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les Cjuco de Mayo is celebrated in many different
across the country. This year CAMAC will be
tmg a special celebration on campus,
mam j he festivities in Los Angeles last a whole week,
e yHui; Houston had a big parade on Sunday,” Castro
has j | “There are dancers, Spanish bands and Mari-
[i&. This will be our first time celebrating it on
c lan E f naus — the fifth usually comes during finals. We
rnm ® i|‘ to celebrate it for many years to come.”
e CAMAC celebration will celebrate not only
anic culture, but some of the other cultures
d on campus as well.
e have nine acts from various Hispanic orga-
ions, singing and dancing,” Castro said,
pa Alpha Psi will also be doing a step show, so
’s a variety of acts.”
gel Pina, a senior management major, said
AC’s event was in part sparked by the festival’s
ellation in Bryan.
“There has been a festival in Bryan for the last
few years,” Pina said. “It was getting pretty big,
they would have big-name Tejano bands, but the
city council recently decided not to support it. So
we moved it to College Station.”
Pina said the festival helps to bring the Mexi-
can-American community together to celebrate
their culture.
“It’s usually a family-oriented type thing. There
are all different kinds of foods and contests.”
Antonio Verduzco, a senior history major, said
Cinco de Mayo is as much about the present as it
is about the past.
“For us it’s a celebration of Mexican-American
culture here in the United States,” Verduzco said.
“The festivities help people to recognize our con
tributions to culture. What it means is almost
equivalent to the celebration of the Fourth of July.
It’s celebrated almost in the same fashion, with
fireworks, cook-outs and music.”
CAMAC’s Cinco de Mayo talent show and
awards ceremony will be held in Rudder Theater
tonight at 7 p.m.
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leakins said she came from a
collar existence in Fort
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jey,” Deakins said. “I think
had misconceptions about
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dy work reflects my interest in
[different people react in the
same situations,” Deakins said.
“Those situations may involve
me or people I know or some
thing I read or saw.”
Deakins experienced plenty
from the time she started her
studies at A&M, to when she came
back to finish her education.
When she first attended A&M
she was an English major, but
saw herself getting into the
business world.
Deakins was a successful
restaurant manager on the verge
of getting a major promotion
when she decided to come back
to school.
“I just decided the restaurant
business wasn’t for me,”
Deakins said.
She does believe the business
world and the subsequent class
es she took on the subject helped
her writing.
“In marketing and advertising
the goal is to connect with peo
ple as quickly as possible, much
like poetry,” Deakins said. “I
think there are many more simi
larities between business and
writing than people realize.”
Still Deakins said she is glad
she is writing and hopes to con
tinue to do so in the future.
“This is definitely a dream of
mine come true,” Deakins said.
“You just have to try and make
it happen.”
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