Skip to content
  • About
  • Audio
  • Culture
  • Past Pubs
    • Tombstone Epitaph
    • El Independiente
    • En Español
  • Politics/Justice
  • Science/Environment
  • Sports
  • Video

Stories from Southeastern Arizona, by students at the University of Arizona School of Journalism

Tag: Yuma

Climate change could shake up Arizona agriculture

All StoriesAva Garcia05/15/20180

The agriculture industry has a tough job ahead of it. The United Nations estimates the world will need 70 percent more food to feed the global population by 2050. But the real challenge lies in meeting this goal under the pressure of a changing climate. As climate change progresses, it brings an emerging set of challenges…

Continue Reading

Legislative Roundup: Minimum Wage, Campus Free Speech, Egg De-reg

All StoriesErik Kolsrud02/15/20180

PHOENIX — This week the House of Representatives quickly filled the vacant seat left by former Representative Don Shooter from Yuma. His replacement is Tim Dunn, who was sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Dunn is a farmer from Yuma and will represent District 13 as a Republican. Shooter was expelled on Feb. 1 following the release…

Continue Reading

Guest farm workers do not always understand the rules

All Storiessteven spooner12/04/20170

With almost no one in the U.S. willing to work harvest jobs, farms have imported workers via temporary visas, a program widely criticized for the extensive bureaucratic requirements including housing workers. This winter Yuma area farms are expected to produce around 90 percent of the nation’s lettuce and green crops, meaning these farms need to…

Continue Reading

Drug trafficking in southeast Arizona declining but still national crisis

All StoriesGarrett Green10/11/20172

Drug trafficking across the U.S. and Mexico border continues to be an epidemic, not just for Southeast Arizona, but the nation as a whole. Cochise County is one of the primary points of entry. Since 2013, six different drugs have been commonly smuggled into the U.S.: methamphetamine, powdered cocaine, marijuana, crack cocaine, heroin and oxycodone….

Continue Reading

Rural community theater’s across Arizona struggle to survive

All StoriesBetsy Kaplan10/01/20171

In a world with limited arts funding, community theaters across the state of Arizona struggle to sustain themselves. According to Arizona Commission on the Arts, in rural areas only 52 percent of students have access to arts education programs in their school. The value community theaters bring to students and schools is being completely diminished…

Continue Reading

Posts navigation

Older posts
Contact

El Inde (indearizona.com) offers readers and media outlets the best journalism produced by students at the University of Arizona School of Journalism.

Our original content is published during the fall and spring semesters. All material may be reproduced—with byline and credit to El Inde at the University of Arizona School of Journalism, please.

UA School of Journalism • Louise Foucar Marshall Building • Tucson, AZ 85721

Archives
Recent Posts
  • Thunder and Lightning strike as Tucson air show soars back
  • All you need is love… and sleep
  • UA engineering seniors pursue rookie spot on “Battlebots” TV show
  • Tucson Swing Dance Club trying to appeal to U of A students.
  • Annual UA art exhibit adds variety of undergrad student works this year

Copyright © 2023 . All Rights Reserved.

Boston Theme by FameThemes