An American child of Punjabi immigrants

By Hayat AlQattan/Arizona Sonora News The kettle whistles on the stove, in a small white kitchen with white tile floors to match while Sumanpreet Dosanjh rushes around the kitchen, trying to make her dirty chai, pack her book bag, submit her latest assignment and eat breakfast simultaneously. She runs frantically around like she’s trying to…

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Far from home, a gymnast looks to stick landing

By Noah Auclair/Arizona Sonora News Payton Bellows sits near the University of Arizona main library, smiling and laughing as she talks about her hometown, thousands of miles away on the East Coast. A naturally outgoing person with dark hair, her biggest passion in life, and the reason she traveled so far from home, is gymnastics….

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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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Officer Aguilar knows Tucson

By Johnny Maccaslin/Arizona Sonora News University of Arizona Police Officer Jesus Aguilar is no stranger to the Tucson community. Everyday, Aguilar shows up to work in the same uniform with the same cup of coffee. Knowing he faces a lot of pressure to protect the community, Aguilar keeps his same composure day after day. He…

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Year of the Wo(Man)?

The midterms were a victory for women across the nation. The historic elections held Tuesday night elected many firsts of different races and orientations leading the way for Congress to become more diverse. In New York, 29-year-old Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to ever be elected into Congress. She had never…

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