Escape through alcohol

Enter a bar on a Saturday night and the scene is the same everywhere.  Groups of people drinking together or alone to savor a few moments of evasion from their hectic lives.  Some drink more than others, some do drugs, but the outcome is the same. Escape. Why does our human population feel the need…

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Safe Spaces

Fifty years having locations for only one race was seen as segregation. Today, these so-called safe spaces are creating essential community for marginalized people to celebrate cultural and social values. Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, LGBTQ and many other marginalized people create safe spaces and communities in academic institutions all over the country. Matthias…

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Experiencing the Loop

  The 110-mile, smoothly paved loop is a new addition to Tucson, Arizona that serves as a multipurpose, bike path and allows for people to go through and around town in a whole new way. Pima County Administrator, Chuck Huckelberry, was the main mover and shaker of the loop and oversaw the financial aspects of…

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The cost of a graduate

With graduation upon us, every college graduate may be thinking the same thing: “I’m financially free!” However, that’s hardly the case. On average, an in-state student will spend about $39,880 over the course of four years at a four-year public institution. But that doesn’t include the cost to graduate. For the 2017-2018 school year an…

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