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Food, crafts and dancing at El Festival del Barrio

Food, crafts and dancing at El Festival del Barrio

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor October 2, 2024

El Festival del Barrio was the latest addition to the Hispanic Heritage Month roster of events that brought together various cultural experiences, music and food from Latin America to Oakland University.  Hosted...

Civic engagement at the Hispanic Heritage Month opening ceremony

Civic engagement at the Hispanic Heritage Month opening ceremony

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor September 25, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off at Oakland University on Sept. 16 with a visit from Deputy Secretary of State, Aghogho Edevbie, to talk about voting rights and responsibilities with students who are...

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OU students pick their favorite Hispanic movies and shows for Hispanic Heritage Month

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter September 25, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and is used as a recognition of several Hispanic countries gaining independence, while also being a celebration of Hispanic culture...

OU's Hispanic Film Festival celebrates diversity through cinema

OU’s Hispanic Film Festival celebrates diversity through cinema

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter October 4, 2023

Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, Oakland University's Hispanic Film Festival is a vibrant celebration of Hispanic culture, storytelling and cinema.  The event brings together students, faculty...

Students gathered in the Habitat on Friday, Oct. 8, to watch "In the Heights." The film screening was part of OU's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with ‘In the Heights’

Tanner Trafelet, Contributor October 13, 2021

The Oakland University Office for Student Involvement (OSI) and Center for Multicultural Initiatives (CMI) co-sponsored a screening of the film “In the Heights” on Friday, Oct. 8, in the Oakland Center’s...

The 2021 Immigration Film Festival kicked off with a viewing of the documentary "Missing in Brooks County." The film explores Brooks County, Texas where more migrants go missing after crossing the Mexico-United States border than anywhere else in the U.S.

2021 Immigration Film Festival kicks off with ‘Missing in Brooks County’

Sarah Gudenau, Features Editor September 22, 2021

On Sept. 16, Mexican Independence Day, Oakland University’s Department of Modern Languages and School of Nursing kicked off the annual Immigration Film Festival. Participants were able to attend the...

Food was served at the event that celebrated the end of the Hispanic Heritage Month events at OU.

Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close

Simon Albaugh, Intern Reporter October 18, 2016

This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month has officially ended. But it didn’t go without leaving a mark on both Hispanic students and the larger community alike. Hispanic Heritage Month was a series...

Oakland University Center for Multicultural Initiatives held an immigration debate on Wednesday, Oct. 12 as part of the Hispanic Celebration Month events.

Immigration panel held during Hispanic Heritage Month

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor October 18, 2016

As part of its Hispanic Heritage Month series, Oakland University held an panel on immigration on Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Banquet Room A of the Oakland Center. Organized by associate professor of Spanish...

The event was hosted in the banquet rooms from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Latin American Conference empowers Hispanic-American Women

Simon Albaugh, Intern Reporter October 11, 2016

For one day, the Banquet Room of the Oakland Center was filled to the brim with empowered Latinas. As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Latina Empowerment Conference  on Oct. 8 worked to educate and...

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