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Special to The Battalion The 2010 census found that more than half of the U.S. population increase during the past decade is due to the migration of Hispanics. There are now 50 million Hispanics living in the U.S., and the need to strengthen ties in the Latino community is more urgent than ever. “Latinos in Politics� is this year’s theme for the 23rd Student Conference on Latino Affairs, or SCOLA. This conference will take place Friday and Saturday at Texas A&M University. “We wanted to cover all areas such as the role of the media, policies, as well as the empowerment of Latinos to get involved,� said Teresita Zarate, a senior animal science major and director of SCOLA. The conference is open to all students interested in learning about affairs affecting the Latino community. “Last year’s conference was really informative. It opened my eyes to the whole system of Latino affairs,� said Abelardo Bocanegra, a senior biological and agricultural engineering major. This year Bocanegra said he is expecting to see dialogue
that will increase insight into political issues facing the Latino community at A&M. “It’s diverse here. We do have all kinds of people who appreciate the Hispanic culture. There have been some instances where we have been segregated, but I hope to see a more positive environment,� he said. SCOLA has lined up a group of influential scholars to speak at this year’s conference. Speakers include Commandant of the Corps of Cadets, Brigadier General Joe E. Ramirez, Jr, Alberto Moreiras, head of Hispanic Studies, and Sylvia Rivera Manzona, professor in the Department of Political Science. Ramirez will speak on the significance of leadership in politics and several others will speak on the importance of dialogue in promoting better relationships with those outside the Hispanic community. “For a long time the Latino community was the silent minority, but this is rapidly changing,� Zarate said. “I personally would love to see more Latinos involved in politics, economics and education. The most significant issue is having the Latino voice heard. Latinos are the largest growing minority, and I feel
that throughout all that, their voices are getting lost in all the hustle and bustle of politics.� Additionally, SCOLA aims to instill in students a sense of what they will be expected to face after graduation. A career fair will be on the first day of the conference and various networking opportunities will be available for students throughout the conference. “As the census is showing, we are growing,� said Melanie Weiser, the SCOLA program adviser. “We contribute a lot of diversity to the communities in which we live. We have seen so many changes in the past couple of years. We are going to continue to grow. Conferences like this help us to foster dialogue among the Latino community and enable students to become stronger leaders.� Zarate commented on the importance of appreciation, not only for the Hispanic cultures but for others as well. “A healthy appreciation is necessary for all cultures, not only the Hispanic culture,� Zarate said. “Appreciation leads to the bridging of gaps long left unattended, which will help build a brighter future and more successful nation.�
nation&world Ex gang leader gets 8 life sentences in murders LOS ANGELES — A judge guaranteed the founder of the Asian Boyz gang will spend the rest of his life in prison, slamming him Wednesday with eight consecutive life sentences for a mid-1990s crime spree that included eight murders in a quest to make his gang the most feared in Los Angeles. Superior
Court Judge Robert J. Perry called 37-year-old Marvin Mercado a clear danger to society and said only two of his victims were rival gang members while the rest were law-abiding citizens. “He deserves the greatest sentence this court can impose,� Perry said. “The amount of pain and senseless hurt this
defendant and his associates have caused is enormous and incalculable.� The bespectacled Mercado, who did not address the court, was stone-faced as Perry sentenced him to the life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders. Associated Press
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A good majority of the audience were students fulfilling music class assignments, but they all had some personal interest in the show. “My teacher told me about it, and we have to do concert reports for Music 201 and it sounded really interesting,� said Erin Duffey, a freshman education major. Most importantly, InterMEDIA 2011 was a refreshing new way for the students involved to explore the arts. Through performances, they were able to be creative in original ways as well as express themselves. “Me and my teammates were creative in a way I’ve never approached before. Art can be interactive,� said Travis Cagle, a senior mechanical engineering major. Overall, InterMEDIA 2011 demonstrated that art is something that doesn’t really stay the same. It constantly changes into new and unprecedented forms that require a lot of imagination and consequent innovation. It is no surprise that Texas A&M students produced it.
pile up and inundate the shoreline in walls of water,� said Ben Duan, an assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Until the waves released energy across the ocean or collided with land, they travelled approximately 200 to 300 meters per second — the speed of a Boeing 747 jet airplane. When the tsunami reached shallow water, forcing the volume upward, the wall of water built to heights of up to 30 feet. Though the Hollywood-generated perception of 100-foot tidal waves is unlikely, there is still data to be evaluated. “[They are] unlikely, but not impossible. It is impossible to generate this kind of wave with earthquakes, but with meteorite impacts, it is possible under certain conditions,� Weiss said. Officials speculate that flooding from the tsunami caused the electric generators at the nuclear power plants to fail. These generators regulate the interior atmosphere of the power plants by cooling the reactors with water. Without electrical power to cool a nuclear reaction, the pressure produces an explosion and the release of radioactivity. “Earthquakes and tsunamis are natural phenomena. We cannot prevent them, but we can be better prepared to mitigate their damages by scientific research and better engineering practice,� Duan said.
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