Volume XVII Number4 Summer 2010 www.quepasa.osu.edu Memories of Graduations Making Them Our Own By Michael J. Alarid I had almost forgotten. Let it suffice accomplishments, passion, determination, FAFSA in The FAFSA Can Save You. To help to say that I was tired, overworked, and and love for OSU make them most worthy understand the resources available to you, running low on energy on the day Bruno of the degrees they now hold. To all gradu- Indra Leyva-Santiago writes about the and I met with this year's graduates for the ates, we hope that you will read Staying resources at the Multicultural Center in annual ,Que Posa, OSU? graduation photo Connected, Vincent Sanchez's article about The Multicultural Center Is Your Safe Haven, session. Then I wa lked into the Ohio Union the developing Hispanic Alumni Society at and Susannah Turner encourages you to and saw the smiles on the faces of all the OSU. Congratulations to all of you! explore support groups within the dorms soon to be graduates. I could suddenly feel But for every graduate, there are many in her article Learning Communities Are it: their energy, excitement, anticipation, students still on their way to this great Seeking You. Finally, to help make the most and feelings of accomplishment engulfed accomplishment; it is for those that the of your time at OSU, Ana Gerber encour- me. For a moment, I remembered my first rest of this edition is intended. Our edition ages you to study abroad in her article graduation: I was back in Oregon sur- begins with Greetings from Key Leaders, The Road Is Calling, while Cyndi Freeman rounded by my family, filled with pride and featuring salutations and well wishes from offers some insight to incoming graduate excited about being the first person in my university leaders who play important students in Making Columbus Your Home. 0 family to graduate from college. It was one roles in bringing new students to OSU. For In the midst of all this excitement, of the best days of my life. our faculty profile, we focus on the career we would be remiss to ignore the chal- I ' It may sound trite, but rea ll y your of M6nica Giusti in the article Enhancing lenges that the Latino community in college graduation is a surreal time: a Health, Fighting Disease with Functional Arizona is currently facing. We turn then ·- moment when dreams come true for Foods; our student profile features Miguel to Yolanda Zepeda's article Enforcement- many who, at some point, doubted they Guevara in Undergraduate Focuses on Only Immigration Strategies Don't Work in might ever make it this far. It's a time Strengthening the Latino Community. our Su Opinion section, where she offers when worlds collide in ways you've never To make it to graduation day you will her perspective into the current tumult. imagined, with your college friends, col- need guidance, especially if you're a first For those who wish to know more about leagues, and family members, once occu- generation college student. Among the the controversy in Arizona, we hope this pying different spheres, suddenly shaking most important subjects you will engage article provides the insight many seem to hands as siblings, parents, and grandpar- are choosing the right university, learning be seeking. ents enter the university world you have about financial aid, understanding the For our graduates, this is a milestone; cal led home for so many years. Professors resources that are available to you at OSU, for those reading this edition who are tell how proud they are to your mother, and figuring out how to maximize your just beginning the process, we hope it friends lament how much they will miss experience as a Buckeye. To help surmount helps illuminate your path to success. you to a brother, and somewhere in the these obstacles, we offer numerous articles With you in mind, we are proud to offer middle you catch only snippets of this written to act as a road map for those tran- this publication and its content. We re once in a lifetime symphony. sitioning to OSU. To help choose the right hope that you can take advantage of the For our graduating students at OSU university, Jefferson Blackburn Smith offers guidance that so many have contributed C who have just lived this experience, the some advice in Is The Ohio State University for this edition. To all our readers we wish memories they have made will stay with Right for You? Additionally, Dr. Ernesto nothing but the best. them for the rest of their lives. To these Escoto takes us on a creative journey to MJ.Alarid ·- students and to their families, we dedicate examine the process of leaving home in part of this edition. Our cover features the his article Mafalda, 1492 + Buckeye Nation. photo