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Lendy Domínguez, freshman biochemistry major and the queen representing University Center West, and Matea Rodovic, senior biochemistry major and the queen representing University Center East, smile in their costumes at the Panamanian Carnival Thursday in the Business and Engineering Building. (Photo by Kyla Dagatan)

Panamanian Association hosts annual cultural Panamanian Carnival

Aracely Chavez, Staff Writer April 19, 2023

The Panamanian Association hosted the Panamanian Carnival in the Business and Engineering Center Thursday.  The carnival included food, empanadas, tamales, rice and beef, as well as games and music....

PANAS members and PANAS Connection attendees smile for a photo at the PANAS Connection event Thursday in Carter Hall. (Photo by Anthony Rawley)

PANAS hosts event to celebrate Panama’s history

Anthony Rawley, Staff Writer November 16, 2022

The Panamanian Association hosted PANAS Connection Thursday to celebrate Panama’s National Month and to crown the 2022-2023 University East and University West Panamanian queens.  PANAS selected...

Taegan Garner, SGA president, and Adrianna Garcia, administrative vice president for the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee for SGA, smile in front of their SGA table. The table was set up at the Latinx Heritage Festival to welcome students with stickers. (Photo by Alyssa DeWig)

SGA EDI committee hosts campus’s first Latinx Heritage Festival

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor September 28, 2022

Walking up to The Quad Wednesday evening, you could feel the cool 65 degree Fahrenheit breeze across your face. The smell of chips and salsa wafts towards your nose. A group of friends and strangers laugh...

Nine students from Panama joined the USI community as a group in 2018.

PANAS: How Panamanian students at USI are making an impact

Tegan Ruhl, Staff Writer April 28, 2022

In 2017, the National Secretariat of Science and Technology of Panama approved USI as a recipient of its Institute for the Formation and Use of Human Resources public schools’ scholarship program. Over...

Hilda Magallon, junior mechanical engineering major, and Maria Lopez, sophomore civil engineering major, enter the PANAS SpringFest 2022 event on Wednesday while Xenia Adames Chanis, president of PANAS, cheers them on.

Queens compete during Panamanian SpringFest Carnival

Alyssa DeWig and Bryce West April 17, 2022

The Panamanian Association (PANAS) hosted the Panamanian Carnival in the Recreational Center Wednesday from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The carnival included games, food and a traditional dance competition between...

Nathan Payne,  the program coordinator for Center for Campus Life, passes out SpringFest 2020 T-shirts at SpringFest 2021.

SpringFest to return with events as COVID-19 protocols change

Ian Young, Staff Writer March 23, 2022

SpringFest is back with food, concerts and events for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event is scheduled from April 6 - 8, 2022, and is bringing back past SpringFest...

International Club, Panamanian Association and Spanish Club joined together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with a kickball tournament Sept. 28, 2021. National Hispanic Hertiage Month, Sept. 15 - Oct.  15, was enacted as an official month of observance Aug. 17, 1988.

Students celebrate their heritage through student organizations

Casey Clark, Chief Copy Editor October 21, 2021

Editor's Note: This article was originally published Oct. 14, 2021, in the print issue "Falling for Student Organizations."  International Club, Panamanian Association, Gamma Phi Omega International...

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