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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, students had a night to remember Cultura, baile y tradición

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cultures in our daily lives. “The motivation was to include all of our Hispanic community, not just the Mexican (community),” Rocha said. “There are so many other countries, so we really wanted to incorporate those countries. We have an art gallery that has student art from different countries and representation of all sorts of different things, and the same with our food. That was our main goal.” Jessenya Scherler, sophomore public health major and Community Life intern, agreed that the Hispanic Heritage Celebration was for all Hispanic Cultures. She says these events can reach those who want to learn more about people from Spanish speaking countries.

celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with an event planned by Community Life and the Spanish Club. National Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. To mark the occasion, Cumbia and salsa band Clave Dura performed in Lancer Plaza, where Community Life also offered free food from different Latin American countries for attendees. The event also included an art show featuring famous Hispanic and Latino artists as well as art by CBU students. Yesenia Rocha, senior nursing major and Community Life intern, shared Community Life’s motivation behind the event and discussed the importance of including all Hispanic

WORDS Selah Kelly

PHOTO Elijah Hickman

DESIGN Kia Harlan

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Hispanic Heritage Month