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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

University of Arizona students on their cellphones at dinner. Photo by Simone McCarthy

The Problem with Manners in Today’s Society

Simone McCarthy April 17, 2018

Checking a text message at the dinner table is rude. Not covering your mouth when you cough is rude. Not holding the door open for an elderly person is rude. Etiquette experts believe these are all...

Fresh-off-the-ice salmon lies on the filleting table at Blessings Seafood Company. (Photo by Amanda Lennon/Arizona Sonora News Service)

Seafood in the desert: to eat or not to eat?

Amanda Lennon April 5, 2017

The myths of seafood are tales as old as time: you should never eat sushi on a Monday, and you should also never eat fish in the desert are two big ones. The reality of the freshness and quality...

Polygonum 2.0 is the art installation created by Begian artist Tom Dekyvere. Dekyvere’s work was created for the Scottsdale Public Art’s annual Canal Convergence Waterfront in Scottsdale, Ariz. in February. (Photographed by Valéry Bellengier)

Tom Dekyvere: An artist after your senses

Mackenzie Boulter April 2, 2017

                          Scottsdale Public Art received a grant from the National Endowment...

Jars of Dawn Petersen's pickles and spiced pickled peaches are sold at the Lillie Mae's Blue Ribbon Pickled Garden booth at the Uptown farmers' market in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Photo by Uptown farmer's market.

Love for sale in Arizona

Lindsey Wilhelm February 3, 2016

Small, independent businesses make cookies with mesquite pod flour. Large candy factories sell chocolate handcuffs. When it comes to Valentine's Day treats in the Grand Canyon State, why not buy locally...

The Santa Claus class of 2014 at Santa University in Arvada, Colo.

Being Santa Claus takes rigorous training, pays exceptionally well

ACrandall-Correll November 26, 2014

When Stan Dale rented a Santa Claus costume one Christmas Eve to “goof” on some friends, he had no idea that his Santa identity would become permanent. Fifteen years later, the retired 67-year-old...

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