A representation of Latinos’ U.S. patriotism or a distortion of a sacred symbol? by Rachel Roubein The great, great grandson of Francis Scott Key would have been fuming. Marvette Pérez, a curator at the National Museum of American History, used the music of the Spanish translation of the U.S. National Anthem to fuel conversation at [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqzSe1JaPLI&feature=fvw] By Amanda Knowles Is there a Latino Ku Klux Klan? That a Supreme Court Justice is involved in? A former Republican Colorado congressman, Tom Tancredo, attacked the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, in last May when she was still a nominee for the position. Sotomayor was born in New York but is [...]
More Latinos seek higher education, but they still lag behind other racial minorities by Nishi Parekh Although enrollment rates for Latinos are high for their community’s historical rates, these do not compare to other races’ enrollment rates, according to studies. Latinos have traditionally been stereotyped for not enrolling in or dropping out of higher education [...]
by Brandon Green Students, faculty and staff filled the Colony Ballroom at the Stamp Student Union to tell the diversity planning committee how dissatisfied they were with the current Diversity Strategic plan draft. The Latino representation said they feel neglected in the draft. Although many were optimistic about the outcome of this Diversity Plan the [...]
By Amanda Donohue An associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center and a visiting professor of the University of Maryland, College Park, spoke about the overrepresentation of Latinos in the criminal justice system through the usage of statistics to educate students. Mark Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center, said that the purpose of [...]
Hola Terpitos! Isn’t it a beautiful day outside? I think mother nature is trying to play with our heads with all this good weather you know. But anyway, when I woke up this morning and went to check my Blackberry for messages (I know I’m addicted, look at my blackberry even before I brush my [...]
Today is the day that we come together and celebrate those that fought hard to protect us and those that still are. As a military kid, I feel that it is important that we recognize these people for their hard work and dedication, because if we don’t, who will? I attended the event Surviving Gangland, [...]
Hey, Hey, Hey! What’s up my Terpitos? Well the weather has been really nice for some odd reason, and just when I buy the coolest fur hat ever. I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer to be “stuntin” in it. But until then, I would like to know how you guys feel about [...]
Terpitos! I hope your week has been going well. It’s a little chilly outside but I definitely feel heated up. I don’t know if you’ve heard about the recent termination of Cordell Black, the Assistant Provost of Equity and Diversity and a strong supporter of diversity programs on campus. According to the Facebook event promoting [...]
Hey all you guys! I hope you had a great weekend of fun! I myself had a pretty nice weekend, but now it is time to get down to business. The semester is almost over! It’s all ready November; gosh, time flies when your having fun. Now it’s time for you to really get cracking [...]