Gaming University

College students are beginning to play more and more video games. They aren’t alone; a recent gaming industry study showed the average age of gamers is 34 years old — dispelling any notion that video games are kid’s play. “I play video games probably, on average, for six hours a day,” said Tim Hawes, a University…

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Student homelessness continuing to worsen in AZ

It was somewhere between leaving her mother’s Arizona house and walking toward the bus stop that the frightening reality sank in: Amber Hough was now homeless. Hough’s PTSD and autism were causing “too much drama” for her mother and siblings. The arguments were getting louder, and the crying all the more common. Finally, Hough said,…

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UA Spring Fling carnival back on campus

TUCSON, AZ (Arizona Cat’s Eye) — It’s back! After 15-years of being at Rillito Park, Spring Fling has returned to the University of Arizona Campus. Moving the largest student-run carnival in the nation back to its original location has been in the making for a while now and comes just in time for the event’s…

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TUSD Pledges to be ‘Destination District’

The Tucson Unified School District is promising to welcome and provide educational opportunities to all of its students, regardless of immigration status. At the end of March, the TUSD Governing Board voted unanimously 5-0 on a resolution that labeled the district as an “immigrant destination district,” and to support National Educator’s Coming Out Day, celebrated…

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