Three senators run for two open seats

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Three senators are campaigning for the two open senate seats in the Walter Cronkite School next week, making them the only contested positions in the senate race. Read story

Callahan named journalism administrator of the year

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Walter Cronkite School Dean Christopher Callahan was named the Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism Administrator of the Year. Read story

Opinion: Media not ruining suspense of the Olympics

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When the Olympic games are in session, it’s a rare time in America. People start talking about mysterious things like “curling,” and suddenly people start chanting “USA! USA! USA!” on a consistent basis. Read story

Student promotes health using Zumba

Lisa Blanco is a Zumba instructor at a new gym, Amenzone. (Photo by Stephanie Snyder)

Zumba is a type of dance that combines other types of dancing, such as salsa and hip-hop, into an aerobic workout. Lisa Blanco is a Zumba instructor at a new gym, Amenzone, located in downtown Phoenix, Read story

Opinion: Taylor Mall for students, not for sales

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Taylor Mall, the area between University Center and the Walter Cronkite School, is usually bustling on weekdays. There are students heading to and from class, people socializing and often student organizations promoting themselves. Read story

National Center on Disability and Journalism moves to Cronkite

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The Walter Cronkite School recently became the home of the National Center on Disability and Journalism, a program that was created to educate journalists about how to write about people with disabilities. Read story

Students prepare to march on capitol

Arizona Students’ Association met on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Student Center to discuss membership and prepare for a march on the Arizona State Capitol. Read story

Cronkite School hosts TV production

A section of First Street adjacent to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism was blocked off on Wednesday by the production of “Maneater,” a four-hour Lifetime Original Miniseries, as the Sony Pictures Television production rented the school for filming. Read story

Arpaio marches undocumented inmates

On Feb. 4 at least 18 uniformed sheriff’s deputies, armed and armored, stood outside the Durango Jail waiting to escort more than 200 undocumented immigrants to their new quarters in their own part of Tent City. Read story