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We’ve had a great year. Not only have we been able to purchase more musical arrangements and recruit more musicians, we have also played on wonderful special occasions, such as the reception for Governor Sila Calderón of Puerto Rico. Preparing for these events has been hard work but very rewarding. In fact, for the governor’s reception, we arranged two songs from Puerto Rico and even had the entire audience singing...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spotlight: Claudia I. Garcia ’05 | 4/30/2004 | See Source »

...Sila M. Calderón explained her reasons for seeking greater autonomy from the United States—a major contrast to former governor Pedro Rossello, who lobbied to make Puerto Rico the 51st state during his time in office...

Author: By Sarah J. Murphy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Puerto Rican Governor Advocates Autonomy | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...Puerto Rican Governor Sila Calderon repudiated the deal immediately after her election last November, but in the eyes of the Pentagon the accord remains. Thursday, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler bolstered the military's claim, ruling against the Puerto Rican government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vieques Under Fire: Standoff in Puerto Rico | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

...EFFORT In one of Puerto Rico's tightest races--it was too close to call most of the night--voters elected antistatehood San Juan Mayor Sila Calderon as Governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decisive News | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...Travelling is hard on wolves, We let themloose on fenced-in tennis courts to give themexercise," said Brown. "Sila is a little tough totravel with...after all, she is built to bringdown a 500-lb. moose...

Author: By Susan M. Carls, | Title: Listeners Learn to Love Last Leaping Lupines | 11/10/1990 | See Source »

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