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            <title>Memory, Culture, and Political Organizing in Mexico</title>
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            <title>MEChA 40th Anniversary - RSVP by April 30th! </title>
            <description><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="3420679886_b2b58360f4.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/3420679886_b2b58360f4.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="222" width="500" /></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Attention: Former MEChistas and members of the Chican@/Latin@ community at Stanf</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ord</span></div>
<div><br /></div><div>This year commemorates the 40th anniversary of the
founding of MEChA in 1969. In addition, this year marks the 20th
anniversary of the Agenda for Action Coalition takeover of the
President's office, and the 15th anniversary of the hunger strike that
lead to the establishment of the CSRE department.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br /></div><div>In honor of these important milestones, MEChA de
Stanford is planning a one day conference to bring together past and
current MEChistas and members of the Stanford Comunidad to celebrate
the history of MEChA and plan for the future.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br /></div><div>Events will include a reception with words from&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cecilia Burciaga</span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">Jose Padilla</span>, a panel featuring&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">early Stanford MEChistas</span>, a second panel of the&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">'94 hunger strikers,</span>&nbsp;a dinner and keynote address by&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;">Professor&nbsp;R</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">enato Rosaldo</span>,
and a commemorative play written and performed by students about the
history of Latinos at Stanford. We hope that you will be able to attend
this event. In addition, please forward this email to anyone you think
might be interested in attending. RSVP by Thursday to <a href="mailto:stanfordmecha@gmail.com" target="_blank">stanfordmecha@gmail.com</a>, and feel free to contact us with any questions.</div>
<div><br /></div><div>We hope to see you on Saturday!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">_________________________________________________________________
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><font size="5"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><b>MEChA de Stanford&nbsp;<br /><br /><font color="#800000">40th Anniversary<br />Commemoration&nbsp;<br /></font></b></span></font><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>May 2, 2009<br />Stanford University<br /></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><hr align="center" size="3" width="95%">MEChA
de Stanford is celebrating 40 years of service, activism, and
community. This year also marks the 15th Anniversary of the Hunger
Strike of 1994 that led to the establishment of ethnic studies at
Stanford University. We invite current Stanford students and alum to
partake in a commemorative event that hopes to bring us together and
inspire the future leaders of the Latino community at Stanford.&nbsp;<br />
<br /><hr align="center" size="3" width="95%"><font size="6">May 2, 2009</font><br /></span></font></p><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">_________________________</span></font></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><div style="text-align: left;">
11:00a -12:30p: Reception at Wallenberg Auditorium<br /><br />1:15p - 2:30p: Founding MEChA Panel at Cubberly Auditorium<br /><br />3:00p - 4:30p: Hunger Strike: 15th Anniversary Panel - Cubberly Auditorium<br /><br />5:00p - 7:00p: Dinner and Keynote Speaker, Renato Rosaldo at Cantor Arts Center<br />
<br />8:00p - 10:00p: "Memories from the Outside" - Commemorative Play at Kresge Auditorium<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">_________________________<br /><i>Prof. Renato Rosaldo, Keynote</i><br /><p style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); margin-left: 40px;">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b>Renato Rosaldo<br />Professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology</b></font></p><p style="margin-left: 40px;"><font color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Renato Rosaldo, a Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, is one of&nbsp;<br />
the world's leading anthropologists. He has done field research among
the Ilongots of northern Luzon, Philippines, and he is the author of&nbsp;<i>Ilongot Headhunting: 1883-1974: A Study in Society and History</i>&nbsp;(1980). He is also the author of&nbsp;<i>Culture and Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis</i>&nbsp;(1989). He is also the editor of&nbsp;<i>Creativity/Anthropology&nbsp;</i>(<wbr>with Smadar Lavie and Kirin Narayan) (1993),&nbsp;<i>Anthropology of Globlization</i>&nbsp;(with Jon Inda) (2001), and&nbsp;<i>Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia: National and Beloning in the Hinterlands</i>&nbsp;(2003),
among other books. He has been conducting research on cultural
citizenship in San Jose, California since 1989, and contributed the
introduction and an article to Latino Cultural Citizens: Claiming
Identity, Space, and Rights (1997). He is also a poet. Professor
Rosaldo has serves as President of the American Ethnological Society,
Director of the Stanford Center for Chicano Research, and Chair of the
Department of Anthropology. He has left Stanford and now teaches at NYU.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;"><font color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#990000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#000000"><font size="1">Source:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/howiwrite/Bios/renatorosaldo/index.html" style="color: rgb(20, 125, 186);" target="_blank">http://www.stanford.<wbr>edu/group/howiwrite/Bios/<wbr>renatorosaldo/index.html</a></font></font></font></font></p>
<br /></div><br /><hr align="center" size="3" width="95%">It would be an honor to have you and your family attend this important event for the Chicano/Latino community at Stanford.<br /><br />Please RSVP by Thursday, April 30, 2009 at&nbsp;<a href="http://stanfordmecha@gmail.com/" style="color: rgb(20, 125, 186);" target="_blank">stanfordmecha@gmail.com</a></span></font> <br /></p>
