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    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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