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International USC students discuss global issues

International USC students discuss global issues

“Putting a Face on Global Sustainability” was a panel discussion sponsored by many different departments on campus as a part of International Education Week. It began with a sampling of food from the featured countries: India, Ghana, Madagascar and South Korea.... (Continue reading)

SC State celebrates cultural diversity

SC State celebrates cultural diversity

SC State University administrators, faculty, staff and students will join together in celebrating cultural diversity during International Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Navigating Towards the Global Horizon.” International Awareness Month will begin with a Parade of Nations’ international flag... (Continue reading)

West Metro Gift Certificate Program Participants

West Metro Gift Certificate Program Participants

West Metro Chamber Gift Certificates make great gifts, company incentive/rewards program, and a great personal and/or company holiday gift. West Metro Chamber Gift Certificates are redeemable when presented to any ONE of the following West Metro area businesses for the purchase... (Continue reading)

Witness a Crime Call The SLED Tip Line

Witness a Crime Call The SLED Tip Line

SLED ARSON HOT-LINE To report a suspicious fire and remain anonymous, call toll free: 1-800-922-7766 (24 Hours a day) SLED Alcohol and Video Poker Questions or Complaints (803) 896-7400 (Business Hours: Between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 PM, Weekdays) South Carolina CrimeStoppers 1-888-CRIME-SC IF YOUR AREA IS NOT COVERED BY... (Continue reading)

Mrs. Olga M. Sylvester

Mrs. Olga M. Sylvester

Columbia – Olga M. Sylvester died peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2009. Born in Peru, she was the daughter of Linda and Samuel Mendiburu. She moved to San Francisco, CA for school and resided there until 3 years ago when... (Continue reading)

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Notas musicales que van más allá de muros, bloqueos y filosofías

Notas musicales que van más allá de muros, bloqueos y filosofías

TODOS HEMOS ESCUCHADO LAS NOTAS MUSICALES DE ALGUNA MELODÍA QUE NOS LLEGA AL ALMA, QUE NOS HACE VIBRAR Y NOS TRASPORTA MÁGICAMENTE A OTROS LUGARES TRAYÉNDONOS RECUERDOS DE MOMENTOS FELICES. Pues bien, la música es ese conjunto de sonidos maravillosos... (Continue reading)

New survey of Latino teens and young adults shows attitudes toward school and work

New survey of Latino teens and young adults shows attitudes toward school and work

Education Writers Association, The Pew Hispanic Center and the National Panel , education researchers are collaborating on a day-long conference on Latino youth and education on Oct. 6 at the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington, DC. The Pew Hispanic Center will... (Continue reading)

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With No Progress on Immigration Reform, Activists Ready to Take to the Streets Again

With No Progress on Immigration Reform, Activists Ready to Take to the Streets Again

In the face of delays by the Obama administration on an immigration bill, pro-immigration advocates are ready to take to the streets again to demand comprehensive immigration reform. Univision.com’s Jorge Cancino reports that groups in several states are organizing marches... (Continue reading)

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The civil-rights struggle of today

The civil-rights struggle of today

November 8, 2009, will mark the one-year anniversary of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcello Lucero’s brutal murder at the hand of seven high school teens in the infamously anti-immigrant Suffolk County, New York. Unfortunately, it took the death of one human... (Continue reading)

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Census Boycott Splits Latinos

Census Boycott Splits Latinos

Earlier this year, a prominent Latino religious leader proposed a boycott of the 2010 Census as a way for undocumented immigrants to bring their voices to bear on the immigration debate. The boycott, pushed by the Rev. Miguel Ángel Rivera of... (Continue reading)

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