From NHI to Congress: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In this three-part series, we are interviewing National Hispanic Institute alumni who have who have declared for United States Congress in the 2018 elections. This final installment is an interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an educator and activist who attended the National LDZ in 2005 and the New York CWS in 2006. She will be Educational […]
2017 National LDZ overcomes grounded plane as students reach new heights
The 2017 edition of the National LDZ (Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislation Session), at Elmhurst College, has been memorable for all its participants — but especially for 45 Rio Grande Valley students who thought that their grounded plane would keep them from the first day of LDZ activities. As Ramon Martinez, from IB at Lamar […]
Truly international team wins at International CWS
A group of students coached by a mentor from Florida International University, and honoring the “International” part of the name by involving students from three different nations, won the college competition in this week’s International Collegiate World Series. The International CWS, hosted for the first time by Saint Leo University in the Tampa-St. Petersburg metro […]
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