In November of 2006, Arizona voters passed the controversial Proposition 300, which changed educational funding for some University of Arizona students.

Proposition 300 disallows in-state tuition rates for students who are not United States citizens or have migrated to the U.S. illegally. Under the law, those who fall under those two categories can not receive state aid for higher education.  

Echeverria! Dame! And Sombrero! Are all dance moves that are taught by the University of Arizona Salsa Club, by instructors of Ritmoson Latino to add cultural diversity to the university.

"The club itself is meant to spread the love of salsa through out UA community and the community of Tucson at large," said beginning level instructor, Sara Tichenor.

The club is composed from members of the community and the university.

What started out as a school music class dedicated to mariachi music has now increased to a group of over 70 performers, all hoping to wow guests at Tucson's 27th International Mariachi Conference.

After growing up in a family mariachi group, Davis elementary music instructor, Jaime Valenzuela took over the general music class when his father retired.

Davis elementary, a dual immersion school, integrates mariachi into their language program. Of the over 75 percent of students who play a musical instrument at the school, 70 are involved in the mariachi program.

"We have a lot of Anglos and that's the big part of tying in the dual language program - mariachi is a big tool for that; it's our backbone for the school," said Valenzuela.