by Lauren Herber | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Herber, Editor-in-Chief Last month I traveled to Sonora, Mexico for Labor Day weekend. One of the members of my cohort, Tomás Thomas (MAGAM ’17, Mexico), brought a group of T-birds from Phoenix and showed us his home town of Guaymas. The weekend was truly an...
by Lauren Herber | Oct 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Herber, Editor-in-Chief Like most Thunderbirds, I love attending cultural festivals, trying new foods, and experiencing international traditions. Luckily, I’ve lived in several cities the past of couple of years that have allowed me to engage in these types...
by Lauren Herber | Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Herber, Editor-in-Chief Fall has always been my favorite season. It’s one of the things I’ve missed most since moving to Phoenix, where we live in an eternal summer. I love everything about fall: colorful leaves, warm apple cider, overcast days, cozy...
by Lauren Herber | Sep 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Herber, Editor-in-Chief There are over 600,000 homeless people in the United States[1]. 22% of those people are children, and 46% are disabled and unable to work[2]. In 2015, officials counted over 25,000 homeless people throughout the year in Maricopa...
by Lauren Herber | Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Herber, Editor-in-Chief Eid Mubarak, T-birds! This past Monday was Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest Muslim holidays of the year. Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of the Sacrifice, occurs at the end of hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia,...
