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New Documentary Sparks Conversation as Immigration Debate Reaches Congress »

12:03 am | José Umaña      Staff Writer As Congress debates over possible changes on the country’s immigration system, one film raises the questions on how and why people from Spanish-speaking countries decide to move…

May 7 2013 / Read More »
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Alpha Theta Gamma Multicultural Sorority, Inc. celebrates 10th Anniversary »

12:16 am | Sam Schmieder Contributing Writer Alpha Theta Gamma Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is beginning its tenth year at the University of…

May 7 2013 / Read More »

New Documentary Sparks Conversation as Immigration Debate Reaches Congress »

12:03 am | José Umaña      Staff Writer As Congress debates over possible changes on the country’s immigration system, one film…

May 7 2013 / Read More »

Negativity Comes to Light as Concept for Worker’s Complex Changes »

11:46 pm | José Umaña Staff Writer As numbers of Hispanic day laborers continue to grow outside the 7-Eleven in Kenilworth Avenue,…

May 6 2013 / Read More »

Senior political activist for Latino community wins La Raza Unida Award »

12:58 am | Paola Cabello-Henry, a senior with a passion for political activism, won this year's La Raza Unida Award.…

May 6 2013 / Read More »

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Are we culturally open minded? »

07:38 pm | By Andres Gonzalez Over time I have heard how people refer to the United States as a cultural melting pot, where different cultures and nationalities have merged to create a single identity: that of being “U.S. American.” Yet, I have come to realize that this does not mean that those living within the melting pot…

Dec 4 2010 / Read More »
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Absence of Hispanic Voices in the Media »

05:15 pm | Kirsten Petersen Contributing Writer The underrepresentation of Latino voices during this election cycle may stem from a larger problem: a lack of diversity in the newsroom. According to a TV and Radio News Staffing and Profitability survey, released by Radio Television Digital News Association this year, Hispanics make up only 7.8 percent of the television…

Nov 10 2012 / Read More »

DREAM Act Panel Says Students Can Help Legislation »

04:49 am | McKenna Grant Contributing Writer Stamp Student Union held the Forum on the DREAM Act and Education on Tuesday night to discuss the potential legislation, which legislators recently reintroduced to the Senate, that would reconfirm that qualifying undocumented youth can attend institutions of higher education for in-state tuition. The forum, sponsored by the Latin American Studies…

Oct 9 2011 / Read More »

Dream Act Student Profile:Esperanza »

12:02 am | Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer When she escapes from the hectic noises of the city, she submerges herself into the heart of nature. It is in the middle of the woods’ emptiness, where she is filled with the support she needs to make it through every day. It is in the silence surrounded by trees, shrubs…

Nov 19 2010 / Read More »

LSU Host Latino Kitchen »

10:48 pm | LSU’s annual Latino Kitchen held in St. Mary’s Hall featured free food, games and music. Students sat in random groups with a colored pieced of paper in the center of them. This paper had different Latin country names on them. Students in the groups had to see how many diferent types of food they could name for that country.  The group…

Oct 11 2010 / Read More »
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Salsa class for credit returns for second time this winter semester »

04:38 pm | Elyssa Morris Contributing Writer The School of Public Health will offer a coed Salsa dance class for the second time in history this winter semester. The one-credit Kinesiology course was…

Dec 11 2012 / Read More »

TOTUS spoken word performance explores identity and social issues »

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04:38 pm | Students of the course EDCP498: TOTUS Spoken Word Experience performed for their class's spoken word performance.…

Dec 9 2012 / Read More »

Film festival presents spanish cinema to UMD students »

04:36 am | Allan Gonzalez Contributing Writer The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the School of Language, Literatures, and Culture, and the Latin American Studies…

Oct 18 2012 / Read More »
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Local News

Alpha Theta Gamma Multicultural Sorority, Inc. celebrates 10th Anniversary »

12:16 am | Sam Schmieder Contributing Writer Alpha Theta Gamma Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is beginning its tenth year at the University of Maryland and the…

May 7 2013 / Read More »

New Documentary Sparks Conversation as Immigration Debate Reaches Congress »

12:03 am | José Umaña      Staff Writer As Congress debates over possible changes on the country’s immigration system, one film raises the questions…

May 7 2013 / Read More »
Negativity Comes to Light as Concept for Worker’s Complex Changes » Senior political activist for Latino community wins La Raza Unida Award » “Semana De La Latina 2013” Ends Week Abruptly with Cancelled Event » Latino population growth In Riverdale Park follows national trend » Hyattsville’s first Latino councilmember retires after a decade of service »

Transfer student becomes only Latino football player at UMD »

01:38 pm | José Umaña Staff Writer As Silvano Altamirano, a Mexican American, started to learn and play football at Mount Carmel High School in San Diego, Calif., he felt that he found…

May 7 2013 / Read More »

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