This weekend, a very special Puerto Rican came to Yale University—the newest (and first Latina) Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor–and we had the privilege to hear her speak!
While this caused us to postpone our DB NYC Trip until early next semester, the consensus among the DB Board was, in the words of an unspecified board [...]
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October 19, 2009
The Latest October News
October 5, 2009
An Exciting October with DB!
September proved to be a busy and successful month for DB, with our annual DB Welcome Dinner, elections for the new 2009-2010 executive board, our participation in the 45th annual Connecticut State Puerto Rican Parade (and Banquet!) and a great Latino Heritage Month event with Yale alum Pablo Delano, a documentary photographer and current professor [...]
September 9, 2009
Upcoming September Events
We’re just getting started with the year, so check back often to see what’s going on with DB!
Friday, Sept. 11th, 5:30 to 7 PM: Despierta Boricua Welcome Dinner @ La Casa
(RSVP here by Wednesday, Sept. 9th)
Wednesday, Sept. 16th, 7:30 PM: First General Meeting PLUS ELECTIONS!
Sunday, Sept. 20th, 1 PM-onward: CT State Puerto Rican Parade! In [...]
August 28, 2009
Welcome, Class of 2013!
Class of 2013, welcome to Yale!
You’re currently looking at the website for Yale’s Despierta Boricua group, the Puerto Rican student organization on campus, which is open to any student–Puerto Rican or not, from the mainland or from la isla, undergraduate or graduate–anyone interested in celebrating and learning more about Puerto Rican culture and history!
Click on [...]
June 29, 2009
New DB Website Under Construction!
Hello!
This new DB Website is currently under construction.
Check back soon for information about DB’s history, DB board members, past events, pictures, and more!
*If you have suggestions for content you’d like to see on our website, please comment below!
