As Colorado River plan advances, wrangling continues

By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News PHOENIX — States with vital stakes in the dispersal of Colorado River continue to struggle with planning for a long-term solution to deal with the realities of drought and water allocations in the West, where seven states depend on the Colorado. On Wednesday, a day after President Trump signed a plan…

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Intimidated by the gym? There’s a word for that, and there are ways to cope with ‘gymtimidation’

By Emmalee Mauldin, Nicole Reiley and Ambur Wilkerson/Arizona Sonora News Working out at the gym is a healthy way to relieve stress, but for some it can actually cause more stress than it relieves. The name for this effect is “gymtimidation.” Gymtimidation is when a person feels intimidated by the gym atmosphere and sometimes-driven culture. It can affect everyone…

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A coffee shop where the range of Tucson culture mingles

  By Shayne Tarquinio/Arizona Sonora News   Life speeds by on North Campbell Avenue, oblivious to the stillness of Raging Sage, where the sounds are coffee machines and the hum of human conversation. Maybe the slight clicking of a keyboard, or the clanking of dishes, or the creaking of the wooden chairs as someone gets…

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High-end apartment construction near campus brings some headaches

By Ashley Martin, Kirshana Guy and Vanessa Henderson/Arizona Sonora News The construction of multiple modern, high-end apartment complexes right on the edge of campus has created controversy among UA students, faculty, local landlords and local business owners. While the modernization of housing options has meant  monetary opportunity for some, for others it has created distress….

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A bill addresses political speech and the classroom

By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News Capitol Bureau PHOENIX — The Senate Appropriations committee passed House Bill 2032, which would prohibit schools from speech or curricula during school time “with the intent of influencing or changing a student’s political ideology or religious beliefs.” Rep. Kelly Townsend (R-16) told the committee that even though many teachers in the…

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