Sarah Hogue Contributing Writer The bitter lime of fresh ceviche, the warm crunch of tortilla chips in salsa and the authentic atmosphere of Azteca Restaurant and Cantina provide locals of College Park as well as natives of Latin America with food familiar to them both. Azteca Restaurant and Cantina, at 9505 Baltimore Ave., is College [...]
Rachel Karitis Contributing Writer The Latino Honors Society focused on issues that have an impact on the community this semester, including the DREAM Act and fundraisers for the homeless, in hopes of creating role models for others to achieve. “We hope to emphasize community, heritage and philanthropy,” said club president Micaela Larson a sophomore mechanical [...]
Rachel Karitis Contributing Writer The International TERPS club has been providing a venue for the university’s international students since its creation in April 2010, with members ranging from undergraduate students to faculty members. The club’s beginnings were organic, according to active club member and physics graduate student Andres Cimmarusti. Several future club members met on [...]
Gabby Siskind Contributing Writer The Supreme Court has decided to review President Obama’s 2010 health care reform, and more specifically the provision of the statute to extend Medicaid to cover a greater number of the poor, which could have a major impact on the Latinos community. As of 2009, Medicaid covered 45 percent of Latinos [...]
Sarah Hogue Contributing Writer If the song “Feliz Navidad” means anything to you, it probably brings to mind Latinos celebrating the holidays. The food, of course, is a key element to each holiday celebration, but it varies greatly depending on the region. During the holiday season, South America is having its summer, which reflects on [...]
Jenn Davis Co-editor-in-chief Hispanics were at a higher risk for the flu during the 2009 pandemic, according to a new study from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health. The study found that the lack of paid sick leave, having more children and crowding in the household made the Hispanic ethnicity more susceptible to [...]
Kirsty Groff Staff Writer The Multicultural Biracial Students Association hosted their annual Diversity Feast & Film in the Nyumburu Cultural Center November 17 to a turnout of more than 100 students, most of whom had never attended the event before. Maybe it was the free food or the free movie, but no matter the reason, [...]
Kirsty Groff Staff Writer For students young and old, for experienced dancers and for people who have never heard of a ball-change or box step before, for people of all races and ethnicities – the University of Maryland Salsa Club allows any student to come out and dance with their peers once a week. Located [...]
Sarah Siguenza Contributing Writer Ever since Karen Guzman can remember, volunteering has been a fundamental part of her life. A junior psychology and sociology major, Guzman has exemplified what it means to turn passion into action by joining programs such as La Familia, a peer-mentoring group, and working as a student coordinator at the Office [...]
Amanda Ziadeh Contributing Writer The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2010 Hate Crime statistics reported that 66.6 percent of ethnically motivated hate crimes were because of an anti-Hispanic bias, an increase from 62.4 percentin 2009. Of the 1,122 victims of ethnically or nationality biased hate crimes in 2010, 747 of those were targeted because they were [...]