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            <description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><b><font style="font-size: 1.25em;">Thank you to all of you who voted "YES" on MEChA Special Fees! <br /><br />Thank you for your continued support for the Latino community!</font><br /></b></div><div align="center"><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="n682921018_2336728_7121707.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/n682921018_2336728_7121707.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="467" width="604" /></span><br /></div> ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;"><b>Call and email Congress TODAY!<br /><br /><a href="http://capwiz.com/nclr/issues/alert/?alertid=13019976" target="_blank">http://capwiz.com/nclr/issues/<wbr>alert/?alertid=13019976</a><br /></b></font></div><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/dreamactflyer.jpg"><img alt="dreamactflyer.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/assets_c/2009/04/dreamactflyer-thumb-600x450.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="450" width="600" /></a></span><br /> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>]]></description>
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            <title>Raza Day 2009!</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<br /><div align="center"><b><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;">RAZA DAY </font></b><br /><b><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;">HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE</font></b><br /><b><font style="font-size: 1.5625em;">2009</font></b><br /><br /><b>April 11, 2009</b><br /><br /><b>For more information visit:</b><br /><b>http://razaday.stanford.edu</b><br /></div><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/razaday_Postcard%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="razaday_Postcard[1].jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/assets_c/2009/04/razaday_Postcard%5B1%5D-thumb-200x300.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="300" width="200" /></a></span><br /> <div><br /></div>]]></description>
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            <title>El Foro: Black and Brown - Coalition Building and Obama</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="n504935575_5777677_6799.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/n504935575_5777677_6799.jpg" class="mt-image-none" style="" height="276" width="604" /></span> <div><br />Join us for a promising discussion on Black-Brown relations. <br /><br />Speakers include: <br /><br />Gary Segura, Department of Political Science<br />Cherie Moraga, Department of Drama<br />Dean Julie, Dean of Freshmen and Transfers<br /><br />*Dinner Provided*<br /><br />RSVP on Facebook:<br />http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=61080459362<br /><br />Brought to you in collaboration with BSU and MEChA<br /></div>]]></description>
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            <title>Save the Date! - MEChA Turns 40</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="MEChA40th_Logo2.gif" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/MEChA40th_Logo2.gif" width="600" height="418" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: '-editor-proxy';">MEChA 40th Anniversary</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: '-editor-proxy';">Commemoration and Conference</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -editor-proxy; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday, May 2, 2009 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Note to Alumni - It would be our honor to have you attend this event. If you would like to get involved in any way or have questions, please contact:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Edgar Chavez and Melissa Morales</div><div style="text-align: left;">eichavez@stanford.edu / moralesm@stanford.edu</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Seen the shirt around campus? Get yours now!<div><br /></div><div>Shirts are $15 and we are currently running sizes S-2XL<br /><br />We will be selling them at every Centro Study Night on <i>Sundays from 10-11pm </i>or you can also email us at:<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>mechadestanford@gmail.com&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Profits go to a local youth empowerment organization called YUCA - Youth United for Community Action.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="estanford_adv.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/estanford_adv.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="400" width="400" /></span></div><div><br /></div>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: '-editor-proxy';">MEChA de Stanford along with El Centro Chicano and Los Hermanos de Stanford are hosting the first Community BBQ of the year!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -editor-proxy;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -editor-proxy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -editor-proxy;">Come and chill with the community while watching the finals for Copa Cardenal soccer tournament hosted by Los Hermanos de Stanford. </span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span style="font-size: xx-large; "><span style="font-style: italic; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); ">mmm...carne asada!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 32px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-style: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); ">Enjoy the Copa Cardenal tournament, music, food, and comunidad!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Fall_BBQ.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/Fall_BBQ.jpg" width="600" height="600" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></span></span></div></span><div><br /></div>]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -editor-proxy; font-weight: bold; ">Wednesday, October 1</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: '-editor-proxy';">9:00PM- 10:00PM</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: '-editor-proxy';">El Centro Chicano, Miranda Lounge</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/2440559076_0cb54b9d54.jpg"><img alt="2440559076_0cb54b9d54.jpg" src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/assets_c/2008/09/2440559076_0cb54b9d54-thumb-200x150.jpg" width="200" height="150" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></span></span><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come and learn about MEChA de Stanford's history as it relates to the national movement. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pan dulce, paletas, and refreshments will be served!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come prepared for some good laughs and some inspiration for the year!</div>]]></description>
