Vol.62/No.19 May 18, 1998
Latino students demand affirmative action
Representatives from 14 Latino student groups at the
University of Pennsylvania marched on that campus April 24
protesting the "abysmally low number of Latino students,
faculty and staff" at the Ivy League school. Only 3.8
percent of the students and just over 1 percent of the
faculty there are Latino. Students are demanding increased
financial aid for Latino students, a Latino studies
department, and a resource center. "The only way to make
anything happen at this university is to make noise," said
Amy Maldonado, one of the protesters.
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