The 24th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Celebration commenced at Cal Poly Pomona Nov. 2. The “Day of the Dead” tradition has become an anticipated festivity on campus and an opportunity for the entire community to come together in celebration…
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Many of them came to Cal Poly Pomona as first-generation college students, not knowing a soul and uncertain about how to navigate the intricacies of a large university. Just two quarters in, Latino and African American first-year male students participating…
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For those who celebrate Dia de los Muertos, the homage to their deceased loved ones often comes in the form of a skull made of sugar and decorated with icing, beads and colored foil. The skulls, along with flowers, photographs…
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The annual tradition started in Mexico to honor the dead comes to life at Cal Poly Pomona this week. The César E. Chávez Center for Higher Education, in collaboration with the Ethnic & Women’s Studies Department, will host the campus’s…
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Spurred by campus issues and the impact of Proposition 187, a coalition of diverse groups led by Chicano and Latino students demonstrated and marched on the vice president’s office seeking a greater voice two decades ago. That protest opened the…
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The Mexican tradition of celebrating the lives of loved ones who have died comes to Cal Poly Pomona this week. The César E. Chávez Center for Higher Education, in collaboration with the Ethnic & Women’s Studies Department, will host the…
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The Dia de Los Muertos celebration, Veterans Day commemorations and the All-Steinway Initiative campaign highlight President Ortiz’s weekly video update. The Cesar E. Chavez Center for Higher Education and the Ethnic & Women’s Studies Department have scheduled the 20th annual…
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For many Mexican Americans living in the Pomona Valley, youth baseball and softball leagues are integral to their family histories. Through late September, their photos will be on display in the University Library. From the 1930s to the 1970s, both…
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The 19th annual Dia de los Muertos celebration will host more than 40 multicultural altars, Aztec dancers, face painting, and lots of homemade food this Friday.
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George Takei, the former “Star Trek” actor who has reinvented himself as an Internet celebrity and human-rights activist, will visit Cal Poly Pomona on Tuesday, Feb. 19 to speak about how social media can be used to promote social justice.
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