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Aztecs Start Season Hot, Take Three of Four From Ranked Opponent

19Feb

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Sports

Aztecs Start Season Hot, Take Three of Four From Ranked Opponent

Photos by Raymond Suarez By Nate Martinez After a series of postponed games, Pima Community College baseball was finally able to kick off the delayed 2021 season. They took on the number 20 ranked College of Southern Nevada Coyotes in back-to-back doubleheaders last Friday and Saturday. February 12 (Game 1): Aztecs 8, Coyotes 9 In a very rocky start for the Aztecs, Pima found themselves in the hole 9-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning in game one of their first double header. Freshman pitcher Wilson Bannister gave up four runs in the first inning of his first start of the season. He was taken out in the top of the 5th after allowing a home run and nine runs in 4.1 innings.. Freshman pitcher Darius Garcia finished the game, striking out three and giving up no runs on one hit. ...

What Disneyland Means to Me (And Why I Miss It)

17Feb

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Features, Opinion

What Disneyland Means to Me (And Why I Miss It)

By Alexandria Austin Disneyland has closed only three times since it first opened its gates July 17, 1955. The first was on November 24, 1963, the day after the assassination of JFK. The second was on September 11, 2001, when tragedy struck NYC. On both occasions the park was closed for one day. Currently, Disneyland has now been closed for just over eleven months. In my world, Disneyland is not an amusement park with too long lines and inflated ticket prices. It is a place woven into the very story of my life. It has been a part of my life story from the time I can remember, From the time I was just little, Disneyland was an event! It was birthdays with my big brother and family, ticketbook in hand, anticipating what E ticket attraction to ride first. My childhood is filled with the m...

13Feb

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Opinion

Opinion: Curfew Shutdowns in Tucson Prove Ineffective

By Troy Hutchinson Since late November, Tucson was on a lockdown and was supposed to end on Dec. 23 but was extended by Pima County, forcing businesses and bars to close their doors at 10 p.m. Local businesses grew frustrated as the lockdown started to creep into the new year, causing their company to lose revenue, making it harder to stay open during these difficult times. With frustration growing, local businesses Cobra Arcade Bar, HireWire Lounge, The Maverick and Union Public House joined together to file a lawsuit against Pima County, demining the curfew unlawful on Jan. 5, according to The Arizona Daily Star. That lawsuit overturned the curfew and opened companies up on Jan. 20, going back to business as usual. After talking to some local bar owners, no one was willing to go on t...

Inauguration Day Park Protesters Rally Against Two Party System

10Feb

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Inauguration Day Park Protesters Rally Against Two Party System

By Lanissa Patterson and Joshua Shaver On January 20, a small group of individuals gathered together for an Inauguration Day Protest, voicing their concerns about the two party system and new President Joe Biden. Organized by activist groups Stand Up Fight Back Tucson and Iron Brigade, the protest was held at Veinte de Agosto Park right across from Tucson City Hall. The protest began with 11 people and reached about 16 as the hour progressed. “We are here to protest the Inauguration of Biden,” said organizer Flash Bryson, a 19 year old student. “Yes Biden may have won but we are here to make sure that Biden is held accountable for all of the promises he made during his campaign… [also] we had to settle for Biden.” A large sign saying “ABOLISH THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM” hung between two tre...

10Feb

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Opinion

Retos y Bienaventuranzas de Dos Mundos

By Mara Duran Si alguna vez te has sentido perdido entre dos culturas ¡Bienvenido! Mi nombre es Mara Durán. Soy originaria de México, actualmente estudio en Pima Community College. La mayor parte de mi vida la he pasado en Guadalajara, Jal. es una ciudad con 8.5 millones de habitantes, aunque es presa del ruido, la prisa y el caos; se caracteriza por estar en constante movimiento. La amabilidad de la gente es una cualidad que hace volver a cualquiera que la visita. Además, es la cuna del tequila, el mariachi, la charrería y como muchos otros estados de México, del buen comer. Por lo tanto, al llegar a la quietud de Tucson encontré un remanso de paz en medio del desierto. Vivir en un país en el que no crecí, resulta un reto que puede ser abrumador, si has pasado por algo así, segurament...

