Jenn Davis Co-editor-in-chief The Hispanic population in Riverdale Park, Md., has increased by 1,500 people in the last decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and town officials are making changes in order to provide for the growing community. The town has made efforts to staff bilingual employees, including police officers and a translator in [...]
Mark Sanchez Contributing Writer Immigration laws are becoming an increasingly hot topic in the United States, causing many Latinos to question the location of their true home. There is no such controversy on the Internet, however, as Latinos have carved their own niche in social media. Latinos in Social Media, or LATISM, a huge nonprofit, [...]
Sarah Hogue Contributing Writer A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that for the first time, Latino children have surpassed the number of white children in poverty. At 6.1 million Latino children living in poverty in the United States, they have officially surpassed the totals for whites and blacks, with 5 million and [...]
Kirsty Groff Contributing Writer Being a freshman in college can be scary. Classes are hard, campus is big and unfamiliar faces are everywhere. Usually you know what to expect from tales told by family members and friends. But what if you’re the first of your family to ever attend college? Where do you begin? That’s [...]
Eric Garland Contributing Writer Between Hispanic Heritage Month and the start of a brand new school year, Latino students at the University of Maryland are sharing mutual feelings of excitement and enthusiasm in the beginning of a fresh semester. “It’s easy to get lost in all the commotion on campus since there are so many [...]
Eric Garland Contributing Writer Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back on the comic shelves. Once you see who is under the mask, you will not need your Spidey-Sense to tell you something is out of the ordinary. That is because the Marvel Comics replaced Peter Parker, the geeky yet witty photographer superhero fans fell in [...]
Chris Leyden Contributing Writer During the 2008 election cycle there was much discussion whether Barack Obama, an African-American, was a serious contender for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Never before had the United States elected an African-American to be president, and the fact that Obama was not only running but also gaining a lot of support [...]
Chris Leyden Contributing Writer Throughout the Republican Party presidential debates the past few weeks, one topic has been passed over and skirted around time and time again: illegal immigration. Even with a candidate who is the governor of the biggest border state in the U.S. running, that discussion has been avoided like the plague. Every [...]
Mary Tablante Contributing Writer The Obama administration said it will cancel and review around 300,000 deportation cases and prioritize deportation for undocumented immigrants who have committed a crime, while postponing cases of illegal immigrants who are in school, have family in the military or have family members for which they are responsible. The decision received [...]
Catherine Park Contributing Writer In recent months, students have protested through strikes, dances and massive marches on the streets of Chile to demand of their government various education reforms. Thousands of students, who have been refusing to attend school since June, are demanding free, quality education, more state funding and changes to the voucher system, [...]