Docility, dress codes and curfews — but only for women

By Madison McCormick/El Inde The 1950s college experience was rife with sexism and gender inequality. The University of Arizona, like many colleges in the mid-20th century, was a prime example of the social injustices that permeated American culture. Myriad rules were forced on female students, while the men enjoyed nearly uninhibited freedom. Kaye Byerly, a…

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Homecoming man

By Trevor Williamson/El Inde It was a typical warm, spring day in Tucson, with kids playing eighth grade baseball at Flowing Wells Junior High School. For the time being, Marc Acuña would be known as a close friend of head coach Alberto Urquidez, and a recent graduate of Flowing Wells High School. Certain that he…

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Life of the party

By Sofia Moraga/El Inde I was such a good kid before meeting them all, my friends. I would go to class, come home, do my work, cook myself dinner, maybe watch Netflix and then fall asleep. Nothing ever happened to me. I didn’t have many friends and my life was pretty, well, boring. Safe, but…

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