Searching the stars with Carson Fuls

By Griffin Riley/Arizona Sonora News I’ve been shooting pictures for about eight years now, since my freshman year of high school, and have truly fallen in love with it. So much of what I’ve done since my passion blossomed has been in the name of furthering my craft: learning more about the techniques, the math…

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Kids on TRAK

By Taylor Gleeson/Arizona Sonora News Chelsea Menke has always had a passion for two things: horses and kids. At Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids, or TRAK, she is able to pursue both of her passions as the nonprofit’s program director. With a slim build, dark brown hair that falls around her face, deep brown…

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A mother of all trades

By Zoe Roberts/Arizona Sonora News She lives on the vibrant and bustling campus of the University of Arizona. She strolls through the streets lined with robust palm trees, just to watch students get from place to place and bask in the warm desert sun. She does it all: she fills the role of a handywoman,…

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Astronomer, college professor and superhuman

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…

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