By Nicole Gleason/Arizona Sonora News A lot of astronomers start out as stargazing children whose curiosity for the cosmos is fueled by a key experience. For Carl Sagan, it was the 1939 New York World’s Fair, where he saw a flashlight shining on a photoelectric cell. For Neil deGrasse Tyson, it happened after he visited…
By Zoe Crowdus/Arizona Sonora News College basketball has its expected celebrities. The point guard who made the first pick in the NBA draft. A coach that led a team to 6 NCAA championships in a row. The fan favorite player who makes a game winning, buzzer beating shot and feels the crowd’s cheers engulf her…
The Islamic Center of Tucson is surrounded by high-rise student apartments on the University of Arizona campus. The Mosque was one of the first built in Tucson. Before that, students used to pray out of an apartment and when that apartment got too crowded, they built the Mosque on campus. Yet because of its location,…
By Ella Ford/Arizona Sonora News Two jet black speakers tower over the heads of the crowd; the floor beneath them shines underneath the blinding lights above. A long black cable snakes along the floor and grazes the side of the black polyester of a pair of dress slacks. It reaches its apex at the end…
By Johnny Maccaslin/Arizona Sonora News University of Arizona Police Officer Jesus Aguilar is no stranger to the Tucson community. Everyday, Aguilar shows up to work in the same uniform with the same cup of coffee. Knowing he faces a lot of pressure to protect the community, Aguilar keeps his same composure day after day. He…
