ARIZONA 360

Episode 204

SEN. MARTHA MCSALLY: Lorraine Rivera sits down with Sen. Marth McSally during her recent visit to Nogales, Arizona. The two discuss McSally’s views on the government shutdown, border security and her recent appointment to the Senate. REP. RAUL GRIJALVA: Christopher Conover interviews Rep. Raul Grijalva at Arizona Public Media on a variety of issues that include the government shutdown, immigration reform, and water conservation in Arizona. OWN WORDS – GOV. SHUTDOWN: Arizona 360 returns to its occasional, commentary series Own Words. This week, we hear from the wife of a federal employee currently working without pay in Tucson about the partial government shutdown’s impact on their family. OSIRIS REX MISSION: Arizona 360 takes a look at milestones in the ongoing OSIRIS-REx mission led by researchers at the University of Arizona. It comes nearly a month after the spacecraft arrived at the asteroid Bennu, which it eventually plans to collect samples from and return to earth. UA TITLE IX DIRECTOR: New UA Title IX director Ron Wilson discusses his approach to reforming the university’s Title IX policies amid recent misconduct allegations against the university and its athletics department. TOXIC MASCULINITY: New UA Title IX director Ron Wilson mentions toxic masculinity as a factor that can lead to negative learning environments. Arizona 360 explores the concept with Bryant Valencia, a doctoral candidate for higher education at the UA who researches the issue.