THE LATIN AMERICAN Law Students Association (LALSA) likes to end the school year with a bang. This year was no exception.

In April, LALSA held La Gran Fiesta, its annual mix of entertainment, food, award presentations, and inspirational talk. Providing the inspiration was keynote speaker Rafael P. Collazo, a Philadelphia activist who has led voter registration drives as the East Coast Director of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. He also organized the annual Northeast Latino Student Leadership Conference and co-founded the Latino Online News Network.

LALSA presented its Orgullo (“Pride”) Award to Anita Santos- Singh, executive director of Philadelphia Legal Assistance. Santos-Singh has also been a staff attorney at Community Legal Services. Among her many affiliations, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund.