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Oct 05, 2007

Arizona Spotlight

  • Christopher Conover tells us about the issues that were the focus at the recent US / Mexico Border Governor's Conference...
    Border Governors Joint Declaration (pdf file)

  • Robert Rappaport takes us inside the University of Arizona's Meat Science Laboratory, to find out what students are doing to improve and promote locally-produced meat products...
    UA Meat Science Laboratory

  • Luis Carrion will profile two important Cuban artists - from two different generations: novelist Edmundo Desnoes and film maker Miguel Coyula, who are in Tucson for the cultural celebration Cuba: The Island Without Borders...
    Events still to come in October for CUBA: THE ISLAND WITHOUT BORDERS cultural event:
    Oct. 17, U of A School of Music: Homage to Ernesto Lecuona, "Cuban Sons" and "Sabor Latino"
    Oct. 20, U of A School of Music: Homage to Leo Brower, concert of Cuban Music for guitar Oct. 26
    U of A Student Union: Free class of Salsa Cubana and Rueda de Casino Oct. 31
    U of A School of Dance: mastership class in Afro-Cuban folkloric dance
    For more information, contact Marcelo Fajardo-Cardenas at marcelfk@yahoo.es or (520)405-7087

  • Experts say that over 7000 languages are spoken on planet Earth, but that number is actually decreasing every year. Tony Paniagua looks at endangered languages, and the work being done here at the U of A to preserve them...
    UA linguistics

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