By Lianne Maldonado Special to La Voz Melissa Diepold, a freshman on the Women’s Lacrosse team at the University of Maryland, stands out from many of her teammates. Unlike the majority of the Lacrosse team, Melissa comes from a Latino background. Why is it that Melissa’s sport, along with some others at the university, such [...]
By Melissa Moore Special to La Voz As part of the University of Maryland’s promotion of leadership and diversity, a“special topics” leadership class, EDCP4418C, or the Latino leadership class, provides students with leadership theories and practices within a Latino context. “We want to bring forth voices that often aren’t heard and provide students with a [...]
Maryland project helps immigrants become U.S. Citizens By Michaelle Bond Staff Writer For many immigrants, applying for U.S. Citizenship can be a complex process, but the New Americans Citizenship Project of Maryland has helped many people, like Zoila Villagomez, become citizens. After seeing her father unsuccessfully apply to become a citizen, Peru native Villagomez, a [...]
U.S. military promotes racial understanding By Jonathan Lim Special to La Voz The United States Army Initial Military Training, which is responsible for the Army’s Basic Combat Training, is a rigorous program. But beyond pushing soldiers to their physical and emotional limits, the 9-week program also strives to remove racial discrimination from the ranks. Each [...]
Challenge to target Latino communities By Brian Bradley Staff Writer Dottie Chicquelo knew it wouldn’t be easy to convince local Latino residents to fill out their 2010 census forms, especially in predominantly Latino communities. That’s why, as assistant director for outreach and programming of University of Maryland’s Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education, she has been [...]
By Valerie Mickiewicz Special to La Voz Latinos make up the largest minority group in the United States, accounting for 15.8 percent of the total population. As the population continues to grow, “substantial coverage” of Latinos in the media does not. Several students at the university agreed that even campus media neglects Latino issues. Only [...]
U.S. Census awareness, sector plan are main concerns By Erin Borg Special to La Voz He doesn’t need an introduction, but gives one anyway. Bill Hanna, an urban studies and planning professor at the university and longtime community activist, starts every Action Langley Park meeting the same way every week. His organization, Action Langley Park, [...]
By Octavia Sykes Special to La Voz Some students develop a strong desire to learn foreign languages outside the classroom to the point of becoming multilingual. While many high schools and college majors require students to take foreign language classes, many students do not take the opportunity seriously. Around 25 percent of Americans are multilingual [...]
By Dana Sukontarak Special to La Voz In 1994, a four-year-old Gonzalo Frechilla had no idea that he would transform his love of playing soccer into a way of life 15 years later. Frechilla, now 19, is an attacking midfielder on the University of Maryland’s soccer team. He also plays on occasion as wide midfielder [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w12Vtt8Rhsw&feature=player_embedded] By Andres Gonzalez A volunteer who went to Haiti talks about her experience in the relief efforts. The event was organized by the Latino Student Union.