A balloon legacy

By Jillian Bartsch/El Inde Patrick Nilz typically starts his morning by driving to an open field with his trailer and his crew team. They get to the field early in the morning and look up at the sky. The young, red headed Nilz notices that the sky is clear and decides to let a single…

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The prospects of millennial home ownership

By Kristopher Yanez/El Inde From the living room of Mariah Haga’s one-bedroom apartment, alongside her mother, her younger brother, and Cooper, her stout black-and-brown basset hound-mix — the choir of voices crescendoed together as they eagerly counted down the remaining seconds of December 31, 2019.  Hasty for a new beginning, Haga was “coming in hot.”…

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A new life in baking

By Ciara Jean/El Inde Four years ago, Mariel Montiel got into her car with a small Mexican hot chocolate cupcake and drove across Tucson to her friend Megan’s work. She was on a mission. She needed to know if the cupcake that she just created was actually good or if she was just imagining things….

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Beauty comes from within —a makeup kit

By Sydney Jones/El Inde “Whoever is ready, I’m ready for you!” Georgina “Georgie” Dominguez is a freelance makeup artist based in Tucson, ready to conquer another day of wedding glam. Joined by her fellow artist AnaLia Martinez, the two have their Red Bull energy drinks ready to apply makeup on 12 giddy bridal party members….

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Finding a passion for business — in photography

By Riley Holman/El Inde During one summer semester abroad in the Eller Business School program, Harley Goul remembers the landscapes of Brazil as some of the most beautiful natural places she has ever seen: from the rivers of the Amazon to white sand beaches, turquoise blue waters, and bustling streets of locals selling goods. After…

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