Word: cortez
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...refuse to be STD-tested until we can work free from harassment," says Lily Cortez, president of the Night Workers of El Alto, the low-income city that borders La Paz, Bolivia's seat of government...
...mothers and breadwinners for our families," says Cortez. Like her co-workers, she earns less than two dollars per client. A "good night" can bring some 15 clients, but many nights aren't so profitable, and after kickbacks to brothel owners, the majority end up living day-to-day. "If we don't work, who's going to feed our kids?" she says...
...journalist and global health fellow at the Nieman Foundation. “But through the media, an audience can be introduced to the real urgency of the challenges faced by global health.” In the end, audience reaction to the film and panel was extremely positive. Cynthia Cortez ’07 said she was impressed with the panel and screening. “It was interesting to see the humanity behind global health, not just through the people in the film, but also the panelists,” she said. “I was amazed...
...where the road intersects Amesbury Street. The 31-year-old driver of the car, Maurizio Aragona, had the right of way and has not been charged, according to Massachusetts State Police. Ponce—called the “epitome of happiness” by classmate Chiara Cortez in The Daily Free Press—hailed from Caracas, Venezuela and studied international relations at the college. “She had only been here a month, and for those who knew her...this is something that has a devastating effect,” said BU spokesman Colin Riley. The accident...
...exact that their jumping made for a veritable bass line. The show continued to gain momentum, but a technical malfunction halted the fifth group of the afternoon midway through its performance. The music for “Traveling Without Moving,” a piece choreographed by Wendy S. Cortez ’07 and S. Monica Soni ’06, stopped unexpectedly, and the dancers froze with anxious expressions on their faces. As the group waited for the problem to be fixed, one performer began to talk with her friends in the audience, which detracted from the energy...