By Tom George With “Oye como va” and upbeat Latin rhythms playing on the stereo and the artistic displays set up, Latin-American studies curator students transformed Stamp into their own museum. The “Latino Museum”, which took place in Stamp on Dec. 9, featured the work of university student “curators” in AMST328, a class on Perspectives [...]
‘Other’ option keeps minorities from being represented. by Felicia Garay-Stanton Staff Writer As the 2010 U.S. Census steadily approaches, the question that comes to mind is how the changing demographic will affect society. The idea of race is being challenged as instead of having a set line of who is Black, White, Asian, or something [...]
More awareness is needed to motivate HIV testing among Latinos, activists say By Brandon Green Student organizations and activists are worried about Latino HIV awareness after few Latinos came out for free HIV testing during a World AIDS Day event at the University of Maryland. “I think all minorities should be aware of the affects [...]
Students praise the show, critics offer mixed reviews. By Brandon Green George Lopez’s late night show is received positively by students as “the change of late night”, with Lopez becoming the first Latino to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. On TBS, Monday to Thursday from 11-12 p.m., [...]
by Katie Gallagher Despite the efforts of fraternity and sorority life officials, many minority Greek organizations still feel disillusioned with their community during Greek Week and Homecoming. Both officials and chapter members agree that the issue revolves around a lack of communication between chapters and a lack of involvement for minority Greek organizations. Each year [...]
Father’s deportation could separate family from their deceased soldier daughter By Andres Gonzalez Far from the waving American flags, the “Immigration Reform Now” banners and the 3,000 or so people cheering at the D.C. immigration rally on Oct. 13, a woman’s stories exemplified the plight of families separated by immigration. Olivia Segura begged to keep [...]
Colombian, Venezuelan and Honduran journalists struggle to survive in systems that often oppress their voices By Shilah Alibakhshi The threat of violence and death is a reality for many Latin American journalists working today if they choose to freely report on exposing corruption. In the past 22 years a total of 360 journalists have been [...]
By Ben Present The bidding wars have begun for Aroldis Chapman, a recently defected Cuban pitcher who has been named among the best pitchers in the world without a Major League contract. Chapman, 21, is a tall, lanky lefty who relies mostly on his fastball to retire batters. Scouts have clocked his power pitch in [...]