My first journalistic effort outside of El Vaquero
POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM FEBRUARY 5, 2021 While doing some research on the Portal of Texas History earlier today, I ran across a copy of the 1970 Rattler yearbook from my alma mater, St. Mary’s University. Naturally, I wondered whether I had made it into the yearbook and lo and behold I found this: Alfredo Cardenas, 1970 St. Mary’s University I will pass on the temptation of editorializing on this photo, I will leave that up to ny readers. But it got me to thinking about those times and I remembered I had written a story for the school newspaper, The Rattler. I recalled it because 1) it was the first piece I ever wrote outside of our school newspaper, El Vaquero and 2) it was an interesting piece involving an altercation between the venerable Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez and a member of La Raza Unida. So off I went in search of that article and sure enough I found it and share it with you below. It would be negligent of me if I did not at least give you an update on my w