Opinion: I Want My Hispanic Heritage Month Chapel Back

Replacing a Hispanic Heritage Month chapel with a discussion of the historical race report feels counterintuitive.

I walked into chapel on Sept. 15, excited and ready to celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. As a Mexican-American woman at Wheaton College, I was thrilled to have a chance to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with my community. The advertising for the school certainly over-emphasizes the diversity of Wheaton; as an entering student of color, the diversity and inclusivity were highlighted at every opportunity, and the few opportunities at the Office of Multicultural Development (c...

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