by Carly Bergthold | Oct 2, 2014 | News Slider
A fall festival held in Shamblin Theater on Wednesday celebrated all things Latino. The event, organized by the Lipscomb chapter of Futuro, included dancing, karaoke and plenty of Hispanic food. “Fall Fiesta has been our biggest campus-wide event,” junior education major Adriana Leon said. “It gives Futuro a way to make itself known on campus. It’s just one of the most exciting things.” Sophomore nursing major Jocelyne Lopez was also involved in the planning. “I was in charge of catering, so I called restaurants and had to go pick food up. I got Puerto Rican food, Mexican food and Central American food. Just a variety of Latino food!” Lipscomb students lined up for the food, which included dishes like horchata, flan, mocha tres leches cake and Jarritos Mexican soda. Attendees also had the opportunity to hit a piñata and take pictures at the photo booth. Sophomore financial management major David Villacorta said the event was in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sep. 15 to Oct. 15. “I’m from Tegucigalpa, Honduras,” Villacorta said. “I feel really proud about being Hispanic. I’m proud of being what I am and I’m proud of celebrating this.” Lopez pointed out how exciting this kind of event is for the Hispanic culture. “I think it’s really special and great for us to be able to do this on campus,” Lopez said, “That way we can share our culture with others.” The students in Futuro hope to have another big celebration in the spring and will also be involved in other cultural events like Lipscomb’s International fashion show. “Especially at a school like Lipscomb, where...
by Jameson Roper | Apr 30, 2010 | News Slider
Thursday morning, Lipscomb University hosted their second Hispanic Forum in the Ezell Center. Entitled “Opening Doors,” the forum was an informative event meant to cast light on the social outlook of America and Tennessee’s Hispanic youth and their education. Lipscomb held the event to bring together educators, students, and other public leaders to focus on diversity in our communities. President Randy Lowry began the morning stressing the importance of diversity in our community. Dr. Stella Flores shared her outlook on the current situation. Flores is a Vanderbilt University professor and internationally recognized expert on Hispanic relations. Prior to becoming a staff member at Vanderbilt, Flores worked in the United States Government Accountability Office. Flores, a Texas-native and Harvard graduate, stressed from the beginning that America’s Hispanic youth has not been targeted with enough help and it must change. “Immigration is inching to the top of the policy agenda [in America],” Flores said. Flores stated laws like the one recently passed in Arizona are a step back in America’s relations with immigrants. The new law Flores spoke of, entitled Arizona SB1070, has an aim to find and deport suspected illegal immigrants. The law grants Arizona police officers the right to question suspected illegal immigrants and demand identification. If the person fails to produce a valid form of identification, they can and will be prosecuted and deported. Flores said that we as Americans must give these Spanish-speaking students a fair chance at equal education. Flores’ parents are both college-educated Hispanics. However, she said that her mother was placed in speech classes throughout her schooling in an attempt to eliminate her accent...
