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12Dec

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This Christmas, Let’s Shop Local

With Christmas approaching, you may be scrambling to find last-minute gifts. Before running to chain department stores, consider a local business for presents this year. According to an Indie Impact Study Series by research firm Civic Economics, for every dollar spent at a locally owned business, 43 cents remains in the economy compared to only 13 cents when spent at a non-locally owned business. Shopping locally not only keeps our economy strong, but often leads to unique finds for the perfect holiday gift. Small downtown businesses offer options from indie accessories to books and treats. Pop Cycle is a popular source for local upcycled items, and has two in-house brands: DDCo design for functional stuff such as magnets, coat racks, and plaques, and Monster Booty Threads for your fas...

5Dec

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Business

Tucson Botanical Gardens Lights Up For The Holidays

Tucson Botanical Gardens will be illuminated with over one million lights for its annual holiday event, LightsUp!, Tuesday through Sunday until January 7th. Six areas of the gardens will be dedicated to this event, featuring luminaria chandeliers, lit animal props, punched tin stars, and a Christmas-themed soundtrack throughout the walk, which should take an estimated 45 minutes. Snacks and refreshments are available through the garden’s partnership with Edna’s Eatery. The event runs from 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.; ticket prices may vary depending on date and time. Visitors can also admire the garden’s oversized catrinas in their Barrio Garden area. Created by notable artist Ricardo Soltero, the seven foot sculptures were set up for Dia de Muertos, but will remain until December 31st. Othe...

2Nov

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Business

Pima Celebrates Halloween 2023

Pima has wrapped up its Halloween celebrations at last. After weeks of candy and spooky events, including a showing of IT and pumpkin painting, Pima’s West campus Student Life organized a party on October 31st which included a costume contest, Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament, and free hot dogs. Jesus Christ was declared as the costume contest winner, with the runner-up being Ezio from the Assassin’s Creed game franchise. Other characters present included Batman, Jigsaw, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan. “This is the first event I’ve participated in; it was quite fun!” said one attendee, Ariana Cañez, who came as a vampire queen. Many students were eager to show off their costumes, from horror movie murderers to their favorite fantasy characters.

17Oct

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Pima Students Sought for American Advertising Federation Paid Internships

American Advertising Federation Tucson (AAF Tucson) and the Tucson Advertising Federation Education Foundation (TAFEF) are looking for Pima Community College students to apply for paid internships. Students will work at an AAFTucson member company focusing on Marketing, Advertising, Illustration, GraphicDesign or Video Production. These paid internships will consist of a minimum of 10 hours per week for a sixteen-weeksemester with a minimum hourly rate of $18/hr. Through an application and interview process, the student will be matched with an appropriate company. Students must:1. Be enrolled at least half time at Pima and be focusing on advertising or marketing (Marketing, Media Arts, Communications, Journalism, Graphic Design, Web Design, Photography, Illustration or Visual Com...

SunTran’s proposed route changes may affect Pima students

21Sep

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SunTran’s proposed route changes may affect Pima students

In early August, SunTran and the City of Tucson announced extensive bus route plan changes being discussed with the goal of “creating a more equitable, effective, and efficient transit network”. SunTran’s proposed changes affect nearly all current routes, including those leading to and from Pima’s campuses. Plans include more frequent service and extended hours, including on weekends. While some view the potential changes as promising, others, especially those who heavily rely on the buses’ current routes, are unsure about the proposed changes. SunTran's 3 bus parked at the East campus, September 21, 2023 According to a 2022 study conducted by the ETC Institute, 20.9% of surveyed riders were students, many of whom are Pima students who will be affected by the proposed changes. Tw...

28Mar

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Business, Culinary Arts, Pima Arts, Pima News

Hospitality leadership at Desert Vista plans to reopen catering branch in October

By QUENTIN AGNELLOPima Post It is no secret that the Desert Vista Campus is well known for its Culinary Arts and Hospitality program. However, the recent renovations to the campus’ kitchen and dining area have left the program unable to take orders or host catering events. This is set to change in the Fall, according to Jewel J. Mideau, academic director of hospitality leadership. Starting Oct. 21, the student-run service will resume catering operations with an extensive breakfast and lunch menu, including brioche french toast, traditional scrambled eggs, barbacoa lunch buffet and a taco bar. Jerome Camacho, 40, and Shelby McFarlane, 29, are full-time chefs in the Culinary Arts program. They said that the catering options will be limited to staff events for now, but t...

Fashion forward: Pima author to discuss new book

20Feb

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Fashion forward: Pima author to discuss new book

Images provided courtesy of Lisa Hodgkins, author of "Everyday Fashion In Found Photographs."Images provided courtesy of Lisa Hodgkins, author of "Everyday Fashion In Found Photographs."Images provided courtesy of Lisa Hodgkins, author of "Everyday Fashion In Found Photographs."Images provided courtesy of Lisa Hodgkins, author of "Everyday Fashion In Found Photographs." “Everyday Fashion Found in Photographs” book discussionWhen: 1-1:30 p.m. Feb.22Who: Lisa Hodgkins, PCC librarian and authorWhere: PCC West Campus Library By JENNIFER LANEPima Post From 1 to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Pima Community College Librarian Lisa Hodgkins will give a presentation in the West Campus Library about her recently published book, “Everyday Fashion in Found Photographs: American Women of the Late 19th Ce...

10Oct

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Finance, News, US News

FBI: Beware of SIM swapping

Brooke Brennan and Kevin SmithFBI Phoenix(623) 466-1999 ARIZONA—The FBI Phoenix Field Office wants to educate the public about the dangers of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swapping by criminals to steal money from virtual currency accounts. How the scam works—Criminals first identify a victim who is likely to own large amounts of digital currency and obtain their phone number and mobile carrier. They then socially engineer a customer service representative to port the victim’s phone number to a SIM card and phone in their control. Once they obtain control, they will change the passwords to all accounts (email, cloud storage, and social media accounts) by using the password reset option. Criminals can defeat any SMS-based or mobile two-factor authentication on any user accounts...

BRIEF: Dow drops as grizzly markets get worse

26Sep

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BRIEF: Dow drops as grizzly markets get worse

A red bear illustrating a downtrending stock market. (Courtesy of Encik Tekateki under license.) The last holdout of major indexes of the U.S. stock market has gone grizzly as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into a bear market Monday. All other indexes continued to drop, extending a 5-day decline. According to NerdWallet.com, "a bear market is defined by a prolonged drop in investment prices — generally, a bear market happens when a broad market index falls by 20% or more from its most recent high." The Associated Press reports, "The S&P 500 fell 38.19 points to 3,665.04. The Nasdaq dropped 65 points to 10,802.92. The Dow lost 329.60 points to close at 29,260.81. It's now 20.5% below its all-time high set on Jan. 4. A drop of 20% or more from a recent peak is what Wall ...

BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution

15Sep

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BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution

FILE - The BP Whiting refinery in East Chicago, Ind., is shown on Sept. 21, 2017. Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations at the Whiting facility in Indiana. (DroneBase via AP, File) By JOHN FLESHERAP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement Thursday over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations at the Whiting facility in Indiana. The agreement is the second in the past year between advocacy groups and BP involving the refinery on the southwestern Lake Michigan shoreline between Hammond, Indiana, and Chicago. Both ...