How the University of Arizona preps student teachers

By Victoria Ariate-Jover/El Inde Erin Garrett, a Tucson native and senior at the University of Arizona, walks into her fifth grade class ready to tackle a new day. The room is decorated with vibrant and creative student work along the walls. Garrett decorated the white board for the students’ daily assignment with different colored Expo…

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Giving new life to old buildings in Patagonia

By Ray Diaz/ El Inde Classrooms that used to host children attending elementary school are now filled with artifacts that depict the history of Patagonia. The Patagonia Museum is one of a handful of historic buildings that have been restored to serve a different purpose with hopes that they will continue to teach visitors the…

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Helping college students with food insecurity

By Kasey Adrian/El Inde Located under the Student Union at the University of Arizona, is a room where students and faculty can come and retrieve food they may not be able to afford. It’s called the Campus Pantry, a program that guides students and faculty who lack food because they have little money. One in…

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Finding a solution to UA Bookstore thefts

By Brooke Haliburton/El Inde The University of Arizona Bookstore is the place to go to find all your basic school supplies on campus: new AirPods, a Hydro Flask water bottle and pencils. But not everything that is taken out of the store is being sold — a lot of things are stolen from the bookstore,…

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No typical day for preschool teachers

By Aly Cantor/El Inde The preschool teachers arrive at 7 a.m. They sit and wait patiently until the classroom is filled with enough kids to clock in. Once all 16 kids arrive, it’s time for diapers. For every eight 2-year-olds, there is only one teacher. There is no typical day for preschool teachers: They may…

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