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PUBLICATIONS
Inside
Illinois
Vol.
25, No. 17, March 16, 2006
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Photos
by L. Brian Stauffer |
Restorative
powers
In
honor of the Latina/Latino Studies Program’s 10th
anniversary, artist Oscar Martinez restored, completed
and added to murals on the walls of the house at 510 E.
Chalmers Street where the program is located. Martinez
started the murals 30 years ago when he was a student,
using his own paints and small donations from other students. “The
wall mural represents the struggles that Latino students
had individually and collectively during the 1970s but
are situated within the larger economic, political and
social movements among Latinos in the U.S. at the time,” said
Arlene Torres, director of the Latina/Latino Studies Program.
A new mural on the ceiling (below) represents the accomplishments made by Latino
students on campus and the Latino community as a whole during the 30 years since
artist Oscar Martinez painted the wall murals. The doves taking flight also symbolize
a growing awareness by contemporary students of the issues facing the Latino
community today. |
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