By Brandon Soliz In 2016, data collected by Pew Research showed the number of Latinos has surpassed 58 million in the United States. However, since 1996, 69 percent of housekeeper/maid characters portrayed in the media are Latino. The aforementioned character is just one of many stereotypical roles taken on by Latin American actors and actresses, […]
Say ‘Hola’ to Learning a New Language
May 1, 2017 by
By Mary Onishi A report by the Modern Language Institute revealed that American enrollment in foreign language courses in higher education is declining. Chairperson of the Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures at Texas Tech University Erin Collopy said one reason enrollment rate in foreign language courses is dropping is because students don’t […]
Not Your Average Campus Visitors
May 16, 2013 by
For children of low socio economic families college is a topic left untouched. Last week however, first grade teachers of Harwell Elementary School brought their 84 students to tour the Texas Tech campus. “They’ve been really excited,” Maria Gregory, a first grade teacher at Harwell, said. “A lot of them have lived here and have […]
