By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — With legislators still undecided on how to spend the record $5.3 billion dollar budget surplus, the Arizona Education Association, the state’s largest teacher’s union, is demanding massive increases in education funding. Heather Ayers, president of the Isaac District Association and a teacher at Joseph Zito Elementary School…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — From a legal perspective, the implications of overturning abortion rights and the landmark Roe v. Wade decision are worrying, said Erin Maher. “The way constitutional law is built is like building blocks,” the recent law school graduate explained. Legal decisions are stacked on top of previous ones, and…
By Abbie Kosoc/El Inde Every individual acquires their own unique talents, though not everyone has the opportunity to pursue such talents and chase their dreams. That’s not the case for Sophia Rankin. With a passion for music and a growing talent, this 22-year-old young woman has been able to put the time and effort into…
By Alexandra Contreras/El Inde Life has a funny way of working out. Sometimes what you think you want and what you are meant to do are not the same thing. In my case, it took a global pandemic to make me realize that my true passion involves makeup and not being a surgeon like I…
By Caroline Recupero/El Inde “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the age-old question kids hear all the time. Some children say they want to be an astronaut or a firefighter or maybe they want to be on the big screen one day. But, sometimes passions don’t work out the way…
