The collegiate staff of The Venture reflect on their experiences during 9/11. Though many were still too young to comprehend the full scope of the tragedy at the time, the experience has had a profound effect on their lives. Students are from the University of Houston unless otherwise noted. …

  The collegiate staff of The Venture reflect on their experiences during 9/11. Though many were still too young to comprehend the full scope of the tragedy at the time, the experience has had a profound effect on their lives. Students are from the University of Houston unless otherwise noted. …

The MMA world has been shaken up by UFC President Dana White’s announcement of Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 December 30th in Las Vegas. Not only will, the winner of this bout face the winner of the Cain Velasquez Vs. Junior dos Santos fight, but it’s also sure to be an exciting bout as both men have something to prove.

    To highlight the recent design and technological changes of the earth-friendly 2012 Focus, Ford Motor Company hosted the Hispanic Blogger Challenge in Houston, Miami, Los Angeles and New York. Ford invited prominent bloggers from each city to participate in a morning of environmentally-friendly debauchery. I enlisted the services …

  Cada día, la juventud hispana viviendo en Estados Unidos experimenta un proceso de integración a otra cultura diferente a la suya, lo cual puede ser un desafío. Ya sea a través de modales, costumbres o intereses culturales, el/la joven inmigrante o hijos de inmigrantes suelen contender con las presiones …

  The respected Pew Hispanic Center in Washington recently released an exhaustive report on Hispanic media. Fine report, great data. The conclusion: “Hispanic media” are doing well – better than English language media in terms of revenues, circulation and number of media companies. However, in describing Spanish language media, the …

  Joshua A. Molina’s death in Iraq did not cut short his dreams of bettering the lives of Guatemalan children. Molina, a 20-year-old Army Corporal, was born and raised in Houston. As he grew up, he always knew he wanted to join the Army. Molina joined the ROTC program at …

  As a senior in bilingual education with a minor in mathematics, Victoria Valdez scoffs at what she sees as an assault on the teaching profession.  In the past few years, teachers have endured scrutiny about performance, changes to pay, challenges to teaching unions and most recently, steep budget cuts …

  Latino and Muslim are two words that come charged with various sentiments in American society. Being a Latino Muslim comes with the challenge of facing both religious and ethnic ostracism. Juan Alvarado was raised Catholic by his Dominican parents but converted to Islam at the end of his college …

Today DHS, under President Obama’s direction, announced it will no longer target low-priority immigration cases. Instead, DHS will focus on deporting undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes and/or pose a security risk.