Vendors at Weber State s El Mercadito on Oct. 2-3 will sell a number of handmade items, many from Indigenous communities in their home countries, including Guatemalan leather bags and shoes, a Colombian artist s crocheted Frida Kahlo dolls and naturally dyed, handmade Mexican textiles.
The smell of free tacos and the rhythms of Latino music filled Coleman Hall 1150. “The atmosphere was so positive,” said Corrina Hernandez, a sophomore Spanish major. “It was like you could feel each person’s excitement they were experiencing about the food and friends.” Students, faculty and staff gathered to kick off the beginning of.