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  2010 Paid Dues Music Festival

  By Gilbert Portillo

  The annual Paid Dues music festival, now in its 5th year, is one of the most prominent hip hop festivals in the United States.This year, the headliners were Ice Cube, Murs & 9th Wonder, Tech N9ne, and Raekwon of the …

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  Reviving the World of Ballet

  By Raquel Nieves

  Classical ballet originated in European courts and for many years …

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  Ozomahtli

  By Samantha Lim

  You may have heard of Ozomatli, the alternative/Latin band whose …

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• Festival Latino 2010

  On April 3 the Latin American Student Association (LASA) held its twelfth annual Festival Latino, which took place on campus at UCLA’s Wilson Plaza. The strong winds did not stop LASA nor student volunteers from putting the festival together early that morning, and it certainly did not stop spectators from attending.

• La Gente Shoots Paid Due 2010

  By Gilbert Portillo

• Poetry Contest Winner: 3rd Place

  Third Place: Ramon Sanchez (Los Angeles, CA)

• Poetry Contest Winner: 2nd Place

  Second Place: Ashley M. Esprio (Los Angeles, CA)

• Winter 2010 Poetry Contest Winner

  First place: Salvador Ramirez (Chicago, IL)

• About "Word of the Week"

  By Maria Renteria

  Abundant with different cultures from around the world, Los Angeles is a Rosetta stone for students eager to learn about culture and language. Every week LaGente.org will spotlight words, phrases, and/or quotes from various languages followed by a translation along with an interesting fact about the language and culture of the regions these words are found. Just to start, we will focus on Nahuatl, Zapotec, Quecha, Portuguese, and Spanish slang from different regions. We'd love to incorporate other languages from Latin American to fully represent the complexity of Latin American and Angelino culture. Please feel free to contribute to this section.

• LaGente.org's Winter 2010 Poetry Contest

  By Samantha Lim

  Thanks for your submissions!! Check out the winners in our upcoming Winter 2010 issue of La Gente; they'll be posted online once the newsmag hits the stands.

• Nortec Collective: Revitalizing Musical Art

  By Violeta Lerma

  Since La Gente newsmagazine printed a review of Nortec Collective’s "Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3" in spring of 2006, the group has entered into new territory receiving the 2009 Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Album and Best Recording Package. The five-member group has since become four and has has opted to split their act into smaller collaborations instead of performing together. Here is a quick recap.