Coconut Grove Art Festival
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz
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Rejection Sucks: Here’s How to Deal With It
By Juanita Cardona Thank you for your interest in being a part of our upcoming fall semester. Unfortunately, it is with regret that I write to inform you that we are unable to offer you a position in our upcoming freshman year at [insert university name here]. After waiting anxiously for that small envelope, or…
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NFL Concussions: Why We Choose to Forget Them
By Angelie Yglesias With the beginning of February draws the end of the cornerstone of American culture: football. With Super Bowl 50 passing overhead, another, darker figure in football hovers — concussions. Countless articles, studies, and research papers have been made: cementing the link between a game that encourages ramming heads against each other with…
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FIU Plans to Relocate Youth Fairgrounds
By Melissa Ricardo Florida International University plans to expand its main campus onto 64 of the 87 acres of Youth Fairgrounds. In order to do this, they will have to relocate the Youth Fair to a piece of land that is equal to or larger in size compared to its current location. FIU plans to take…
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Humans of MLEC
Inspired by Brandon Stanton’s “Humans of New York”, “Humans of MLEC” will be an attempt to get to know the people that work to run Miami Lakes Educational Center. These are their stories.
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Defense Stuns Offense at Super Bowl 50
By Lessenitt Campos A massive showdown between old-school and new-school shined some light on the meaning of being a team. A game is not won by a quarterback, but by the support system it carries. The Denver Bronco’s defense played reckless, making the Carolina Panthers’ offense uncomfortable. After being the NFL’s leader in takeaways and…
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Equating the Field by Revolutionizing College Admissions
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz As I walk through the halls of Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), students with dark circles and thick AP review books clutched in their arms all become one monotonous wave of anxiety, depression, self-doubt and everything a teenager shouldn’t be experiencing in the prime of their youth. The pressure to “make something…
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“Normal” Weather: A Thing of the Past
By Veronica Rarick Weather, for the most part, is predictable –normal– but that’s starting to change. “Normal weather” is becoming a thing of the past, and it’s because of society. We have set records that aren’t meant for us – or anybody – to break, giving cause to El Niño and hot temperatures, delayed snow/too…
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Iowa Caucus
By Lessenitt Campos Monday night’s caucus was filled with high turnouts and high stakes. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas claimed victory over Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, while the Democratic nominees were left in a “virtual tie” by the end of the night. Senator Ted Cruz started at the back of the pack in September, appearing…
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Cheap Oil Isn’t Good After All
By Juanita Cardona It can be hard to believe that reduced oil prices don’t mean the economy is doing well, on the contrary, it can signify that the global economy is in trouble. According to CNN, when economies are booming a lot of oil is consumed. Concerning the United State’s economy, this can affect us…
