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First Gen Students Struggle to Go Back to School Amid Ongoing Pandemic

Laysha MacedoAugust 11, 2021August 12, 2021

by Laysha MacedoAugust 11, 2021August 12, 202105000

As I prepare for my return to campus, I’ve reflected on how this year of isolation went. Obtaining higher education is hard enough, but add to it being a first-generation student and you’re in for four years of learning on...

Lifestyle

Did The Bond Between You & Your Dog Grow During The Past Year? Check Out These Beautiful Stories!

Laysha MacedoJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

by Laysha MacedoJuly 22, 2021July 22, 202104822

Sponsored by This pandemic has been a trying time on all of us. With lockdown laws in place, most of us were unable to see friends and family, and only had our furry friends to turn...

News and Entertainment

‘Vaccine Tourists’ from LATAM Are Traveling to U.S. to Get Vaccinated

Virginia IsaadJune 3, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJune 3, 202103290

While the United States is slowly but surely (for now) coming out of the pandemic, some countries in Latin America are continuing to see spikes in Covid cases and deaths. More than one million people in Latin America and the...

Family

Homeschooling During the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Me as a Mom

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 17, 2021010551

The past year has been intense for well, pretty much everyone around the world, but mothers, in particular, have taken on an outsized burden that has left us overwhelmed, frazzled, and absolutely exhausted. We’ve all been forced to make seemingly...

Culture Family

5 Virtual Learning Struggles Affecting Latinx Families

Virginia IsaadFebruary 26, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 26, 202103239

Virtual learning has been a challenge, to put it lightly, for many families across the nation. But the way it has affected Black and Latinx families is even greater still. I’ve witnessed it in my own household, from having to...

News and Entertainment

18-Year Old Wilber Portillo Dies After Second Bout of COVID-19

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 202103710

An 18-year-old Latino man from Denver, Colorado has died after enduring two bouts of the deadly virus COVID-19. Wilber Portillo reportedly contracted the novel coronavirus twice just a couple of weeks apart back in the fall, ultimately passing away on...

News and Entertainment

Americans Flee to Mexico to Escape Strict Quarantine

Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021November 5, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021November 5, 2021014112

The quarantine in the U.S. remains intact and some Americans have decided to flee to Mexico to escape strict stay-at-home orders. The New York Times recently did a report exploring the influx of Americans looking to settle down in Mexico...

Culture

15 Things You Need to Hear and Do Right Now

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJune 4, 2020July 10, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJune 4, 2020July 10, 2020012382

We are in the midst of unprecedented times. On one side, we are still trying to fight off coronavirus, in constant fear of a new surge come fall. On the other, we are still trying to fight off racism, risking...

Lifestyle

It’s Time for Every Latina To Prioritize Our Mental Health

Johanna FerreiraApril 27, 2020July 24, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraApril 27, 2020July 24, 202008249

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up our worlds, infecting more than 2.9 million people around the globe and resulting in over 173,000 deaths, with numbers expected to climb. It has rattled financial markets and sunk local economies. More than 17...