The Team
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Eduardo Alvaro-Aguilar
Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)
Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish and Theater
Ser hispano es cargar nuestro orgullo en altas y bajas.
Being Hispanic means being proud in the highs and lows that comes with it.
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Noelia Arichavala
Year: Class of 2026 (Freshman)
Major: Spanish
Minors: Travel and Tourism & Teaching ESL
Ser hispana es tener muchas oportunidades.
Being Hispanic means having many opportunities.
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Marleny Barrera
Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)
Major: Spanish Education
Ser hispana es una maravilla de conexión humana.
Being Hispanic a beautiful part of human connection.
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Jazmin Castillo-Soto
Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)
Majors: Psychology and Spanish
Ser hispana significa tener un sentido de comunidad en cualquier espacio que entramos.
Being Hispanic means to have a sense of community in any space we enter.
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Evan Chandler
Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)
Majors: Journalism and Spanish
Ser bilingüe es un superpoder y un privilegio.
Being bilingual is a superpower and a privilege.
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Enrique Cuazitl
Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)
Major: Spanish
Ser hispano es poder conectar con muchos.
Being Hispanic menas being connected to many.
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Engracia Felix
Year: Class of 2026 (Freshman)
Major: Biology (Pre-vet)
Minor: Spanish
Ser hispana te abre las puertas a un mundo de oportunidades.
Being Hispanic opens doors to a world of opportunities.
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Paola Fernandez-Jimenez
Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)
Major: Advertising with a concentration in Public Relations
Minor: Digital Media
Ser hispana/latina es ser rico sin dinero.
Being Hispanic/Latina is being rich without money.
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Teresita Florentino
Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)
Major: Psychology
Minors: Psychology of Human Development, Counseling, Spanish
Ser hispana es tener varias oportunidades.
Being Hispanic means having many opportunities.
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MacKenzie Gonzalez-Garcia
Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)
Major: Human Resource
Minors: Spanish and Marketing
Ser hispana es tener las raíces de mi familia.
Being Hispanic means having my familys roots.
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Catie Hart
Year: Class of 2022 (Senior)
Major: Spanish
Ser bilingüe es encontrar una nueva perspectiva.
Being bilingual is finding a new perspective.
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Bec Herrera
Year: Class of 2025 (Sophmore)
Major: Psycology
Minors: Spanish, Theatre, and Counseling
Mi hogar es donde me puedo expresar sin que me juzguen.
My home is where I can express myself without being judged.
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Alvaro Lagunas
Year: Class of 2023 (Junior)
Major: Music
Ser hispano es como un sabor picante.
Being Hispanic is like a spicy flavor.
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Kendra Loos
Year: Class of 2023 (Senior)
Majors: Elementary Education and Spanish
Minor: English as a Second Language
Ser bilingüe es una oportunidad de entrar a otro mundo.
Being bilingual is an opportunity to enter another world.
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Diana Martinez
Year: Class of 2024 (Junior)
Major: Public Relations and Advertising
Minors: Communication and Spanish
Ser hispana es una bendición. Aunque hay tantos obstáculos, ser hispana es ser valiente y siempre aprender aún más de nosotros y el poder que tenemos siendo hispanos en los Estados Unidos.
Being Hispanic is a blessing. Although there are many obstacles, being Hispanic means being brave, always learning more about ourselves, and the power we have being Hispanic in the United States.
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Miguel Naranjo
Year: Class of 2025 (Sophomore)
Major: News Journalism
Minor: Spanish
Ser hispano es ser parte de una comunidad compleja con tradiciones brillantes.
Being Hispanic means being part of a complex community with brilliant traditions.
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Jaqueline Ortiz Lozano
Year: Class of 2024 (Sophomore)
Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Ser hispana es poder crear nuevas oportunidades para nosotros y para los que siguen.
Being Hispanic means being able to create opportunities for us and for those that come after us.
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Karen Pineda-Tejeda
Year: Freshman
Major: Architecture
Minor: Spanish
Ser hispana es siglos de honor y privilegio.
Being Hispanic means centuries of honor and privilege.
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Mario Villanueva
Year: Class of 2025 (Freshmen)
Major: Architecture
Ser hispano es una bendición y un privilegio.
Being Hispanic is a blessing and a privilege.
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Alejandro Zavaleta
Year: Class of 2026 (Freshman)
Major: Cybersecurity
Ser hispano significa vivir con orgullo en todo lo que haces.
Being Hispanic means living life with pride in everything you do.