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(photo!!!) “Nothing to Apologize For”: Día de la Hispanidad Post Reignites Colonialism Debate

Micheal Cortinas, Contributing Writer February 18, 2025

An AI-generated post referring to the Spanish colonization of Latin America has sparked controversy over the October 12th holiday known as the “Día de la Hispanidad”, which commemorates Christopher...

Directors of Netflix Documentary "No Estás Sola" Visit SLU-Madrid

Directors of Netflix Documentary “No Estás Sola” Visit SLU-Madrid

Agatha Thomas, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

On October 30th, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, directors and creators of the Netflix documentary “No Estás Sola,” visited SLU-Madrid for a Q&A event co-sponsored by the visual and performing...

Where do Dominicans in Madrid get their rice and beans?

Where do Dominicans in Madrid get their rice and beans?

Agatha Thomas, Staff Writer November 6, 2024
La Esquina Caribeña, a Dominican restaurant located in Calle Almansa, is about a 5 minute walk from the Cuatro Caminos metro station in Madrid. The neighborhood is known for its vast population of Dominican immigrants, many of whom rely on this restaurant for their weekly (or even daily, for some) fix of home-reminiscent food.
From Shakespeare to the Kitchen: The Double Life of Ryan Day

From Shakespeare to the Kitchen: The Double Life of Ryan Day

Agatha Thomas, Staff Writer October 9, 2024
It is hard to peg down Ryan Day to one thing. Much like Shakespeare, he’s both a businessman and a writer. Although he’s mostly known in Saint Louis University’s Madrid campus for his role as the head of the English department until this year, he also happens to be the owner of several bars and restaurants around the Spanish capital. 
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