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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

One of the lions during the Chinese New Year celebrations performance at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center. (Photo by: Sara Cline/El Independiente)

Lions Dance in Tucson, After Lots of Practice

Sara Cline May 6, 2016

A dragon-like creature charges out from the side of the stage, his oversized red and yellow head sways back and forth to the beat of the drums. At the bang of a gong, the creature’s giant eyelids...

Person lights a marijuana filled pipe. (Photo by: Jordan Glenn/ El Independiente)

Support For Recreational Marijuana Hits All-Time High, Headed For Ballot

Sara Cline May 5, 2016

Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Ganja. Dope. Grass. Reefer. Herb. Bud. No matter the street name, marijuana is rapidly becoming a huge business across the country, with $5.7 billion in sales over the last year. In...

Seeking Safe Haven: Central American children hope to find refuge across U.S.-Mexico Border

Seeking Safe Haven: Central American children hope to find refuge across U.S.-Mexico Border

Sara Cline April 29, 2016

About an hour south of Tucson, on the other side of a fence that demarcates the United States from Mexico, a humanitarian crisis unfolds as tens of thousands of child migrants from Central America...

Participantes del programa gratuito de St. Andrews Presbyterian Church se encargan de sus pies con talco y se cortan las uñas. Foto por Jorden Glenn, El Independiente

Ducha movil disponible para quien lo necesite

Sara Cline April 29, 2016

Son las 7:30 en una fresca mañana de miércoles. Más de 20 hombres se juntan alrededor del cerco de alambre en los afueras del comedor de beneficencia Casa María Soup Kitchen. Una camioneta modelo...

Campers enjoy the scenery at Oak Flat. This area will become inaccessible when the mine is operational. (Photo by Ashley McGowan)

Is the largest proposed mine in the U.S. an environmental bust?

Sara Cline April 29, 2016

Nearly 100 people left Superior High School disappointed and anxious after a long night of grueling questions and harsh realities at a public meeting in April. Many lived nearby and came to tell the...

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