A welcome sign sits at a table during the NIU Latino Resource Center on Monday. This annual event was held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)Members of the Ballet Folklórico Aztlán Maya Reyes (right) and Genesis Josipović (middle) dance for the audience at Latin Chill by the NIU Latino Resource Center on Monday. The BFA was established in 2023. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)Guest speaker and Vice President of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development Marisol Morales (middle-right) speaks to students about self-advocacy and community engagement on Monday. Other guest speakers included leadership from Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and leadership from Division of Student Affairs. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)The new student organization Son Jarocho plays La Bamba by Ritchie Valens for Latin Chill attendees on Monday. Son Jarocho play traditional Afro-Mexican music from Veracruz. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)The NIU Mariachi ensemble performs for students at Latin Chill on Monday hosted by the Latino Resource Center. The ensemble is open to all students with previous performance experience. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)Julieta Herrera (left), sophomore political science major, and Ian Valdez, sophomore accountancy major, dance to merengue on Monday. Other Latin music genres played include reggaeton, cumbia, salsa and mariachi. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)Awards including “Chapter of the Year” and “Most Politically Active Chapter” are on display at the Lambda Theta Alpha table on Monday. The sorority’s foundation in 1975 marked it the first Latina-based sorority in the United States. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)Briseida Espino, senior biology major, speaks to students regarding the Adela de la Torre Latino Honor Society. The society strives to support Latinx communities at NIU. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)Officers of the De Mujer a Mujer speak with a student regarding their organization on Monday. Their mission is to increase graduation rates among Latinas and all women at NIU. (Rachel Taye | Northern Star) (Rachel Taye)
