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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

SAFETY

TFD Wildland Team working with equipment to battle a wildfire in 2024. (Courtesy of Tucson Fire Department Wildland Team)

When rain becomes fuel: How last summer’s monsoons could ignite this year’s wildfires

Emily Tibbetts, Reporter December 11, 2024

Tucson faces a growing wildfire threat in the new year, fueled by last summer’s heavy monsoons.  While last summer’s rain brought relief to the desert, it also started the growth of grasses and...

The University of Arizona Campus Health, 1224 E. Lowell St.

University groups work to protect students from accidental overdoses

Cruz Ramirez-Ramos, Reporter December 4, 2024

Cheap and easy access had led to an opioid crisis in Pima County. In 2023, 510 people in Pima County unintentionally died due to a drug overdose.  The drug that has made this crisis so dire is fentanyl,...

Matthew Mackleit entering Tyndall parking garage before class.

UA implements weekend parking rates to address safety concerns

Harrison Radis, Reporter October 28, 2024

In a controversial move aimed at improving campus safety, the University of Arizona this fall created weekend parking rates at all on-campus garages.  Parking had always been free during the weekends...

The UA's crime numbers have gone up in some categories, but UA officials attribute it to more accurate reporting.

UA leads state’s universities in sexual assaults

Kyra Berg, Reporter October 16, 2024

The University of Arizona led the state’s three universities in the number of reported rapes, drug abuse arrests and burglaries in 2023, according to the newly released 2024 Clery Report, an annual accounting...

A memorial was set up for Minhaj Jamshidi at the volleyball court outside of Arizona Sonora Hall on Sept. 26. Jamshidi was shot on Sept. 22 while playing volleyball.

Students impacted by UA shootings

Gracie Kayko, Reporter September 26, 2024

Arizona Daily Wildcat photojournalist Mason Kumet arrived at the Arizona Sonoran Hall just as his phone was blowing up with a UAlert: “Shooting near Park Ave/4th Street. Police on scene. Avoid the area.” Kumet’s...

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