By Logan Wallerstedt/El Inde Summoned to the mound mid-inning, an Arizona State baseball pitcher exits the bullpen, sprints onto the field and begins his pitching warm-up routine. Except, before he does anything else, he stops and takes a moment to pray. “I will take my hat off, stand on the back side of the mound,…
By Elizabeth Humston/El Inde Your senior year of college is a year that you will never forget. The last memories made are usually of graduation; getting handed your diploma, throwing your cap in the air, and saying goodbye to friends who have been there for you the past four years. However, that is not how…
By Heather Rich/El Inde On the evening of March 28, I had just finished a puzzle when I left the kitchen to check my phone. I had two missed calls from my mom followed by a text message that read “please call me.” I received the news no one wants to receive during a pandemic:…
By Devyn Edelstein/El Inde Patagonia has a lot of visitors who walk a long way to spend a short time there. Former professional cyclist Chuck Veylupek is one of them. He passed through Patagonia in February, eight days into a four-month, 800-mile trek on the Arizona Trail. Veylupek, 51 years old, has a beard, grey…
By Olivia Schanafelt/El Inde Kyle Shillingburg, a senior at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, is studying early elementary education. He is 21 years old, freakishly tall and sweet-natured. Shillingburg works at Kyrene de los Lagos Elementary School, Monday through Thursday, and remains there for the entirety of the school day. His day consists of…
