6 Clauson takes a sip of a vodka-infused rootbeer...

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