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...activist Jorge Hernandez, who has demonstrated against the military in Mexico's murder capital Ciudad Juarez, argues that the protests are a legitimate display of anger against the troops. "Soldiers are kidnapping people and robbing houses," claims Hernandez, a member of a leftist group called the National Front Against Repression. "There are people who have been taken away by the military and not seen for months. Complaints to the authorities go nowhere. So now their family members are taking to the streets." Hernandez says the protests have been staged by various social groups and community organizations that are voluntary...
...America—although delicate in appearance—exudes the calm passion and power that distinguishes leaders of her incredible historical stature. The daughter of a waitress and a coal miner, Señora Huerta’s lifelong fight for social justice is, as David G. Hernandez ’09 puts it, a “testament to the power each one of us possesses to make a positive difference.” Her acceptance of the Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian of the Year Award, given by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations...
...when she heard of the change. Other students expressed similar sentiment. “I was very excited that I was going to have a chance to see the inauguration live, since we were studying the election so closely in class,” said Doris A. Hernandez ’09. Schoenfeld did remark however, that some students in the class seemed “upset” upon hearing the news and that there was some “grumbling.” “I know some people who have exam conflicts...
...outsiders, this seems an odd way to enjoy a night out. But the participants and organizers all say it is both a great deal of fun and an important way to raise consciousness about the migrant experience. "It was fantastic. It totally exceeded my expectations," says medical saleswoman Araceli Hernandez, nursing a bite from a giant ant and brushing off dust after the five-hour slog. "But it makes me feel sad thinking about what the real migrants go through...
...Hernandez, who worked as assistant director of admissions at Dartmouth for four years and is currently helping more than 100 students with their applications, said the report would not change her counseling strategy, and that significant changes in admissions policy would be slow in coming. “Schools are reluctant to lower their SAT averages...