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Sorry, I don’t speak Spanish: Hispanics deal with the loss of Spanish fluency

Sorry, I don’t speak Spanish: Hispanics deal with the loss of Spanish fluency

By Guerrero Garcia Léelo en español  Brian Garcia and his grandmother sit at the kitchen table to share a meal, caldo de…

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Anarchy in the Sun City: Protestors experiment with black bloc tactics

By Jasmine Aguilera, Alejandro Alba and Amber Watts Editor’s Note: this article was produced in collaboration with Borderzine.com. Early in the morning in late April, a young protestor walks up to the windows of the Bank of America building on Mesa Street, in Downtown El…

Generación I: La vida inmersa en la tecnología

Por José Castro  Amanda Acevedo ha recibido un mensaje de texto a su celular. Ella corre a su cuarto por un juguete con la esperanza de que su hijo Matthew, de 2 años, le suelte el teléfono y ella pueda contestar el mensaje. “¿Quien quiere…

When the majority becomes the minority: EP’s 18% non-Hispanic learn to assimilate

By Andrés Rodríguez Editor’s Note: Jacob Wendell contributed to this story. Courtney Carpenter began to wake up with an upset stomach and a knot in her throat after taking her first job, at the age of 15, as a swimming instructor at Leo Cancellare Memorial…

Luces, cámara…poca acción: Los retos de cineastas locales

Por Andrés Rodríguez En su más reciente guión cinematográfico, Oscar Moreno entrelaza los sueños de dos adolescentes vecinos. Pero es todo lo que el estudiante de cuarto año de creación literaria quiere revelar sobre lo que será su próximo cortometraje. Como cineasta independiente ha aprendido…

I just want to dance: The lifestyle of ballet

By Alejandro Alba With every step and turn of the performance, elegance, passion and delicacy must be carried through when presenting the venerable and established art of ballet. Dating back to the 15th century, ballet has allowed many dancers such as Megan Aizpuro, junior dance…