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Spotlights

Written by LCC student educators and interns

Bow Tie Tuesdays at UIC!

LCC Student Workers (Left to Right): Jocelyn Munguía, James Esparza, Ian Torres, Lena G. Reynolds, and Alonzo Zamarrón The Reimagining Masculinities Initiative at UIC uses bow ties as a metaphor for masculinity to unpack what it means…

Your Voice Matters: How can we Support the Arts?

On May 10th 2016, the Latino Cultural Center presented the closing program of the UIC Peace Project, as we hosted “On the Table 2016,” an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust, to talk about how we…

Congratulations Spring 2016 Graduates!

The LCC staff would like to congratulate graduates, families, and friends! We wish you all the best and hope you continue to engage with the Center and local communities to strive towards positive…

Victory for Freedom of Expression

Today, the LCC celebrates this victory for freedom of expression in Santa Eulalia, Guatemala: “After 15 months of being arbitrarily closed, the community radio station of Snuq’ Jolom Konob’ has been reopened today, April 29, 2016!…

Get Ready for Finals Week & Yoga

UIC students studying for finals at the LCC Student Lab The LCC is home to many hidden gems—from one of the largest indoor murals in the City of Chicago to the cozy Student Lab in the…

A World Without Chocolate?

Photograph by James L. Stanfield, National Geographic Creative Can you imagine a world without chocolate? This past Wednesday on April 20th, the LCC’s final Arts-Based Civic Dialogue of the Spring 2016 semester focused on the sustainability of…

Remembering the Division Street "Riots" of 1966

Artist Michael Rodriguez-Muñiz at the UIC Latino Cultural Center provided a historical overview of the riots and the relationship between politics and students in the 1960s. The Union for Puerto Rican Students (UPRS) hosted their 22nd annual Pa‘Lante Conference April 11-15, and…

From Colombia to Chicago Through the Photo Archive

On April 13th, the LCC welcomed photojournalist Stephen Ferry for the last Zona Abierta of the Spring 2016 semester to explore the Colombian conflict, the visual documentation of human rights, and the prospect of peace in that war-torn…

A New Tradition is Born at UIC

The UIC Heritage Gardeners tapped their first maple tree with the Chi-Nations Youth Council! Created in 2012, this group of youth and adults provide an open environment for Native Youth, to become aware of their…

Awakening Hearts, Changing Lives

UIC students Mariah Moreno and James “Cantinflas” Esparza. Congratulations to all the students who participated in our first Artist in Residence open studio public program, and special thanks to Maestro Hector Duarte for making the art process…