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            <title>Welcome Class of 2012!</title>
            <description><![CDATA[MEChA de Stanford would like to welcome the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Class of 2012</span> to the Stanford Familia!<div><br /></div><div>MEChA has many incredibly exciting events for 2008-2009. Join us as MEChA de Stanford as celebrates its <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">40th</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Anniversary</span>. Since 1969, MEChA de Stanford has been cultivating <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">familia</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">cultura</span>, and promoted <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">justicia</span> to the very issues that plague Chican@s/Latin@s and other communities of color locally and nationally. Among the most important issues MEChA continues to advocate for is youth empowerment through education, which is why MEChA sponsor the annual <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Raza Day Youth Conference</span> in which over 300 students throughout the Bay Area and beyond are educated about college and social issues. </div><div><br /></div><div>Consider being part of change in your community at Stanford and beyond - this is why many of us are here. For this reason, MEChA de Stanford believes that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">La union hace la fuerza - In unity we find strength</span>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>If you have any questions, please contact any one of the <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/contacts.html">officers</a>. </div>]]></description>
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            <title>Latinos in Academia: ¿Dónde Están?</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/elforo%28rev%291.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/elforo%28rev%291.html','popup','width=550,height=712,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/assets_c/2008/05/elforo%28rev%29-thumb-300x388.jpeg" alt="elforo(rev).jpeg" class="mt-image-left" style="margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt; float: left;" height="388" width="300" /></a></span>Please join us for our last Foro of the year next Tuesday and discuss faculty diversity as it pertains to the Latino community at Stanford with our panelists. This is an opportunity to discuss why faculty diversity is such an important issue and why we talk about it so much. Delicious food provided!&nbsp;</div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">RSVP on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42821755391">Facebook</a><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); font-size: 12px; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">The panel will feature:<br style="" /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Prof. </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Antonio</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;">Associate Professor of Education, SSPEP/APA; Assistant Director, Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mondaire Jones</span><br style="" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Class of '09&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Former ASSU Vice President</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Prof. Al Camarillo</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Professor of American History;&nbsp;Miriam and Peter Haas Centennial Professor in Public Service;&nbsp;Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Diversity; head&nbsp;of the Faculty Development Initiative of the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.</span></span></span></div>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/2008/05/latinos-in-academia-donde-esta.html</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 12:57:35 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Gran Fiesta Latina 2008</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10px; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/Unknown4.html" onclick="window.open('http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/Unknown4.html','popup','width=436,height=673,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/assets_c/2008/05/Unknown-thumb-200x308.jpg" width="200" height="308" alt="Unknown.jpg" class="mt-image-right" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" /></a></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">MEChA de Stanford is co-sponsoring a campus-wide party on Saturday. Details below:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">-------------------------------</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">You're invited to Stanford's largest campus-wide Latin dance party with live music and free Latin American appetizers and beverages! Invite all your friends as well!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, May 24, 2008</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm to 1:00am</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tresidder Oak Lounge</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">SUID to enter, 21+ to drink</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">More details: <a href="http://fiesta.stanford.edu">Website</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></span></p></span>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/2008/05/test-entry.html</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:30:39 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title>MEChA Elections &apos;08-&apos;09</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; "><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 30px; background-repeat: repeat-y; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">Co-Chairs: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Melissa Morales &amp; Edgar Isaías Chávez</span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">Financial Manager: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ada Ocampo</span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">Secretary: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Rebecca Olveda</span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">Communications: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Alexandra Salgado</span></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">External Community: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Luis Landeros</span></span></li></ul></span> ]]></description>
            <link>http://www.stanford.edu/group/MEChA/blog/2008/05/mecha-elections-0809.html</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:00:26 -0800</pubDate>
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