Student storytellers
From CEOs to the world's biggest honky-tonk night club, the staff of The Latino Reporter delivers the scoop
By Leslie A. Paredes
Latino Reporter Print Edition
Are newspapers dying? Will there be jobs for graduating journalism students? Who has the best chicken-fried steak?
The 23 reporters and two photographers of The Latino Reporter will fill you in on everything you need to know about the convention.
Our intrepid scribes hail from places such as New York, California, Michigan, Puerto Rico and right here in Texas. Chances are, you'll see them in your newsrooms soon. You'll definitely see them this week. So, don't be afraid to share with them your latest convention "chisme."
THE LATINO REPORTER STAFF
Antonio Felipe Asunción, 24
Portland State University, Ore.
Hometown: Gresham, Ore.
E-mail: tonio_felipe@yahoo.com
Joanne Tyes Briseño, 23
Michigan State University, Lansing
Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
E-mail: joannecita26@aol.com
Julio Cortez, 26
California State University at Northridge
Hometown: Arleta, Calif.
E-mail: julythephotoguy@aol.com
Mariana Guerrero, 20
Florida International University, Miami
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
E-mail: mariana@guerrero.cc
Eloisa Gonzalez, 20
Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash.
Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
E-mail: egonzale@gonzaga.edu
Roxanna Latifi, 21
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
E-mail: r.latifi@tcu.edu
Jacqueline Shoyeb, 22
Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
Hometown: Twin Falls, Idaho
E-mail: jshoyeb@gmail.com
Josh Ortega, 22
University of Colorado at Boulder
Hometown: Lafayette, Co.
E-mail: joshua.ortega@colorado.edu
Leslie A. Paredes, 19
University of South Florida, Tampa
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
E-mail: lannparedes@hotmail.com
Ana A. Ramírez, 21
St. Mary's University, San Antonio
Hometown: Austin, Texas
E-mail: aramirez4@stmarytx.edu
Nadia Rivera-Nieves, 19
Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Hometown: Amherst, Mass.
E-mail: nadianr01@yahoo.com
Erica Rodriguez, 22
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Hometown: Miami
E-mail: Ernole05@aol.com
Melissa Sanchez, 20
Michigan State University, Lansing
Hometown: New Hudson, Mich.
E-mail: sanche96@msu.edu
Reina Santa Cruz, 21
University of La Verne, Calif.
Hometown: Huntington Park, Calif.
E-mail: santacru@ulv.edu
Juliana Torres, 21
University of Texas at Austin
Hometown: Chestertown, Md.
E-mail: julianatorres@yahoo.com
Francisco Vara-Orta, 20
St. Mary's University, San Antonio
Hometown: San Antonio
E-mail: fvaraorta@stmarytx.edu
Jorge Valencia, 20
University of Maryland, College Park
Hometown: Beltsville, Md.
E-mail: jorgev@umd.edu
Lizette Vega, 21
University of Texas at El Paso
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
E-mail: lisettes20@yahoo.com
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