By Aileen Delgado At just 16, Alexander O’ Connor began working on his first self-produced album “Bcos U Will Never B Free,” using his distinctive use of synths and beats to produce melancholic tunes. The young teenager began to fall in love with the idea of expressing several emotional states through every new sound––and gradually…
By Michelle Mairena For 15 years now, Kanye West — the rapper, the controversial figure, the incomprehensible cultural phenomenon — has been called one of the most influential artists of our generation. Many agree. Many disagree. But it doesn’t matter whether one loves Kanye or hates Kanye, hearing his name once in a while is…
By Aileen Delgado Food, music, dancing, and waving country flags are all aspects you can find at Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) annual United Nations celebration. Students come together and bring their cultures along with them––continuing a tradition that has occurred for the past four years. “We started it in October of 2015. We kind…
By Kymani Hughes & Luis Mila This August, Hot Girl Summer completely took over the social media scene. You couldn’t even scroll through your twitter feed without seeing the phrase, accompanied by videos of people having summertime fun. There’s one person solely responsible for this pop-culture movement – Megan Pete, better known as MeganThee Stallion….
By Fabiha Faruque Hong Kong, one of South Asia’s most toured places, is a city of the future. It is a city that contains some of the world’s most jaw-dropping engineering endeavors and attractive themed sites (such as the internationally famous Disney Land). It is simply a progressive, tech-advanced city — and with its high-world…
By Jaylyn Gonzalez October 12, 2019. After a fair and blissful Saturday morning, the most anticipated moment of the day turned one step closer: the distinct call of “Survivors! Line up.” My mom and I, along with other hundreds of survivors, gathered for the commencement of the annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Ceremony….
By Fabiha Faruque Once a Jaguar, always a Jaguar. Each school year brings changes. There are new students, new courses, and new teachers. But this year, MLEC also welcomed someone very familiar: Samantha Cardet, the newest English teacher, and also a Jaguar alumna. Ms. Cardet walked the very same halls and sat at the very…
By Gabriella Licona Raising awareness for different causes has been an ongoing fight for years. From wearing green ribbons as a statement to destigmatize mental illness, to attending local and national marches to protest the mass culture diminishing of mental health, there are multiple ways to demand recognition for a cause. However, raising awareness for…
By Kelly Sanchez The 2019-2020 school year has just begun and it already is unlike any other school year due to the changes—big and small—that have taken place around our school campus. For some students, these changes have been more perceptible and accentuated than for others. This is particularly true for the students in the…
By Vanessa Falcon Mario Kart has jumped from the DS and Switch to a more popular device —cellphones. Mario Kart has been a beloved game for generations. Nintendo has touched the hearts of many people, trespassing age barriers and geographical lines for over a century. Since 1889, when the company first started with simple playing…