Omega Delta Phi
IN THE NEWS
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Views From the Cube: Lendlease Construction, Inc.Daniel San Gabino (McCormick ’16) assisted project managers on several construction projects in Chicago this summer as a project management and construction intern.
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SHPE craves victory in Regional Science BowlFor the past three years, Evanston’s SHPE team has won their Regional Science Bowl and moved onto Nationals. This year, they plan on making it back again.
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Northwestern CLAVE Coordinators"I want to develop my technical skills and professional skills enough so that I can work for a government agency. After some years of working in my field I plan to apply to seek a doctorate degree. I would also like to carry out initiatives that will help increase the number of Hispanic and Latinos students in S.T.E.M. careers." - Edgar Vazquez (McCormick '16)
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Omega Delta Phi holds second annual Day of Service"The overall goal for this program is to educate the Northwestern community about César Chávez and the United Farm Workers’ movement," Iglesias said in a release.
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Omega Delta Phi mentioned in the Daily Northwestern for its service in EvanstonArticle by Brother Oliver Ortega
"NU Dance Marathon, which tallied hours for the first time this year, is the largest contributor for volunteer hours with 40,020, followed by Evanston-based Community Animal Rescue Effort with 2,200. Top contributors also include NU’s Athletic Department with more than 500 hours and Omega Delta Phi fraternity with more than 600." |
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Letter to the Editor: Immigration reform is not your Rubio's politicsBy Brother Anthony Iglesias
"It is utterly discouraging to witness the ignorance on this campus, especially from those who are taking courses that highlight the patterns of explicit and implicit bigotry and nativism in this country. If you cannot make a connection between the material we are learning and what is happening today, you need to actually start reading the assigned texts. I am not complaining, nor am I offended. It takes more than a couple of ridiculous Northwestern students to offend me." |
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Northwestern students address racial profiling concerns at workshop"Michael Guerrero just wanted a McGriddle at 5 in the morning. But a quick trip down the street from his home to McDonald’s was put on hold when a Chicago police officer pulled him over and “yanked” him out of his car."
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Omega Delta Phi, McSA host profiling workshop"'I want to remain silent.' Those are the only five words Rabya Khan is certain you should say in any run-in with law enforcement, even if entirely innocent. Khan is a staff attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. She was invited to speak at a “Know Your Rights” workshop on racial profiling presented by Omega Delta Phi and the Muslim-cultural Students Association Thursday night."
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NU day of community service honors César Chavez"A group of children gathered on the floor of the Evanston Public Library as Northwestern Communication sophomore Andre Sguerra and Evanston Township High School junior Brenda Martinez took turns reading the picture book 'Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez' in both English and Spanish."
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Hispanic could switch from ethnicity to race in 2020 Census"His phenotypes don’t all represent his Hispanic roots. With light skin and dark hair, Oliver Ortega, 21, often surprises others when he explains his Colombian heritage. But he doesn’t want his pale complexion to mask his culture — particularly where the government is concerned."
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California’s Ban on Reparative Therapy for Minors Gains Advocates Attention"The focus of many gay rights advocates is on the West Coast to gauge whether a new California law banning therapy to change the sexual orientation of youth will have cascading effect across the country."
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Attorney Jose Alonso is an ODPhi Brother and alumnus.
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And Justice for All"Growing up in the Back of the Yards on Chicago’s Southwest Side, Jose Alonso (JD ’07) learned at an early age that the abogado, or lawyer, was a highly respected person in his neighborhood. “Everyone looked up to the abogado,” recalls Alonso, 28."
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Ben Hernandez, of NuMat Technologies, is an ODPhi alumnus.
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Asian NU Project hosts first-ever Asian pride rally"Although the rally was a celebration of Asian and Asian American heritage, students from a range of backgrounds participated in the demonstration as a form of "solidarity." Weinberg junior Anthony Iglesias, a member of the multicultural fraternity Omega Delta Phi, said the diversity of the rally's participants represents growing identification with the Asian community. 'This event is really a comeback for the Asian community," Iglesias said. "I really want to support them and their political reawakening on campus.'"
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