This website features the Southern Oregon University Latino Student Union. I have no idea what segment of the total student population is Latino at SOU but based off this page it appears that there’s good representation.
It’s a typical MySpace setup with the integrated songs, pictures and and other interactive media that comes along with it. And because it’s framed within a social networking site, members of the group post their comments- thus the LSU group might appear to be friendly and approachable to any potential future student/ member. At the same time the drawback to this type of setup, since the comments appear to be unregulated, is then that you have individuals that make innappropriate comments that unfortunately contribute to the perpetuation of the negative stereotype (i.e. the ignorant, drunks, illegals, etc.).
But to wrap it up on a positive note, the LSU group appears to be pretty active- theres references to a dance where they had a LA Band perform. And within the last year they also hosted a reading by Daniel Chacon author of ”And The Shadows Took Him”. You can check them out at http://www.myspace.com/soulsu
Tags: Oregon Hispanic, Oregon Hispanics, Oregon Latino, oregon latinos