Gateway

Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: Features

This situation brought interest in the subject of immigration that was beginning to significantly alter the social and economic fabric of the state.

"As an Omaha native, I have been personally curious and intrigued with the demographic and social changes in our community," Gonzalez said. "Of course immigration from Latin America has been a major story in the past few decades, especially recently, and it's been fascinating to track the impact on both the community and the immigrants."

After high school, Gonzalez attended UNO and worked part-time as a reporter and host of "Minority Americans" on KFAB radio station along with reporting for the Gateway.

During the summer of her junior year, she was selected as a news intern for the Omaha-World Herald. That opportunity led her to years of success in not only her national coverage, but also her interest in public relations, communication and Latin American issues.

"Cindy gives students a real-life experience of where a person has actually intertwined their interests in Latino issues, communication and public relations," Garza said. "She is a really good example of expanding issues that attain student interest. Students can see the benefit of what's going on in the media right now fairly extensively."

Gonzalez continues to succeed in her writing. Among her most

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