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Show Friday, September 17,2004 Page 3 The Signpost Spanish radio Energia sponsors campus cultural fest customs of Hispanic people. Admission is free. By KATIE VAN AUSDAL "It'sgood forstudents to open sr. news reporter | The Signpost their eyes," said Rebecca LaMar, Hispanic student senator. "They Energia, the Spanish program think if you're brown and speak of 88.1 The Edge, will hold a Spanish, you're Mexican." The festival will highlight cultural festival in University Circle several Latin-American on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be food, countries in hopes of educating entertainment, and a chance to those who come about diversity learn about the traditions and within the Hispanic community. The festival will feature entertainment from a variety of countries. Jaime Chaparro will play the music from Colombia, Argentina and other countries on the accordion. Several bands from Mexico will play. Georgia Barretto will sing Brazilian jazz. Dance companies from Peru and Mexico will perform. A clown and jumpers will offer entertainment for children. "It's an event for entire families," said Monica Rodriguez, Spanish program director for The Edge. A variety of booths will teach people about traditions, customs and food. The food booths will have tacos, tortillas and burritos, but the festival will highlight more exotic foreign foods. Rodriguez invites everyone who wants to know more about Hispanic culture to come to the festival. "We want to try to be more diverse, try to be more open," Rodriguez said. This festival will open cultural horizons for those who attend. Energia will broadcast the festival live from campus. Rodriguez said Energia is unlike any other Spanish radio programming along the Wasatch Front. They play music from South and Central America as well as music from Mexico. Spanish DJs also make calls outside the country during their show. They often call South America and allow people to talk with distant relatives. Rodriguez said people enjoy hearing others from their home countries. The program includes news, sports, music, and discussion of family issues and will broadcast the festival live from campus. "We are energy," Rodriguez said. "We have a saying: This is the radio for the huge minority.1" Shesaid thesayingisaplayon words. Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States, 13.4 percent of the population in 2002. But there are too many to be a minority. • Energia became popular about four years ago, when people began to realize the vastness of the Hispanic minority. The radio reaches as far west as Wendover and as far east as Wyoming, and broadcasts every Sunday from midnight to midnight. Rodriguez hopes that at least 1,000 people will visit the festival and learn more about the diversity of Hispanic culture. You can leaves message for reporter Katie Van Ausdal 626-7655. Got Walking Trouble? Join us for a Program afnoon with great prizes from this year's sponsors: Are^you unabl& to walk and can't push yourself in manual wheelchair? A n e w p o i v e r wheelchair may be provided Alpine Sports, Ben Lomond Climbing Center, Bikram Yoga, Canyon Sports, Cliff Bar, Einstein Bagels, t little or no cost, subject to insurance qualifications. No HMOs. Call for information: Five Element Acupuncture, Gandolfo's Delicatessen, Grounds for Coffee, Jamba Juice, The Pie Pizzeria Roosters Bar and Grill, Union Grill, Wilderness Recreation Center, WSU Athletics Department, WSU Performing Arts and more... For more information or maps contact the WRC @ 626-6373 Your Ed Pass. You need ittorideUTA free. Your UTA Ed Pass is good for free transportation on all regular UTA buses* and TRAX. Ride to school, work, the mall, or even Salt Lake and Provo. To gel your Ed Pass, stop by the Shepherd Union Information Center or Davis Campus Student Affairs. & 1 Ed Pas* net valid on Ski Bus ind Patalramil service. 1 -888-972-23OO Life Medical ^>yst*?m5. \nc UTA 1 -888-RIDE-UTA ED P A S S www.rideutc*co% |