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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

A person is much more likely to kill themselves with their own gun then someone else with a gun.

The epidemic of white male suicide

Chris Blach April 11, 2018

White men are killing themselves more than any other race. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60 percent of all suicides are firearm-related and 80 percent of firearm-related...

University of Arizona Senior, Alexandra Meyers texting at a stop light in Tucson, Arizona. Photo by Emily Homa

Arizona: Tops in careless driving states

Emily homa March 2, 2018

Distracted driving remains a rising factor in traffic accidents and fatalities in the United States. In the southwest, Arizona was ranked one of the worst. The National Safety Council reported that...

Why do we hate?

Why do we hate?

brenna bailey November 30, 2017
These modern-day, blatant acts of racism and white supremacy — akin to those of the civil rights era — elevated the national debate surrounding hate. They forced Americans to again confront a couple uncomfortable questions: why do we hate? And how do we stop it?  
A PEMEX gas station sits empty in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico after repercussions from the gasolinazo on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.

Gasolinazo: Gas crisis in Mexico crosses the border

Amanda Oien March 10, 2017

Angela Ayala Gonzalez, like many other residents in San Luis, Sonora, and Nogales, Sonora, is struggling even more to make ends meet in Mexico after a 20 percent increase in gas prices following a...

Over the past ten years, immigration backlogs have more than doubled. ( Chart: https://infogr.am/us_immigration_backlogs)

Justice delayed: Immigration courts drown in backlogged cases

Kendal Blust March 24, 2016

U.S. immigration courts nationwide are struggling under severe backlogs, despite the addition of nine immigration judges announced in February. Immigration spending has not kept pace with money...

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