Veracruzan pageant challenges traditional and colorist Mexican beauty standards by only allowing lower-class women of color to compete. Miss Colonia In the state of Veracruz around the gulf port coast, Factoria nightclub has organized much more than an average pageant. To enter this pageant there was only one rule; you had to…

Katelyn Welsh and Nancy Vazquez investigate how local ski resorts increasingly use J-1 exchange visa holders, and study effects on these foreign workers and local ones, as well as the shape of the industry with new legal action potentially changing overall dynamics. Originally Designed to Improve International Relations, Now Improving…

Reporter Nancy Vazquez sat down with Stu J The Vamp and Treazy to bring their recent works to light. COVID shut downs took away live performances but allowed these artists to make more music and related projects than in years prior. Get To Know Stu J Stu J The Vamp…

Nancy Vazquez writes about one of their hobbies, penpalling, usually writing letters to someone you don’t initially know, often in a different country from yours, that has become trendy again. During the COVID-19 era, it has also meant writing to friends you can’t meet in person. A Brief History of Penpalling Penpalling was first created…

Nancy Vazquez reports on Lunar New Year festivities held at the Joe Crowley student union at the University of Nevada, Reno and explains some of the traditions involved. The traditional color red greeted attendees. Table cloths, Chinese paper lanterns, red envelopes, and fortune cards were everywhere to be seen. Lambda…

Nancy Vazquez Loera reports on what a Sweet Lolita is, how much time and money it takes to become one, and reactions from the public. Sweet Lolita Ren, 18, a retail worker in Reno, took two hours prior to their interview to get into full Lolita fashion. They showed up looking just…

Reporter Nancy Vazquez conducted multiple zoom interviews with Washoe Country educators of all grades about the struggles to teach online. There has been a lot of dispute surrounding whether or not Washoe County School District will allow students to return to campus in the upcoming fall semester. After much debate…

Reporter Nancy Vazquez interviewed student beneficiaries of the CARES act created during the pandemic at UNR to relive financial struggles. According to the University’s website “CARES Act funding will assist with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of…

Reporter Nancy Vazquez interviewed a local student artist about one of Reno’s only galleries for young aspiring creatives. Earl Wooster high school is an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. International Baccalaureate schools provide college courses at a high school level. …