Hispanic heritage Month (Mes de Herencia Hispana)

10/15/2024

Pura Vida:
DEI club members sell colorful bracelets and purses on a Thursday at lunch. The DEI club had been planning this event for weeks, dividing members into specific groups to run the table. All of the items were made through the Pulsera project in Guatemala, and all proceeds went back to benefit the members of those communities. Isabel Mendez ‘26 was one of the chosen members to run the table, helping to sell the products. “It’s important because everybody is different. So everybody has their like their own culture and traditions,” Mendez said during the event. “Coming from Costa Rica, I’m a native speaker, and moving to another country, I’m proud to represent my country here, and I just want to share my cultural traditions too for people to see what we do.” There were many remarks of the vibrant colors of the bracelets by other students. If you didn’t have a chance to buy one, don’t worry. The DEI members assured everyone that they would set up the table again next Thursday along with even more tables including a food table and a Dia de los Muertos table to further celebrate the month.

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Joaquin Downey

Hi everyone, my name is Joaquin Downey, '28, and I am a part of the Willis Hall Herald staff. You guys can call me Joaq for short. I love to write and personally love watching the news. I also love exercising and playing sports. When I joined Journalism this year, I thought to myself, "What kind of commitment am I making here?", and I got my answer pretty quickly. My commitment to you is to always bring facts and nothing but the truth through my writing. I also love dogs!

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Co-Editors-in-Chief .....................................Lauren Boone ‘25 and Jacob Johnson ‘25

Digital Publishing Editor ................................................................Anna Ciccozzi ‘26

Copy Editor.....................................................................................Aadeetri Pandey ‘26

Opinion Editor...........................................................................Mason Bibby '27

Staff Writers.........................................................Hanchen Ou ‘26, Fiona Parnell ‘26,

Nola Daninger ‘27, Dara Kerman ‘27, Victoria Real ‘27,

Margaret Bass ‘28, Luke Cocowitch ‘28, Joaquin Downey ‘28, Mia Esposito ‘28,
Akali Koeda ‘28, Monica Koene ‘28, Shree Patel ‘28, Kaitlyn Perkins ‘28, Isla Whittle
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