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 [...]
Jennifer Davis Co-Editor-in-Chief After the latest U.S. Census information recognized Hispanics as the largest minority in the country, a night of singing, dancing and smiling ensued at the 25th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards on Sept. 15 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. More than 1000 business and community leaders, congressional members, celebrities and past [...]
Jeremy Spiegel Contributing Writer Latino enrollment at the University of Maryland has increased, but not as much as national rates, according to the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. The rate of Latino Americans attending college nationally jumped significantly in the past year, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center. According [...]
Eric Garland Contributing Writer To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept.15-Oct.15, the Latino Student Union held a barbeque on Sept. 14 for all current members and those interested in joining. The barbeque, held on the Washington Quad, marked the first event of the LSU’s calendar for this school year. The LSU is [...]
Héctor Tobar, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and successful novelist, spoke with students on April 7th about his new novel The Barbarian Nurseries and his experiences as a Latino man living in America.
The DREAM Act is going to the desk of Martin O’ Malley (D) after passing both the Senate and the House of Delegates. He is expected to sign the bill into law.
The Latino population in Maryland and Prince George’s County, in particular, increased greatly in the past decade, according to the 2010 census
The Maryland State Senate signed off on a bill March 14 that would allow undocumented immigrants to attend Maryland’s public two- and four-year colleges while paying the in-state tuition rate.
Latino drivers killed in accidents in the past decade drove without licenses according to a December New York Times story, which brings the efficacy of driver’s license laws into question.All but three states- New Mexico, Utah and Washington- passed laws denying driver’s licenses to people who could not prove legal residence in the United States.
The voices of Latino students are being heard loud and clear as the Maryland Dream Youth Committee (MDYC) continues to pressure lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants who, are Maryland high school graduates, to pay in-state tuition as they pursue higher education.