From: Ariana Salgado Date: October 1 Subject: Happy Fall from MESA!
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!🪅
This month, MESA celebrates the cultural identity that is tied to Hispanic Heritage Month. As an organization on campus focused on uplifting Hispanic and Latino identifying students, we want to wish everyone a great month. 😁
We have a lot to share and recap on for the past month, a few new songs, and entertainment recommendations.🤯
Que esta pasando en MEsa?
September 2026
FERÍA🤠
Did you see us at FERÍA? Our MESA executive members had so much fun at last week. Maybe you saw a few of us dancing or even working the event. We met lots of incredible people, and can't wait till next FERÍA to show off more of our dance moves!🪇
Latine Trivia🙈
Thank you all for coming! We had a great turnover for our first event of the year, and got to have fun battling each other with trivia. Missed our first event? Don't sweat it! We have more events this October and November with fun fall acitivites.🎃
Karaoke Night🎤
Did you sing with our critically acclaimed singing MESA members? We had a fun time singing our favorite songs and cheering for each other this past Tuesday! We hope to see you on October 6th at our next event, Paint and Chill.🎨
MESA has more events coming this month, so mark your calendars, register early, meet some people, and join us for these fun activities we have for you! ❣️🗓️
Music and Entertainment🎬
Daddy Yankee- Lovumba🪩
Recommended to you by Keidy Cando
Looking for a mood booster song with a pumped up beat? Well, Daddy Yankee always delivers. This song mixes love/chemistry with reggaeton style music to create a song that everyone can dance to. The lyrics explain the explosive feelings between two people on the dance floor and the magnetic attraction of wanting to be close to each other. Daddy Yankee is an icon when it comes to the reggaeton genre, helping the globalization of Latin music to the U.S. We're starting off October with good vibes and upbeat music thanks to Keidy's recommendation.💘
Rauw Alejandro - De Carolina📍
Recommended to you by Ariana Salgado
"Saturno" is one of Rauw Alejandro's best albums, with some of my favorite songs belonging to Saturno. This song is a mix of the old reggaeton sound with Rauw's modern spin to the genre. The main point being to honor his hometown, Carolina, Puerto Rico. The song honors the roots of reggaeton, his success, and celebrates Rauw Alejandro's Puerto Rican identity. "De Carolina" is another upbeat song that you can dance to, and feel connected to the cultural pride embedded into the song. Saturno is also Rauw Alejandro's iconic blue hair era, and everytime I see a throwback TikTok, I regret not going to the tour.🪐
Real Women Have Curves💝
Starring: America Ferrera
Set in East L.A, America Ferrera plays Ana Garcia, a first-generation Mexican-American teenage girl. As it is Hispanic Heritage Month, this movie covers topics in the Mexican-American experience some students may relate to. Body image issues, familial pressure, and the decision of whether or not to persue higher education are all topics addressed in this film. If you have not watched this movie, I definitely recommend it as America Ferrera was a prominent Latina actor who paved the way in Hollywood.
That's a wrap for this month's newsletter, and stay tuned for November to stay in the loop on what's happening with MESA. Hope you enjoyed this month's newsletter, and check out our Instagram for any updates throughout the month.🍂
Good luck on Midterms!📚
Movimiento Estudiantil de Solidaridad y Apoyo
DePaul University