that came from that photo session, As many of you are already starting to and depicts 20 graduates who were suspect, understanding financial aid and selected to be featured in this edition. finding scholarships are going to be pivotal Each student has a different story and we for your success. In It is Never Too Late for V> are pleased that all of them have been a Scholarship Maria Sanchez offers tips profiled for this edition in our graduate for the application process, while Marilyn UJ profile section entitled Their Best Day. Their Lee explains the importance of filing your 2 e,Que Pasa, OSU? Editor Michael J. Alarid Designer e,Que Pasa, OSU? Bruno Ribeiro Assistant Editor Volume XVII Number 4 Summer 2010 Giovana Covarrubias Editorial Board Mauricio Espinoza Monica Frias-Boson Victor J. Mora Features Contributors Joseph A. Alutto Greedings from Key Leaders Making Columbus Your Home Ernesto R. Escoto Mauricio Espinoza 4 12 A Guide for New Graduate Students for Dolan Evanovich Is The Ohio State University the Next Two-Six Years Cyndi Freeman Anna Gerber 5 Right for You? By Cyndi Freeman Marilyn Lee A Guide to Decision Making and Why OSU Valerie B. Lee Indra Leyva-Santiago Is the Place for You The Road Is Calling Maria Sanchez By Jefferson Blackburn Smith How Study Abroad Can Complete Your Jefferson Blackburn Smith 13 Susannah Turner College Experience Yolanda Zepeda It Is Never Too Late for a Scholarship By Anna Gerber 8 Taking the Right Steps for Relief from the Please send all letters, press Financial Burden of College Learning Communities Are Seeking You releases, and other materials to: ,Que Pasa, OSU? By Maria Sanchez An Examination of the Benefits and Allure 14 063 Mount Hall of Learning Communities at OSU IOSO Carmack Road The FAFSA Can Save You By Susannah Turner Columbus0H43210 (614) 688 3S69 10 Why FAFSA Matters as Much as Your College Applications Staying Connected This publication is supported by By Merilyn Lee 15 A Call to Action for Hispanic Alumni The Office ofAcademic Affairs and By Vincent Sanchez the Office of Minority Affairs. This The Multicult ural Center Is Your publication is funded through the Hispanic Oversight Committee. 1 1 Safe Haven Their Best Day The Services and Benefits of the MCC to a The Trials and Triumphs of 20 OSU The Ohio State University is not 22 responsible for the content ofthis Weary Student Graduates publication. This publication does By Indra Leyva-Santiago not necessarily reflect the views and opinions ofthe staff or the editorial board. All submissions for publication must include name and phone number or e-mail ofthe person(s) responsible for the work. Sections ,oue Posa, OSU? reserves the right to refuse any and all submissions for publication at any time. Esquina del Editor 2009 - 2010 Events 2 Memories of Graduations 16 The Year in Pictures Note: We use·@· instead of"o/a• Making Them Our Own Highlights from the Latino Community because we want all Latin@s. men By Michael J. Alarid During the 2009-2010 School Year and women, to feel included. Cover: Photo by Bruno Ribeiro Faculty Profile Creative Corner 6 Monica Giusti 18 Mafalda, 1492 + Buckeye Nation Enhancing Health, Fighting Disease with Reflections on Leaving Home Functional Foods By Ernesto R. Escoto, Ph.D. By Mauricio Espinoza Su Opinion Student Profile 20 Enforcement-only Immigration 7 Miguel Guevara Strategies Don't Work Undergraduate Focuses on Strengthening An Examination of the Misguided Arizona the Latino Community SB1070 Bill By Michael J. Alarid By Yolanda Zepeda 28 Spring 2010 Graduates www.quepasa.osu.edu Summer Quarter 2010 3 Greedings from Key Leaders Joseph A. Alutto students are doing. It also helps you under- Executive Vice President and Provost stand the rich diversity of the Ohio State family. In studying its pages, you will be aston- As Ohio State's provost I am delighted to ished by all the ways you can interact with our welcome you to our campus and to this community. For example, Ohio State's 3,500 issue of iOue Pasa, OSU? world-class faculty members are devoted Being provost means being responsible to challenging and promoting your life of for the academic reputation of this great the mind. The 12,000 courses that they offer institution. It also means having the uni- allow you to choose from nearly 200 majors. versity's most privileged seat for appreci- Outside the classroom, nearly 1,000 student ating the accomplishments of our faculty organizations will engage you in everything and students. If you have already decided from the Aerial Robotics Team to the Zoology to make Ohio State your college home, I Club. Here, your opportunities to learn, grow, welcome you into our company and promise and develop are virtually unlimited.