Maryland Ballot Question 4: The Dream Act
Meghan Hoffman Contributing Writer On November 6, Maryland voters will be able to vote on the Maryland In-State Tuition Referendum, also known as the Dream Act Referendum, a legislation that would...
View ArticleLatino awareness in today’s politics
Gabrielle Kratsas Contributing Writer During a fundraising dinner at private equity manager Marc Leder’s Florida home in May, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was recorded joking that “had...
View ArticleLatino vote could sway presidential election results
Fidel Martinez Staff Writer President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney have campaigned for the Latino vote to help win battleground states with significant Latino...
View ArticleMaryland Ballot Question 6: Same-sex marriage
Samantha Inzalaco Contributing Writer In this pre-election crunch, controversial topics such as same-sex marriage are making headway in progressive states, including Maryland. Maryland is one of four...
View ArticleMinority population essential to campaign, but not monolithic
Jessica Evans Contributing Writer President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will have to learn about and appeal to the minority and youth populations, increasingly...
View ArticleMaryland Ballot Question 7: Gaming Expansion
Samantha Inzalaco Contributing Writer Maryland’s casinos could soon feature popular table games such as blackjack and Prince George’s County could become home to a new Las Vegas-style casino – all...
View ArticleHow Latino celebrities have impacted the presidential election
Caitlin Hennegan Contributing Writer Celebrity endorsement of politicians is nothing new, but their support for President Barack Obama or GOP candidate Mitt Romney could impact this year’s election and...
View ArticleAbsence of Hispanic Voices in the Media
Kirsten Petersen Contributing Writer The underrepresentation of Latino voices during this election cycle may stem from a larger problem: a lack of diversity in the newsroom. According to a TV and Radio...
View ArticleSupreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin reasseses...
Alexandra Turcios-Cruz Contributing Writer Affirmative action was questioned at the Supreme Court level for the third time in history during the oral arguments of Fisher v. The University of...
View ArticleLambda Theta Alpha Sorority wins voter registration competition
Karen Mawdsley Staff Writer The sisters of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc., a national Latina sorority, were recently named the victors in a national ‘Rep Ur Letters’ campaign put on by Voto...
View ArticleThousands Rally Behind New Immigration Reform
#slideshow{ width:620px; height:533px; } José Umaña VIDEO: Tens of Thousands Rally for Immigration Reform A message was sent in English by thousands of pro-immigration supporters, who filled up the...
View ArticleNegativity Comes to Light as Concept for Worker’s Complex Changes
José Umaña Staff Writer As numbers of Hispanic day laborers continue to grow outside the 7-Eleven in Kenilworth Avenue, one Riverdale Park Town Council member expressed his disapproval of building a...
View ArticleNew Documentary Sparks Conversation as Immigration Debate Reaches Congress
José Umaña Staff Writer As Congress debates over possible changes on the country’s immigration system, one film raises the questions on how and why people from Spanish-speaking countries decide to...
View ArticleLatinos cannot name their national leader, poll finds
For the majority of Latinos in the United States, Hispanic leadership is invaluable, but naming a prominent leader who advocates for their interests is a daunting task, according to a recent national...
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Climate Change Affects Us Now
Dr. Charles Kennel delivers his lecture on climate change on September 18, 2013. Katelyn Newman Staff Writer Over three hundred people piled into the Physics lecture hall Wednesday, September 18, 2013,...
View ArticleBy 2020 nearly 33 percent of Hispanics will only speak English at home
By Adam Barry Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world—yet the Census estimates an increase in the percentage of Latinos who will only speak English at home by 2020. Census...
View ArticleU.S. Latino population has increased sixfold since 1970
Rokia Hassanein Contributing Writer The U.S. Latino population has increased sixfold since 1970, reaching 57 million in 2012, according to a recent Pew Research Hispanic report. That’s a 50 percent...
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Immigration activists rally for deportation relief in Washington D.C.
Melanie Balakit Editor-in-chief Members of the Student Multi-Ethnic Action Research Team (SMART), a youth advocacy group of D.C., march for deportation relief on Sat. April 5. Photo by Melanie Balakit...
View ArticleReformer interrupts President Obama at campaign rally
UPPER MARLBORO- An immigrant rights protester interrupts a campaign rally for Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, the Democratic nominee for governor of this state, as President Barack Obama spoke in front of...
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Clinton pushes support for Brown as Governor, despite immigration protests
A Maryland DREAMER protest outside a Hillary Clinton rally at the University of Maryland (Melanie Balakit/ La Voz Latina). Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, fires up potential voters on...
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