About Us
Saturday, 22 August 2009 17:55
Border Beat is an online student-run newspaper which focuses on issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico border. The publication is based out of the University of Arizona School of Journalism and is run by a team of 18 journalism seniors and an advisor.
Border Beat investigates and explores the nooks and crannies of life on the border, as experienced by living in one of the largest border cities in the United States. Border Beat covers a wide range of topics, ranging from education, health and business to sports, food and entertainment.
Using multimedia to enhance the articles, Border Beat seeks to give people an understanding that the border is much more than just a fence or a line drawn on a map. The border area is more than the place that two countries meet; it is a place which combines two cultures.
This publication is published from January-May and August-December.Each semester, a new team of students joins the award-winning publication and makes it their own.
If you are curious to see how Border Beat operates behind the scenes check out the Border Beat Insider Blog or read a live blog from one of our classes.
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News
- Live Blogging at the Women in Migrant Work Panel
- Live Blog: Margaret Regan Reads from her New Book Tonight at Antigone Books
- LIVE BLOG -Centennial Hall Hosts Laptop Giveaway Tonight
- Border Safety Workshop Live Blogging
- Live Blogging: Dustin Cox Campaign Kickoff
- UA Alum Runs for State House
- Stunning Stones Skip Over the Border
- Men Over The Border
Culture
People
Education
- ALE lends a day to Latino High School Students
- Latin by Tradition, Not Definition
- Pottery Project
- Literacy Program Still Running Strong
- Border researchers, 'Between the Lines' invite input
- A Different kind of Zoo- The Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum
- English class in Nogales, Sonora
- Local Butterfly Sanctuary Hosts Many Species
Health
- Border Health Foundation Hopes to Start Helping Locally
- A New Look for Life: A Cleft Palate Surgery Mission to Hermosillo
- The Prickly Pear: New Discoveries about this Old Desert Denizen
- Community Clinic Provides Fitness and Nutrition Classes
- Partnership Increases Breast Cancer Awareness Among Hispanics
- FRONTERA: UA Med School Internship Works to Address Border Health Disparities
- Community clinic serves uninsured when help is most needed
- St. Andrew's Children's Clinic
Twitter Updates
Who's Online
We have 15 guests and 1 member onlineBorder Beat Blogs
A Look at Border StudiesAmanda Portillo
A look into the research of the borderlands by U.S. universities, especially universities in border states.
A Peso for Your Thoughts
Matilde Cantero
What those who are new to the border area observe, their questions, and their thoughts.
Bebidas de Bridget
Bridget Miller
If you like pina coladas, you'll love these drink recipes from below the border.
Border Biz
Samantha Easter
Border Biz is a look at Business and Finance on and around the border.
Border Health Care
William Anderson
Attaching the electrodes another way to monitor the border's beat.
Bordering the Line
Nicky Hamila
A blog about relationships that are affected by the border.
Comida for Thought
Lauren Adams
A about taking food and drink recipes from south of the border and trying to make them on my own.
Coming to America: The Wide World of Sports
Matt Alvarez
Profiling Athletes In and Around the Tucson Area That Hail from Other Countries
Fashionista Frenzy
Laurann Robinson
A blog about border- inspired fashion trends and boutiques.
Greening up on the Line
Josh Schaa
A blog about green living on the border.
Inside la Cocina
Whitney Misenhimer
Exploring the sights and smells of an authentic Sonoran kitchen.
It's Always 'Sunny' in Tucson
Jeremy Hawkes
Covering the news and going on's in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
Lights, Camera, Border
Marcy Jones
Discussing Films about the Border
One tequila, dos tequila, three tequila, FLOOR!
Jocelyn Bresnick
A Blog About Tequilas and their Amigos
People Helping People
Allana Erickson
A look into non-profit organizations in Tucson, Arizona.
Reaching Hands Across Boundaries
Nikki Helms
Learn all about local volunteer and service efforts that are helping the underprivileged across the border.
Studying Below the Border
Jackie Smith
A blog chronicling the experiences of students who studied abroad in Mexico, and students from Mexico studying here at the UA.
Weekend Warriors on the Border
Christina Stymfal
This is your guide on how to have a fun-filled weekend on the border.