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Show Monday, March 7, 2005 The Signpost Page 6 continued from front "A lot ofpeople in the Hispanic community don't see college as an attainable goal. We see the need, and we want to provide/" - Rebecca La Mar, WSU Hispanic student senator Abelardo Saucedo (left) and Cristina Zavala (right), both Ogden High School seniors, were given a scholarship from the WSU Hispanic Area Council at the banquet Friday night for their first year of school at WSU. hard work, the money his the money stopped short of mother earns is only enough to $10,000. His adviser told him to cover the bills. Munoz learned apply for loans on his own with that if he wanted to help provide his mother as the cosigner, but a better life for his family, they were denied. A desperate he needed to get away from Munoz looked through the remedial work by receiving a phone book, found the number college education. for the Hispanic Affairs Office Munoz excelled in high and called. school and was accepted "Tony answered the phone to Westminster College. He and I said 'I need help,'" Munoz was given financial aid but said. Yapias asked Munoz to send an e-mail telling him about his life. "This kid had the guts to just write me about it," Yapias said. "When I looked at that, 1 said 'I am going to send this to my community,' and 1 was Lhe first one to pledge $50 to this kid. The (Salt Lake) Tribune picked it up a few days later and on the day he started school, he got pledges of UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AVIATION ONCE YOU'VE BECOME AN ELITE FIGHTER, YOU'LL WANT TO F L Y O N E . over 520,000. Within two weeks WSU decided to help offer other to a month after he was settled Hispanic students a chance to into school, his whole college come to school. "The Hispanic Area Council career was paid for." Yapias said even though wanted to initiate a scholarship Munoz s success story can serve that they arc the evaluators of," as a symbol of hope, it doesn't do Stubbs said. The council established and any justice for dozens of other kids gave away two scholarships in 2004 who are in similar situations. "By doing this, 1 made the and gave two more scholarships at community aware of how many the banquet Friday night. "A lot of people in the Hispanic Latino people want to go to college, but can't," Yapias said. community don't see college as "I have had several people call an attainable goal," said WSU and say 'We need scholarships,' Hispanic Student Senator Rebeca La Mar. "We see the need, and we and we do." want to provide."' Yapias commended WSU Stubbs said the mission has for offering a banquet to raise been to provide for first-generation scholarship money for Hispanic kids with the potential, desire and students. need to get an education. Hispanics are the largest WSU Spanish major Angeles minority group in Utah, and the largest majority of them call Crespo is one of last year's scholarship recipients. "Ogden their home. "No one in my family has a Despite the high percent of Hispanics living in Ogden, there is college degree," Crespo said. Crespo said she didn't think not an endowment in place at WSU for Hispanics as there is at other she could handle going to college schools, such as the University of because she feels her English is Utah, said WSU Hispanic adviser poor. She said she wants to send a message to other Latinos. Ruth Patirio Stubbs. "They can do it," Crespo said. Last year, a group of Hispanic students who are members of You can reach reporter Heather the Hispanic Area Council at Hunt-Wood by calling 626-7655. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AVIATION ONCE YOU'VE BECOME AN ELITE FIGHTER YOU'LL WANT TO F L Y O N E . You can blend in or you can stand out. You can fty for anyone or you You can blend in or you can stand out. You can fly for anyone or you can soar among the elite. It all comes down to one question. Do you can soar among the elite. It all comes down to one question. Do you have what it takes to be one of us? The few. The proud. The Marines. have what it takes to be one of us? The few. The proud. The Marines." MARINEOPFICER.COM IVIAFUIMEaFFICER.COIVI Capt. Vanderbeek • 801.483.1146 • vanderbeekmr@12mcd.usmc.nijl Capt. Vanderbeek • 801.483.1146 • vanderbeekmr@12mcd.usmc.niil |