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“DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRACIÓN” AT BUDDY HOLLY CENTER
The Buddy Holly Center is pleased to announce the opening of Celebración, an annual invitational exhibition of artwork that explores the history and meaning behind the Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. The exhibit includes art....
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NEPHTALI DE LEON TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT TTU EVENT
“El Día de los Muertos” or “the day of the dead” has long been a Mexican tradition dating back to the more than 500 years ago when Spanish Conquistadors first invaded and conquered Mexico.
In Mexico, elaborate observances are held to commemorate ....
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SURVEY SHOWS MAJORITY OF HISPANICS SUPPORT DEMOCRATS
In a recent PEW Hispanic Center poll; “Half (50%) of all Latinos say that the situation for Latinos in this country is worse now than it was a year ago”.
The survey was recently conducted by the national organization with 2,015 Hispanic adults bei....
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RACE FOR THE CURE RAISES $370,000
More than 7,000 Lubbock and area residents gathered together this past Saturday to form a mostly sea of pink as they participated in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.
The 5K run/walk and 1 Mile run/walk began at the east end of the Civic Center....
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EDITORIAL: WHERE IS TECH ATHLETICS AND ADMINISTRATION?
In a perfect world; a governmental body would give all taxpayers whatever they wanted and still keep taxes low; while providing public services at such a low rate that every taxpayer would be happy.
Unfortunately; that situation only exists in a ....
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EDITORIAL: TWO YEAR COLLEGE WOULD BE A PLUS
We applaud the efforts of Mr. Armando Gonzales and other individuals involved who are heading the efforts to establish a 2 year college in East Lubbock.
Education is the one issue we have tried to be vigilant about. Our high school graduation rates....
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LUBBOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL NOT RECEIVE CITY FUNDING IN 2009
After 4 years of receiving funding to stage the Lubbock Music Festival; the Lubbock city council has decided that it’s time the festival pays for itself.
The festival which is being held this weekend had been funded by hotel and motel tax revenues ....
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OUR COMMUNITY’S DROPOUT DILEMMA: FROM STUDENT TO STATISTIC
According to the Texas Education Agency; the state agency charged with oversight of the Texas Public School system; 74 Hispanic students dropped out of Lubbock High School in the 2006-2007 school year.
When compared to the number of students fro....
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¡ADELANTE CON LAS FIESTAS DEL LLANO!
As we close out another year on the Fiestas del Llano; organizers and volunteers should be applauded for their hard work and dedication to this year’s event.
From the opening act; the Miss Hispanic Lubbock Pageant to the closing musical act and ....
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LILIANA CORDERO CROWNED MISS HISPANIC LUBBOCK
Liliana Cordero, a Texas Tech University graduate student, majoring in Clinical Psychology was crowned the 2008 Miss Hispanic Lubbock.
Cordero won the pageant competition during the Miss Hispanic Lubbock Pageant which was held last Friday at the Lu....
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A HISTORY OF FIESTAS IN LUBBOCK
Not much has been written about the celebration of the 16th of September in Lubbock, but one thing for sure is that the celebration of Las Fiestas Patrias has been observed in Lubbock ever since snakes used to walk.
Well maybe that’s a little bit o....
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THE LOVE GENERATION
My take on a U.S. Census Bureau report which asserted that “minorities,” most of them Hispanic, would become the “majority” by 2042 brought a stream of disturbing responses from New England to California I see this as an irrelevant issue — in part....
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LULAC and AARP: Divided We Fail…Together We Can!
LULAC has partnered with AARP’s nonpartisan Divided We Fail (DWF) campaign that seeks to hold elected officials accountable to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, quality health care and peace of mind about their future long-term f....
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LPGA ISSUES “ENGLISH ONLY” REQUIREMENT
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has issued a new policy statement which says that “effective communication in English” will now be required of all tour members.
This new requirement may have the effect of eliminating many players from the ....
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