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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

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Blythe Beardsley poses for a photo she shared on her Instagram account on Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Blythe Beardsley/Instagram)

UA student goes viral overnight with last-minute TikTok

Danielle Ryder, Reporter November 5, 2025

Blythe Beardsley never planned to become an influencer.  But one spontaneous TikTok dance filmed with her sorority sisters turned the University of Arizona senior into an overnight internet sensation. “It...

Cast members Samantha Adams, Jazmine Gomez, and Noelle Robinson were part of “Vanities: The Musical,” the first production of the 2025-26 school year from the School of Theatre, Film & Television. (Photos by Tim Fuller)

UA School of Theatre taps new director in final year of musical theatre program

Patrick Moore, Reporter October 7, 2025

If Frances Gateward had her way, the seats at Marroney Theatre will be  filled with students for U of A’s School of Theatre, Film & Television current performances of “Vanities: The Musical.”  That’s...

Bianca Miguel De Souza Chavez, WEST researcher, preparing the water ultrafiltration machine at WEST on September 23, 2025. Photo by Zoey Oberstein, Arizona Sonoran News

UA part of $38M research project to find solutions to AZ water future

Zoey Oberstein, Reporter October 6, 2025

University of Arizona researchers are looking for ways to protect the state’s water future, including plans to treat and desalinate wastewater for new use through a reverse osmosis system spearheaded...

ArtWorks is run out of the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities.

Funding cuts threaten UA ArtWorks

Collin Guarino, Reporter May 8, 2025

In the world of visual art, adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities are often left out of the conversation. A program at the University of Arizona is opening doors to give that community...

Faces in Motion performs live on KXCI radio on May 5. Photo courtesy of Faces in Motion via Instagram.

From high school halls to headliners

Jimmy Furcini, Reporter May 7, 2025

When he looked out onto the Reid Park lawn at the hundreds of strangers crowded around the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center that early April Sunday afternoon, Andrew Kandell admitted being on that...

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