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Mexican prejudice damaging to Mexican pride Lost Sisters Where arc you my sisters, In this strange world? When I speak, I hear only my words. I am of the old, Customs, traditions and beliefs Let me know where you are It would be a relief. So many are different now, Try to be other than Mexican, I am not ashamed Of who I am. 1 will fight, For the true Mexicans, F;or no one can change me, Try if you can. Do you see that you are lost? , You embarrass us! Say you are of else, You can’t say you’re us. I write this in English Because that’s all you speak. You don’t care for Spanish, But with others that’s all they seek You may look like me, But I know I’m true. With pride I can say Mexican 100 percent I know you can’t because you are you. You can’t hide who you are, But just pretend. We won’t acknowledge you, As sister or friend. Rosemary Rivera is a freshman sociol ogy major and a Diversions contributor. What’s All This Identity Crisis? Damn! How much il hurts, to be a majado, an illegal, an alien, an undocumented, a Mexican jumping bean, a wetback. Damn! How much it hurts, to be a cholo, a stuit suitor, a greaser, a spic, a pachuco, a homey. Damn! How much it hurls, to be a coconut, a back-stabber, a sellout, a whitewashed, a token, a Hispanic. Damn! How much it hurts, to be a Mexican, an American, a Mexican-American, a Chicano, a Latino, a Chicano-Latino. Damn! 1 low much it hurls, to be all these for my Raza. But never a HUMAN! Eduardo Perez Is a graduate student in sociology and a Diversions contributor. We Want YOU to join the fun We'll even pay you for it i *7* * HR I. ■ tw \ The Residence Halls at UNL have X always been the fun way to live right \ in the center of campus life and now \ we'll pay you for it. I I There are three ways to make t \\ money when you decide to live in f I the halls next year: 1if •/ • THE RECRUITING BONUS: All / current residence hall students are eligible I to receive a $100.00 bonus for each i \ current off-campus student that they jg recruit to live in the residence halls next year. You can build your own community of friend? on your residence floor and get paid for it • THE RETURNING STUDENT DIS COUNT: Each current hall resident who chooses to return and each 'recruited' student will have $80.00 deducted from their housing bill. • THE RECRUITING CONTEST: There will be prize given to the top three students who recruit the most off-campus students to live in the halls: Grand Prize (min. of S students recruited): FREE ROOM AND BOARD contract for the year. (Valued at $2,995.00) First Prize (min. of 3 students recruited): $1,000 off the cost of your room and board contract. Second Prize (min. of 2 students recruited): $500 off the cost of your room and board contract. Now there are even more reasons to live on campus in the UNL residence halls. Convenience, the "upper-class" ' housing and added benefits of Cather hall, and the endless opportunities to make new friends and enjoy college more... all of it is here for you at a price far cheaper than off-campus living. You Can't Afford to Miss Out