SB 1070 May Lead to Boycotts of the 2011 All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball season is still roughly two weeks away. But it’s not too early to take a look at the 2011 All-Star Game.And this year, it might be about more than just a game.
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Carmelo Anthony May Boost Latino Support
When the Denver Nuggets traded Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks in February, not only did they send one of the league’s best players on the move, but also one of its finest Latino athletes.
Lakers Target the Latino Market
The Los Angeles Lakers made big news within the Latino community last month when the team announced it reached an agreement with Time Warner Cable to launch the nation’s first Spanish-language regional sports network, according to the Los Angeles Times.
SGA Approves In-State Tuition Bill for Undocumented Students
On March 12, the Student Government Association voted to approve a bill that will allow some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Maryland’s public colleges.
Students Engage in Evocative Discussion about Model Minority Theory
On Thursday, March 10, 2011, students attended the Model Minority Theory Dialogue to discuss a riveting question: Do certain minority groups achieve more success than the population average?
MBSA Discusses Beauty Perseptions in the U.S.
This survey, along with a Beauty Panel that took place on March 9, w as conducted by the Multiracial Biracial Student Association (MBSA). The pane l began with a breakout discussions about the history of beauty perceptions in the United States. All five groups that were involved in discussions concluded that the “ideal” female image has changed over the years.
Latinos Census Data, More Than Expected
As government officials and media pour over the score s of 2010 Census data, one commonly assumed fact is being confirmed: the population o f Latino s in the United States is skyrocketing.
Violence Against Women in Guatemala, A Continuing Problem
In the Central American nation of Gu atemala violence against w omen is wide spread and hu ndreds of women are killed every year as a re sult of femicide, which is defined as the murder of a w oman because of her gender by the Gu atemala Human Rights Co mmission (GHRC).
Arizona Proposes Bill to Allow Citizen Status Checks in Hospitals
Arizona is attempting to pass a bill requiring hospitals to check the immigration status of patients when they seek medical treatment.
GOP Causes Tension between African Americans and Undocumented Workers
On March 1 black legislators accused Republicans of creating tension between African-American citizens and undocumented workers after GOP House members argued in a hearing that minorities would have jobs if not for illegal immigration.
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