This week’s MCSG meeting began with a presentation by Provost and Dean of Faculty Karine Moe, who explained her role at the college and took questions from Legislative Body (LB) members. Moe, formerly an economics professor, is in her 23rd year at Macalester. As provost, she oversees the library, the Institute for Global Citizenship (IGC),…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Adelante!’s spotlight of the week
Name: Alicia Muñoz. Roles: Associate Dean, Institute for Global Citizenship; Associate Professor, Hispanic and Latin American Studies If you don’t mind me asking, what is your Hispanic background? My family is Mexican. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, but my parents are Mexican immigrants. And did your location, the place where you grew…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Adelante!’s spotlight of the week
Macalester’s Latinx-identifying cultural organization, Adelante!, is collaborating with The Mac Weekly to highlight members of the Hispanic Community at Macalester for Hispanic Heritage Month (HMM). This week, Adelante! interviewed Nathalia Yalile Gutiérrez Sacasa who is a nueroscience major. Q: What is your full name? A: Nathalia Yalile Gutiérrez Sacasa Q: Why did you choose neuroscience?…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Adelante!’s Spotlight of the Week
Macalester’s Latinx-identifying cultural organization, Adelante!, is collaborating with The Mac Weekly to spotlight members of the Hispanic community at Macalester for Hispanic Heritage Month (HMM). This week, Adelante! interviewed Isabel Conde ’21 who has interests in international relations and Latin American studies. Q: What drew you to those two majors? A: In high school, I…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Adelante!’s spotlight of the week
Macalester’s Latinx-identifying cultural organization, Adelante!, is collaborating with The Mac Weekly to spotlight members of the Hispanic community at Macalester for Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM). This week, Adelante! interviewed Cuauhtémoc Cruz Herrera ’19, who is pursuing an Economics and Applied Math & Statistics major. Making a Difference Two years ago, Herrera started a Live it!…
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Adelante! holds [email protected] Week on media representation
Editor’s Note: The @ symbol is used in the terms [email protected] and [email protected] to include all gender identities within those communities. Last week, Adelante! held their annual [email protected] Week, with the theme of “Create Your Own Media.” Adelante! is a student organization on campus that works to increase awareness and appreciation of U.S. [email protected], [email protected]…
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Adelante! explores immigration through the arts during [email protected] Week
Macalester’s strong commitment to internationalism and multiculturalism is apparent in several different cultural organizations on campus. Adelante! aims to promote awareness and appreciation for the US [email protected], [email protected] and Latin American culture, and recently hosted its annual [email protected] week. Adan Martinez ’16, one of the co-chairs of Adelante!, said that this year’s [email protected] week theme…
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[email protected] Week a celebration of community, chance to discuss relevant issues
On Monday night, sounds of upbeat salsa music filled the Weyerhaeuser Boardroom as Adelante! kicked off its annual [email protected] week with t-shirt printing and music. “[This week] is the culmination of what Adelante! stands for,” said co-chair Adan Martinez ’16. “It’s one week where we can celebrate what it means to be Latino at Macalester.”…