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IN PICTURES: Celebrating the start of Latino Heritage Month

Mingda Wu
Students and community members carrying flags and parading through campus, celebrating the beginning of Latino Heritage Month on Thursday afternoon. Latino heritage month runs from September 15 to November 15 each year. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)
By Northern Star Staff
Sep 20, 2022
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Mingda Wu
Latino Resource Center Director Luis Santos-Rivas dances with others to the tune of a band playing in MLK Commons. The parade and celebration, which began at 4 p.m. Thursday, marks the beginning of Latino Heritage Month celebrations on campus. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)
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Bridgette Fox
Bridgette Fox, Former Written Managing Editor
Bridgette Fox is the written managing editor for the Northern Star. She is a senior majoring in English and minoring in anthropology. Bridgette is also a member of NIU’s chapter of the International English Honor Society (Sigma Tau Delta, Xi-Delta chapter) and the former managing editor of Stonehouse Academic Journal. Bridgette likes to listen to WNIJ and play Nancy Drew games by HeR Interactive.
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People march to the Latino Resource Center with flags from Latino countries on Thursday for the Latino Heritage Month Opening Parade. The march began at MLK Commons at 4 p.m. and marched to El Grito on Newman Lane outside of the Latino Resource Center. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Alpha Psi Lambda hosts El Grito event
Emma Alquicira, a junior elementary education major, responds to a street interviews prompt in Spanish. What impact do you hope to make in your career? (Northern Star Graphic)
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A letter that reads “Por los que no están con nosotros,” or in English “For those who are not with us,” floats over a path of footprints surrounded by 20 Latin American flags. As Latino Heritage Month comes to an end, Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez emphasizes the need to both celebrate the cultural impact of Latin American communities in the U.S. and remember the sacrifices made by Latin American immigrants. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Por los que no están con nosotros
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A band plays in front of a crowd to celebrate "Día de los Muertos." "Día de los Muertes," Day of the Dead, originated from Mexican tradition and is a way for families to honor their loved ones who have passed on. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Day of the Dead, a celebration of life at the Latino Resource Center
The group of Lotería Game Night attendees focus on caller Elbia Menéndez as they were about to win on Wednesday at Lotería Game Night in the Peters Campus Life Building. Lotería Game Night was moved from the Holmes Student Center to the Peters Campus Life Building. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Gallery: Latino Resource Center hosts Lotería Game Night
A terrarium sits on a table. On Tuesday, the Latino Resource Center provided supplies to make terrariums to celebrate Latino Heritage Month. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)
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