Poetry Reading 
"Life and Poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer" 
Prof. Eduardo Aguilar (Spanish) 

10:00-10:50 a.m. 
North Hall 211 

Class 
"Spanish American Literature" (Topics vary) 
Prof. Cheryl Phelps (Spanish) 

10:00-11:00 a.m. 
Tandy Hall 116 

Lecture/Discussion 
"The Psychological Health of Hispanics 
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley" 
Sister Norma Pimentel, Catholic Social Services 

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. 
South Hall 122 

Panel 
"Border Women" 
Ms. Lisa Ramos, Mrs. Mary Rose Cardenas, Prof. Eliana Bennett 

1:00-2:00 p.m. 
Tandy Hall 115 

Discussion 
"Gringos and Chilangos in Mex-America" 
Dr. Paul Kavanaugh 

3:00-3:45 p.m. 
Tandy Hall 110 

Reading/Discussion 
"Contemporary Mexican American Poetry" 
Prof. Charles Dameron and friends 

All Day 
Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series 
.

Lecture 
"Medicinal Herbs" 
Prof. Elva Perez 

10:00-11:00 a.m. 
Benito Longoria Room Library 

Lecture/Discussion 
"Bilingual Ed: Politics vs. Pedagogy" 
Dr. Sylvia Cavazos Peña, Ms. Rosa Maria Garc"a, BISD 

10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. 
North Hall 230 

Class 
"Chicano Narrative" 
Prof. Cipriano Cardenas 

12:15-1:30 p.m. 
Tandy Hall 110 

Discussion 
"Mexican-Americans and Mexicans with  
U.S. Passports - What's the Difference?" 
Dr. Paul Kavanaugh 

2:00-3:00 p.m. 
Tandy Hall 115 

Lecture/Discussion 
"The Pope in Cuba" 
Bishop Raymundo Peña, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville 

4:30-5:30 p.m. 
Art Building 001 (basement level) 

Slide presentation 
"Mexican Pottery - Past and Present" 
Prof. Nancy Sclight 

All Day 
Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series 
.

Class 
"Spanish American Literature" (Topics vary) 
Prof. Cheryl Phelps (Spanish) 

10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. 
South Hall 106  

Lecture 
"Evolution of Hispanic Politics in the U.S." 
Prof. John Robey 

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. 
South Hall 122 

Presentation 
"Women in Troubled Relationships  
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley" 
Olga Montes de Oca, Friendship of Women. 

1:00-2:00 p.m. 
Tandy Hall 115 

Panel Discussion 
"Hispanics in Math and Science" 
Profs. A.J. Herrera and Olivia García 

4:25-7:05 p.m. 
North Hall 224 

Class 
"El Cuento Folklorico" 
Prof. Lucy Willis 

7:15-9:30 p.m. 
SETB Lecture Hall 

Panel Discussion 
Dr. Raymond Rodrigues, moderator 

"Who am I? The Hispanic Problem 
of Ethnic Identity" 
Dr. Antonio Zavaleta, Prof. Carlos Gomez, Dr. Mario Diaz, Dr. Luis Rodriguez-Abad and The Hon. Berenice Rendon Talavera 

All Day 
Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series 
.

Presentation 
"Transformaciones Urbanas en la Frontera Tamaulipeca/Urban Changes  
on the Tamaulipas Border" 
Mtro. Jose Antonio Trujeque. Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Matamoros (Spanish with English translation) 

10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. 
North Hall 230 

Class 
"Chicano Narrative" 
Prof. Cipriano Cardenas 

12:15-1:15 p.m. 
SETB Lecture Hall 

Concert 
"Mariachi - A Mexican Tradition" 
UTB/TSC Mariachi Alacrán, Antonio Briseño, Director 

12:15-2:30 p.m. 
SETB 2.520 

Film/Discussion 
"Julio y Su Angel" - 
A Mexican Film Representing Traditions, 
Music and Customs of Provincial Mexico 
Dr. Eli Peña 

7:30-8:30 p.m. 
Tandy Hall 110 

Reading/Discussion 
"PresentaciÛn del Tomo 2 (Primavera del 1998) del Novosantanderino" 
Prof. Juan Antonio Gonzalez (Spanish) 

All Day 
Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series 
.

Class 
"Spanish American Literature" (Topics vary) 
Prof. Cheryl Phelps (Spanish) 

10:00-11:00 a.m. 
SETB 2.336 

Presentation 
"The U.S.-Mexican War - An American Introduction to Mexican Culture" 
Dr. Douglas Murphy, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site 

1:00-2:30 p.m. 
SETB 2.548 

Film 
"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" 
A border ballad by AmÈrico Paredes 

8:00-10:00 p.m. 
SETB Lecture Hall 

Piano Concert 
Prof. Rodrigo Gonzalez Barragan, Director of the Escuela de Arte de Monterrey. Sponsored by Patron of the Arts. 

All Day 
Closed Circuit TV - Chicano Film Series

Presentation/Reading 
"Folktales of Lower Rio Grande Valley/ 
Cuentos Folkoricos del Bajo Valle del Rio Bravo" 
Prof. George Green

Hispanic Heritage Month 
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