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Latino Reports Round-up: Latinx college students, New anti-sex trafficking PSA & The state of Latinx attitudes

Apr 24, 2020, 2:32 PM 0

LatinaLista COVID-19 puts the financial squeeze on full-time Latinx college students As the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, it’s clear that more populations are affected by the economy’s self-induced downturn than others. Namely, researchers are finding that it’s communities of…

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New study underscores ethnic pride important to well-being of Latino students

Dec 5, 2017, 10:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — The argument for the importance of ethnic clubs just got a boost from new research from the University of Michigan (U-M). Dr. Edward Chang, U-M professor of psychology and social work, and his team, found that when…

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National campaign launches targeting college students with eating disorders

Sep 16, 2014, 4:18 PM 0

LatinaLista — Across the country, college classes are in full swing with many students living away from home for the first time. While the popular warning to many of these students is to beware of the “freshman 15” —…

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Video: Latino college students speak out on rise in hate crimes against Latinos

Apr 28, 2014, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Earlier this year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released their report on 2012 hate crimes. In the report, it was revealed that hate crimes against Latinos had risen dramatically. Some analysts attribute the rise in hate crimes…

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Counselors see a rise in mental health issues among college students

Sep 9, 2013, 12:05 PM 0

By Eddie Rosales Borderzine EL PASO — With college enrollment constantly increasing, the number of students with mental health issues on college campuses has also gone up. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that anxiety, depression and…

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U.S. students set Guinness World Record in Peru

Aug 6, 2013, 3:27 PM 0

By Diego M. Ortiz Peru This Week At more than 16,400 ft the WindAid turbine set the Guinness World Record the highest-located wind generator. A group of students and professors from Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, USA, helped set…

Local News, Southwest

University of Houston students turn to illegal drug use under pressure to succeed

Sep 21, 2012, 11:38 AM 0

By: Audris Ponce, Beatriz Ramirez and Lawrence Barajas The Venture With all of the pressure to succeed in class and their social life, college students have turned to the drug Adderall to stay focused enough to get good grades….

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Spotlight Nonprofit: Creating a new kind of call center that puts college kids to work and on track for a prosperous future

Aug 31, 2012, 3:42 PM 0

LatinaLista — In the last ten years, more than a million customer service jobs have moved offshore. In our country where there are 25 million Americans unemployed or under-employed, it’s a cruel reality. What’s even more cruel is the…

General, Government, Youth

Virtual Student Foreign Service program has cool potential

May 19, 2009, 1:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — It seems at every chance the Obama administration builds upon the two strengths it had going for itself during the presidential campaign â€” youth and technology. The latest initiative that targets these two areas is an innovative…