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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Sacrifices of a quinceañera: change of tradition

Sacrifices of a quinceañera: change of tradition

Karen Lizarraga February 18, 2016

The dress fit so tightly she felt her ribs pushing against the plastic varillas (rods) on her corset. It locked in her breath. Flashes illuminated the room like fireworks covering the Fourth of July’s...

This chart shows the rates of Arizona HIV/AIDS events per year from 1981 to 2013. Photo courtesy of Arizona Department of Health Services.

HIV infections rise in Arizona youth

Casey Woollard October 16, 2014

  Robert Knight, a professional hairdresser and a peer counselor at the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), has been living with AIDS for almost 18 years. His biggest goal right now is to educate...

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