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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

A tower stands near the border wall in Naco, Ariz. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. The wall in Naco was completed in May of 2017.

Arizona companies scrutinized over border wall

Cedar Gardner October 2, 2018

  In Sierra Vista, Ramon Rosario Jr. retrieves his mail from the offices of KWR Construction. Rosario no longer works for the company, but he still holds the management in high regard. “I’ve...

The new role of the ‘abuela’

allison suarez February 15, 2018

  In the Latino household, the abuela is the head of the house Her word is final and her wisdom is in demand. Today's Latinas recognize the value of the grandmother, but are not seeing themselves...

Actors from Mas, a doctumentary drama play written by Milta Ortiz about the banning of Mexican-American studies in the Tucson Unified School District. The play debuted at Borderlands Theater in Fall 2015.

Arizona cultural theater takes the stage

Morrena Villanueva November 5, 2015

Milta Ortiz, moved to Tucson with her husband solely to write the documentary drama play titled Más, about the banning of Mexican-American studies in the Tucson Unified School District.Ortiz, Borderland...

Frank Bothwell, a volunteer at the Urban League, brought a hat with a fitting message while working at an enrollment event in early March.

Local Organizations Work to Secure Healthcare for South Tucsonans

Kate Newton March 26, 2014

In South Tucson, the road to affordable healthcare is paved with good intentions, but local organizations have often struggled to convert purpose into productivity when it comes to aiding the uninsured. With...

The sun sets over the International Border in Nogales, Ariz.  An average of 40,000 people cross the border into Nogales, Ariz. everyday, and in Arizona people from Mexico spend approximately $7.3 million each day statewide, according to the Arizona-Mexico Commission.

Photo Essay: Ambos Nogales

Ryan Revock March 18, 2014

Both cities of Nogales, "Ambos Nogales," rest side by side along the border between the United States and Mexico, and each day thousands of people cross the border and commerce is conducted across the...

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