Fall months honor Hispanic heritage
Mark your calendars, it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month.
It began September 1968 as only a week and was later expanded August 1988 into a month.
The festivities begin Thursday, Sept. 15, which is the anniversary of the independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Hispanic Heritage Month Calendar
Saturday, Sept. 17
Brown’s Island
Latino leader discusses culture, success
Culture is like an iceberg, said Tanya Gonzales, supervisor of the Richmond Hispanic Liaison Office.
“(It’s) like an iceberg, which is poking out and you can’t see the large body underneath,” she said.
As part of the Multicultural Leadership Speaker Series, Gonzales spoke Monday about her role as a community leader for the area’s growing Latino population.
Crime Log
Aug. 21
A female was arrested for possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia on East Clay Street.
Aug. 24
A female student advised that an unknown person removed personal property from a secured location at the West Broad and Belvidere dorm.
Aug. 26
A male was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance warrants at the Krispy Kreme on West Broad Street.
Professors discuss effects of Katrina
With much of the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina centered on displacement and death tolls, those attending a Sept. 7 meeting at the School of Business looked to add financial concerns to the discussion.
Gamma Iota Sigma, an insurance and risk management fraternity, sponsored the town hall meeting themed “Financial Risk Management for Natural Disasters.
Search continues for missing freshman
At a press conference Monday, Willie B. Fuller, chief of University Police, and Reuban B. Rodriguez, associate vice provost and dean of student affairs, addressed local media about the disappearance of student Taylor Behl.
Fuller said University Police are working tirelessly trying to determine Behl’s whereabouts and are accessing all available resources.
Friends, family reflect on student’s life
VCU student Victoria Ward, 45, was found dead Aug. 31 in her apartment at 918 W. Grace St. The Richmond City Police said the cause of her death has not yet been determined and will not be until the medical examiner’s report is completed.
Ward, a mass communications and history major, served as a president of the Shakespearean Co., as a staff writer for the Commonwealth Times, and as a volunteer reporter at WRIR-FM.
In the News
Eleven children found caged in Ohio home
WAKEMAN, Ohio — Sheriff’s deputies removed 11 children from a home where they were locked in cages less than 3 1/2 feet high, authorities said.
The children’s adoptive and foster parents, Mike and Sharen Gravelle, denied that they’d abused or neglected the children during a custody hearing Monday in Huron County.
Editorial Cartoon
What liberal media?
What’s really happening on planet Earth right now? Most of us tune in to the evening news with the intention of getting at least a summary of the most important issues confronting us. I made that mistake a few weeks ago when I tuned in.
My intelligence was insulted from the bombardment of stories such as these: Madonna’s fall from a horse, Dick Clark’s plans for next New Year’s eve, the fact that P.