Valeria Fugate, Author at https://www.cuindependent.com/author/valeria-fugate/ The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:48:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 CU alumna Isra Chaker urges support for immigrants, refugees during campus talk https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/09/18/isra-chaker-facts-not-fears-cu-boulder/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 01:06:47 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=106264 Isra Chaker, civil rights activist and CU alumna, denounced Trump administration policies and called for more support for immigrants and refugees. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> Opinion: How Trump has violated immigration law https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/05/17/trump-has-violated-immigration-law/ Fri, 17 May 2019 18:07:07 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102942 Many people think the United States has no obligation to immigrants, but according to our U.S. laws, we do. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> NBC host Savannah Sellers addresses thousands during spring graduation ceremony https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/05/15/sellers-commencement-cu-graduates/ Wed, 15 May 2019 13:33:26 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102930 CU Boulder's 2019 spring graduation commencement was met with wise words from NBC's Savannah Sellers. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> Immigration narratives personify DACA, border policies and trafficking https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/04/13/immigration-narratives-personify-daca-border-policies-trafficking/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 02:24:07 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=101907 Conference on World Affairs panelists shared personal stories of migration and human rights abuses. By Valeria Fugate and Veniece Miller

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]]> Q&A: NBC host Savannah Sellers on her upcoming campus address https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/03/21/savannah-sellers-upcoming-campus-address/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:28:11 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=100742 Sellers serves as an NBC and MSNBC correspondent and host of youth-centered news show 'Stay Tuned.' By Valeria Fugate

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]]> Boulder students and community seek to bring awareness of Latino history in Colorado https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/02/15/boulder-students-and-community-seek-to-bring-awareness-of-latino-history-in-colorado/ Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:56:04 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=98930 The Latino History Project, a collective group of Boulder students and community members, is working to shed light on Latino history in Colorado. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> Opinion: Valentine’s Day in other cultures shows the different expressions of love around the world https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/02/14/valentines-day-around-the-world/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:13:14 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=98862 Valentine's Day is celebrated in different ways all across the globe. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> History professor recounts story of Jewish texts saved during the Holocaust https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/01/26/jewish-history-professor-recounts-story-of-jewish-texts-saved-during-the-holocaust/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 06:35:35 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=98017 Professor David Fishman's book explains how people risked everything to protect Jewish texts and artifacts from Nazis. By Valeria Fugate

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]]> Chicano studies professor explains mass Honduras migration https://www.cuindependent.com/2018/11/07/chicano-studies-professor-explains-mass-honduras-migration/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 19:47:20 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=96542 Activist, author and professor Justin Akers Chacón shared reasons and motivations for the global migration crisis on Friday. By Valeria Fugate

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