McKenna Grant Contributing Writer Stamp Student Union held the Forum on the DREAM Act and Education on Tuesday night to discuss the potential legislation, which legislators recently reintroduced to the Senate, that would reconfirm that qualifying undocumented youth can attend institutions of higher education for in-state tuition. The forum, sponsored by the Latin American Studies [...]
Jennifer Davis Co-Editor-in-chief Sonia Sotomayor’s journey to her coveted position in the U.S. Supreme Court was one of strength, passion and determination. It began in a Bronx housing project with a fascination of Nancy Drew books and an admiration for her hardworking single mother. Her mother, who held down two jobs after immigrating to New York [...]
Mary Clare Fischer Contributing Writer Last year, the DREAM Act was one of the most contentious pieces of legislation. This year, the nation’s first Latina governor was inaugurated. In 40 years, 30 percent of Americans will be Hispanic. Brown is the new black, especially from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, during Hispanic Heritage Month, which [...]
Samantha Goldberg Contributing Writer Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated with food, music and cultural programs that showcase the history, traditions and contributions of Latinos in the United States. While celebrating Latino Heritage Month has been a tradition in the U.S. since 1988, the last decade’s influx of Latinos coming to the U.S. makes [...]
Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer When she escapes from the hectic noises of the city, she submerges herself into the heart of nature. It is in the middle of the woods’ emptiness, where she is filled with the support she needs to make it through every day. It is in the silence surrounded by trees, shrubs [...]
Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer Unlike your typical teenager, at age 16, she was the sole economic supporter of her family. Flores, now 22, had to work full time until exhaustion, while studying full time in high school, when her father was about to undergo heart surgery after having a heart attack. Her father’s health has [...]
Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer When he was three months old, his parents brought him to the United States—crossing the border with him on their arms. He knows almost no Spanish and has no memories of his native town, Zacatecas, Mexico. “I’m as assimilated as it can get, just as any other kid who was born [...]
Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer Her blue eyes, pale skin, and perfect English might lead you to think that she is just like any other all-American girl. Behind her smile, loud laughing, witty, and up-beat personality, there is an undocumented college graduate who might not be able to reach her dreams. Larissa, 23, a Brazil native, [...]
Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer He wants to finish his bachelor’s degree in environmental science in four years, but it might take him more than double the time to earn his diploma. He wants to take more than 15 credits per semester, but he cannot take more than seven credits every semester. It’s not because he [...]
Andres Gonzalez Staff Writer Her passion for learning has kept her constantly seeking new knowledge. First, a bachelor’s degree, then a master’s degree, and now she prepares to begin her next academic challenge: earning a doctorate degree. She knows that after graduation, she will be better prepared academically. Yet, unlike many of her classmates she [...]