Word: jalisco
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...which was founded in 1961 by undergraduates to celebrate Mexican heritage through traditional dance, is one of the oldest cultural groups on campus. The group performs dances from across Mexico, although they mainly focus on pieces from the state of Jalisco...
...wearing candles in their Arts First performance in Lowell Lecture Hall this Saturday, BFA aims to introduce a lesser-known tradition to the Harvard campus. Former co-director Alejandra Beristain-Barajas ’10 says, “A lot of times we stick with Jalisco because we know it’s a crowd pleaser. People know the Mexican Hat Dance, but we’re trying to show other regions that haven’t been showcased as often.” One such energetic piece, “Zacatecano,” features men in tight...
...Escaped from the Puente Grande prison in Jalisco, Mexico in 2001, by bribing guards to smuggle him outside via a laundry truck; a federal investigation later led to the arrest of 71 prison officials. Puente Grande (Big Bridge) has since been mockingly rechristened the Puerta Grande" (Big Door) prison. Guzman once bragged that he spends $5 million a month on bribes to law enforcement officers...
...Mexicans have come to see police corruption and complicity in crime as a way of life. Last week, an entire family was found murdered in Jalisco, in what state authorities say was a botched kidnapping involving a policeman serving in an anti-kidnapping unit. Says Alejandro Gertz Manero, Dean of the University of the Americas and a former attorney general, "There is a collusion of the criminals with the police, and what is the worst is that there is impunity - 99% of the cases go unsolved. So there is only a 1% chance of being caught, and even then, probably...
...they await their turn at the microphone. But when his turn does come, there is none of that Boston Irish joviality seen in recent days as Kennedy toured South Texas for Barack Obama. There is no roaring call to action and certainly no enthusiastic off-key, rambunctious rendition of Jalisco, a song that Kennedy has sung much to the delight of Latino audiences...