Named ACC player of the year By Wadi Gaitan Jr. Venezuelan Terp basketball superstar Greivis Vasquez does a great job of representing both his country and university while bringing pride to both Latino and non-Latino students at the University of Maryland. It is no secret that Vasquez is proud of his Venezuelan heritage. He is [...]
By Andres Gonzalez and Pareesha Narang It could be the salsa music that grabs your attention as you walk up the stairs to the entrance, the attention given to the customers, the smell of freshly-baked bread and pasteles, or the familiar sounds of a passionate sportscaster screaming gol! in the televised soccer game. Whatever the [...]
Goal to promote cultural understanding By Felicia Garay-Stanton Staff Writer Coming to America was not just a movie, it has become a reality for two Cuban scholars visiting the University of Maryland from the Cuban Student Exchange program. Yenaivis Fuentes Ascencio and Anibal Ramos Socarras, two Cuban medical students, have traveled across the United States [...]
By Jason Lewis Montgomery County and Prince George’s County have the first and second largest Latino populations in Maryland. In these lean economic times, there are many low-income Latino residents who have limited access to quality health care. Montgomery County launched the Latino Health Initiative program in 2000 to help serve the health care needs [...]
By Elby Hernandez “You look white.” I’ve heard those words more than I’ve cared to in my short 19 years. I am now well aware that I’m not exactly curvy a la Jennifer Lopez or Salma Hayek, nor do I have the typical dark, thick hair and dark features that most people expect Latinas to [...]
By Sheila Kelly Staff Writwr While many Maryland students interested in study abroad look across the pond for traveling experience, the cultural hotspot of Latin America lags behind in attracting students. The U-Md. Study Abroad Office and other student organizations are joining efforts to guide students to see Latin America as the next Europe for [...]
Lack of representation, no U-Md. NAHJ chapter By Emily Hooper Home of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, the newly-built Knight Hall may be equipped with all the bells and whistles to launch a new era in journalism, but the school is still lagging, with no student chapter of National Association of Hispanic Journalists in [...]
By Sheila Kelly Staff Writer With shows like “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” ballroom dance is emerging as a cultural obsession. Ballroom is not just for celebrities and professionals, though. Students across the Maryland campus are suiting up and hitting the competition floor. Competitive ballroom dancing is broken down [...]
By Sheila Kelly Staff Writer The new Arizona immigration legislation that allows police to ask people for proof of legal status at random and arrest those without documentation has divided the nation on the issue of immigration reform. The controversy has made Arizona a point of contention on a national level as well as at [...]