By Nihla Isaac and Daniela Cifuentes //
Hood College’s Latinx Student Union brought the campus together on Oct 5. for its annual ¡Fiesta!,
celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with food, music, dancing and different organizations and small student businesses.
This event was held on the Quad outside Coblentz Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. Students, faculty and community were welcomed to enjoy a variety of foods and desserts while listening to a live mariachi band, a D.J.
Alongside a variety of music being played, there were live cultural dance performances. Attendees also engaged candidly with the organizations that came out in partnership with LSU.
This celebration was open to everyone, not just students of Hispanic or Latino backgrounds. The event gave students the experience of different aspects of Hispanic culture while meeting people and socializing.
LSU had its executive board front and center, making sure everyone felt comfortable and welcomed. The food served was free to all guests and included tacos and a dessert table. Members of the executive board were serving guests and interacting with everyone.
Several of Hood’s organizations supported the event, including the Graduate School, the Office of Student Engagement and the Office of Community and Inclusivity. Community organizations such as Casa de la Cultura and Centro Hispano de Frederick also helped as well.
LSU brought back many partners of the Hispanic community in Frederick. Many of these nonprofit organizations specialize in helping the Latino community with employment, housing, legal assistance and ESOL courses.
The community organizations have had a long-standing partnership with Hood College’s LSU. Centro de Hispano had commented that this partnership between the two is many years in the making. Cultura de la Casa is one of the newest organizations to partner with LSU.
Marisel Torres, LSU adviser, enjoys working with the club and its students.
“As an education professor working with the organization has allowed me to connect with the Hispanic community through food, events, activities and student involvement,” Torres said.
Torres explained that planning for the fiesta took several months as it is one of the club’s major events throughout the year. The event and the club itself have continued to grow over the years as more students become involved.
With music, shared food and learning about the organizations and dances, the annual Fiesta gave the Hood College community a chance to celebrate Hispanic culture while bringing people together.
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