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Summer is the time when many of us pack up our bags and move. Whether we do it for better schools, a change of scenery, or because the rent is too damn high, moving can be a time of both great hope and slight nervous anxiety. When we move, ultimately, we leave something behind. For Read More
What does being Latino really mean? According to Latinos themselves, the label may mean less these days. A study released earlier this month by the Pew Hispanic Center showed that Latinos are more likely to have nationalistic pride than any pan-ethnic pride. Of the 1,220 Latinos surveyed in a bilingual poll between November and December Read More
It has happened again. Another school shooting has ended young lives and scarred many others. The juvenile, who has been apprehended in connection to the shootings, has become the subject of intense scrutiny as media, psychologists, and worried parents try to discern a pattern. A pattern would convince us that this was someone’s mistake, that someone Read More
A human chain of 12,000 people scaling a volcano is certainly one way to create awareness. According to the BBC, thousands of people climbed Guatemala’s Volcán de Agua on Jan. 21 in protest of domestic violence, making what they hope is the world’s largest human chain. Prensa Libre notes that the volcano towers more than Read More