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Obama’s Last Reach for Voters in South Florida
By Valeria Bula The days have been counting down to the moment in which the next President of the United States is elected. Now, Election Day is tomorrow and Clinton and Trump are hosting the last of their rallies and supporters remain animated, participating in campaigns and rallies to support their candidate. Among those prominent…
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Mock Senatorial and Presidential Debates Take Place at MLEC
By Jennifer Perez Students at Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) have proved once again that Millennials are not the uninformed, apathetic generation people make them out to be. The Harbinger and Junior State of America (JSA) hosted a mock presidential debate and a mock senatorial debate four days before Election Day and the student audience…
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MLEC Journalism Students Attend MDCPS Social Media Forum
By Cesar Zafra This year, Miami-Dade County’s bi-annual Social Media Forum concerned the significance of digital citizenship in the evolving modern world of journalism. Arranged downtown at the School Board Administration Building, MDCPS invited educators and students to discuss the prevalence and effects of digital media in journalism. Over 160 students from a variety of…
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Humans of MLEC has Returned
By Elizabeth Gonzalez Last year, the project “Humans of MLEC,” inspired by Brandon Stanton’s “Humans of New York,” was created by high school students in the journalism strand. For this project, they dedicate time each week to interview the students and staff members attending Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC). #HOMLEC pic.twitter.com/j8wdKcNv3r — The Harbinger (@HarbingerMLEC)…
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Broadcast Meets Print: Stephanie Bertini Visits the Harbinger Newsroom
By Sabine Joseph This Wednesday, Stephanie Bertini, a broadcast journalist currently employed at NBC 6 News, walked into the journalism classroom at Miami Lakes Educational Center prepared with an audiovisual resume and powerpoint, ready to impart her knowledge on the future generation of journalists. Bertini began with a video that compiled her 10 year broadcast…
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Guest Speaker Jessica Weiss Comes to MLEC
By Luz Mosquera Journalist Jessica Weiss from Univision News shared her experiences with travel and freelance writing with the journalism class of Miami Lakes Educational Center on Wednesday. Weiss’s journalism career began when she questioned what do as a history major and ended up in an internship at Washington D.C. writing for a small newsletter…
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National Water Crisis: Flint and Beyond
By Valeria Bula Over two years have passed since the beginning of the Flint water crisis, where the drinking water of Flint, Michigan underwent lead contamination due to government negligence. Though much of the media coverage on the city has ended, it has remained a problem in the city to this day, leaving thousands of…
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2016 Fall Beauty and Fashion Trends
By Christine Romero This year has come to be known as the throwback year for everything in fashion. The 90’s have made a reappearance in 2016 with trends such as dark color schemes, furs, plaid, and turtlenecks. Here are the year’s beauty and fashion trends to incorporate into this season’s attire: Furs Famous faces— Janet…
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Rundown on the Second Presidential Debate
By Cesar Zafra The second presidential debate of the 2016 election took place yesterday at Washington University in St. Louis. This debate differed from the first in that it was held as a town-hall style debate, allowing voters to submit questions on issues they wanted the candidates to discuss. Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and Democratic…
