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...probably get another HBO special. Isn't it time we all stand up and say that race, gender, sexual orientation and nationality are off limits for cracking jokes? Humor is great, but let's not tolerate it at another's expense. Russ Bannon, PALMAS DEL MAR, PUERTO RICO It is unfortunate that many people who heard Imus' coarse comment don't know about the many good works he has championed and the valuable political discourse heard daily on his show. The Rev. Al Sharpton has stated that the firing of the radio icon was not about taking Imus down...
...Juan, scored its first mainstream radio hit in the States: Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina.” The track was produced by Luny Tunes, two beatmakers who honed their hit-making skills while working in Harvard dining halls, before leaving for Puerto Rico in 2001. As Luny and Tunes (Francisco Saldaña and Victor Cabrera, respectively) return to Harvard tomorrow night to host Presencia Latina, Harvard’s Latin American cultural festival, the music they helped to propel into the limelight has taken on an institutional legitimacy few could have anticipated just...
Over 150 Puerto Rican students from the Boston area descended upon the CGIS South Building on Saturday, armed with ideas on how to revitalize the economy of their native island. The symposium was part of a two-day conference, “Restoring Economic Growth in Puerto Rico,” presented by the Harvard-MIT Puerto Rico Caucus. The caucus held the conference so that professors, businessmen, government officials, and students could exchange their proposals for economic reform. “We wanted to create an intellectual forum,” said Luis A. Martinez...
While most Harvard students see an undergraduate degree as their road to prestige, Francisco Saldana and Victor Cabrera started elsewhere at the University: working in the Leverett House dining hall. They left Harvard in 2001 for Puerto Rico and have since become the production kings of reggaeton. As Luny Tunes, they have produced a string of hits, including Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina,” Don Omar’s “Dale Don Dale,” and several remixes of Paris Hilton’s “Stars are Blind...
...free-flowing performances like the popping and locking motions of the battling Harvard Breakers breakdancing group. From the “Kung Fu Hustle”-style performance of the Harvard Wushu Club as they displayed martial arts skills to the billowing skirts of dancers in Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán, all the acts displayed an abundance of cultural diversity. One of the highlights of the afternoon was the Filipino Tinikling piece. The group injected a strong burst of energy into “Cultural Rhythms” with their clashing ten-foot-long bamboo sticks, which...