Embezzlement in Sierra Vista Leaves Small Businesses with a Hefty Bill to Pay

10Feb

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Embezzlement in Sierra Vista Leaves Small Businesses with a Hefty Bill to Pay

By Kyler Van Vliet Embezzlement is defined by Merrian-Webster Dictionary as “to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.” The most notable embezzlement cases that people think of are the Ponzi-schemes that were carried out by Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford who would take money from new investors to pay out old investor’s “returns”, subsequently embezzling money before paying off their previous investors. Both are currently serving a combined sentence of 260 years behind bars after stealing a grand total of 58 billion dollars. However, a study conducted by specialist insurer Hiscox in 2017 on embezzlement in America showed that small and mid-sized companies (fewer than 500 employees) are disproportionately victimized, making up 6...

8Feb

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News

Legal Treats, Cramped Streets

By Kevin Murphy Proposition 207 was passed last November, legalizing the use and sale of recreational marijuana in Arizona. Under the new law, people 21 and older can grow up to six plants, with a maximum of 12 plants in homes with more than one adult, and possess up to an ounce (28 grams) of marijuana, with no more than 5 grams of concentrates. Once licensed by AZDHS, medical marijuana dispensaries can sell recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana sales have the usual state and local taxes applied as well as an additional excise tax of 16 percent. After administrative costs, the remaining excise tax revenues are split mainly between community colleges (33%), police and fire departments (31.4%), state and local transportation programs (25.4%), public health and criminal justice ...

Restaurant Resilience: Two Local Restaurant Owners Adapt to Covid-19

3Feb

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Restaurant Resilience: Two Local Restaurant Owners Adapt to Covid-19

By Kevin Murphy Tucson restaurant owners are adapting to a new normal under Pima County’s Covid-19 health and safety guidelines. With the onset of nationwide Covid-19 vaccinations already under way, the light at the end of the tunnel couldn’t come any sooner for local restaurant owners who have been soldiering on in this bitter battle since the beginning of the pandemic. With resilience and resolve, these restaurant revisionists have adapted and overcome setbacks to continue to safely serve their fare to the community at large. Located at 2650 N. 1st Ave., Smokey Mo co-owners OC Davis, Pat Jorgenson, and Brandon Johnson have been executing Kansas City style BBQ for the masses, while making some changes in protocols along the way. Purchased from previous ownership in March of 2020, the...

Proposal Would Cut Costs on Speeding in Arizona

31Jan

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Proposal Would Cut Costs on Speeding in Arizona

Photo by Taylor Beach By Kyler Van Vliet Sen. David Gowan (R- District 14) proposed a bill that would save Arizonans money and save them from higher car insurance premiums. Gowan proposed SB 1127 on the 12th, a bill that he designed to help both the citizens of Arizona and its police officers. One of the key aspects of the proposed bill is if a driver is speeding up-to 10 mph over in 55, 65 or 75 zone then you can be cited for the offense of “waste of a finite resource” instead of a speeding citation. This comes as good news as the offense of “waste of a finite resource” carries a fine of $15, whereas fines for a speeding ticket start at $250 for going 10 mph over the speed limit and raise by $50 for every additional 5 mph over. The bill also adds that the state Department of Transpor...

Pima student athletes given new life after lost season

17Dec

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Sports

Pima student athletes given new life after lost season

By Nate Martinez By now, one would have to be living under a rock to not know that COVID-19 really hindered college athletics. Many student athletes in the United States had their seasons cut drastically short thanks to the virus. For some, this is heartbreaking, but they can look forward to another chance to play next season. For others, this may have been the last year of eligibility to make one more run at a potential championship. Things seemed to have hit an all time low for student athletes across the United States until a recent decision by the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association). On October 22, the NJCAA decided that the 2020-2021 year of eligibility would not count towards student athlete eligibility. This basically means that athletes who were to compete, or h...