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Merline Gonzalez

Merline Gonzalez

Merlin Gonzalez is a print media communications student with a double minor in Spanish and marketing. She graduated valedictorian, battalion commander, and National Honor Society president in 2012 from Scarborough High School. She has several scholarships from the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo, Phi Betta Kappa, Coca-Cola/HISD and HAHMP. She has interned at Mega TV and Mi Familia Vota Texas, and is part of the Program for Excellence in Sales at the University of Houston. Her goal is to have her own magazine as well as work alongside Jorge Ramos or at least be able to meet him.

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It’s Valentine’s Day, and some are willing to take extreme measures to secure a date for the special day.

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Pope Francis is set to arrive in Mexico City tonight for a five-day visit, and among his many stops around the Tierra Azteca is the city of Morelia in the state of Michocán, which is considered to be one of the “hotspots of Mexico’s drug conflict”. Drug war and violence …

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A todos nos ha pasado alguna vez. ¿Cómo olvidar esos momentos vergonzosos, en donde “metemos la pata” y lo único que pedimos es que nos trague la tierra? Aquí les tenemos algunas de las situaciones incomodas que le han occurido a algunas personas. Te sorprenderás al ver que no eres el único que ha estado en situaciones similares.

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With less than a month for the MLS season to come to an end, the Major League Soccer Union has released the salaries of the highest paid players. Average pay for NFL players: $1.9 Million Highest paid NFL player: Aaron Rodgers / $22 million Average pay for NBA players: $4.1 …

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Después de haber abierto las puertas del primer Centro de Rehabilitación Infantil Teletón (CRIT) en la cuidad de San Antonio, el TeletónUSA continua con su arduo esfuerzo para recaudar fondos y ayuda para los niños con discapacidades, cáncer y autismo. Durante su tercer año, el TeletónUSA logro superar su meta …

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A sus 16 años y junto a su familia, Omar Moreno Medrano llego a este país en busca de una oportunidad para superarse. Dejo atrás su vida en su amada Tierra Caliente en México, y aunque extraña el olor del campo, a Omar no se le ha echo difícil acostumbrase …

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Scores of immigrants across the country have lost their insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act after failure to meet a federally imposed September 5th deadline to verify their immigration status. Obamacare and immigration advocates scrambled to help applicants provide the necessary paperwork to retain coverage but thousands still …