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

Maria Urquides greets two of La Fronteras godparents at the La Frontera Center building dedication.  Arizona Daily Star file photo taken 01/09/83 by Joe Vitti

Arizona minority women leave exceptional contributions

Kassandra Manriquez December 9, 2015

Having greatly improved the lives of those around them and at times elevated entire communities, the women listed below are Arizona women of color who have, locally and nationally, made history. From Northern...

Jeanette Federico, a single mother attending The University of Phoenix, with her son.

Single mothers struggle for education

Kassandra Manriquez November 19, 2015

The absence of on-campus daycare centers, the cost of tuition, and a traditional university structure are factors that tend to isolate single mothers attending college and challenge their success.According...

Rep. Martha McSally visits University of Arizona classroom on Oct. 13, 2015. (Photo by: Mike Chesnick)

McSally refuses to explain Planned Parenthood vote

Kassandra Manriquez October 21, 2015

Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District Rep. Martha McSally continues to rebuff attempts to explain why she voted to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood clinics that accounted for almost 60,000 patient visits in...

Health care not easy for AZ rural women

Health care not easy for AZ rural women

Kassandra Manriquez September 30, 2015

Women in rural Arizona, like most women in rural America, run into obstacles as they seek comprehensive healthcare within their communities.The issue is one of access – economic and geographical –...

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