By Ericka Miller This week was the 2017 senior’s first and last Senior Spirit Week , and they didn’t hold back. Each day they showed off their class spirit with outrageous costumes with various detail. Their four day week started off with Senior Citizen Day when the seniors dressed up in cardigans, old slippers paired…
By Robyn Forbes The Academy Awards, commonly referred to as the Oscars, has long been home to the best and brightest in the motion picture industry. This year’s Oscar award ceremony will welcome both seasoned actors like Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep and new, fresh faces like that of Moonlight star Alex R. Hibbert. This…
By Nathalie Del Valle Hidden Figures, based on the true stories of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, brings forth the hardships of three black women working for NASA. Being the first African-American women to reach their respective achievements, they faced many challenges. Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson were one of the main contributors…
By Nathalie Del Valle On Monday, February 13, Michael T. Flynn resigned his position as national security advisor to President Donald Trump. He reasoned his leave to be due to the fact that he misled Vice President Mike Pence as well as other high ranking officials in the White House about his conversations with the…
By Daylin Delgado On February 7, Betsy DeVos, Republican billionaire, was confirmed the position of the United States Secretary of Education. The Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education and controls national education policy. DeVos won by a vote of 51-to-50; the tie-breaker was Vice President Mike Pence’s vote. Her confirmation…
By Carolina Espinal Throughout the campaign trail, the Trump administration vowed to build a wall alongside the U.S.-Mexico border. Weeks into his presidency, Trump has issued a litany of executive orders, ranging from impromptu actions regarding immigration, the Keystone XL pipeline, and TPP. Now, discussions to build a wall intensify. During a speech at the…
By Juanita Cardona With more than 100 million viewers, the Super Bowl is one of the most watched television programs in America. People tune in to watch not only the battle between the two best football teams in the country but the long awaited halftime shows and commercials. This year, the Super Bowl 51…
By Dru Barcelo Put your game faces on because it’s almost time for Super Bowl Sunday. Get ready for the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons’ epic showdown to determine who leaves the big game victorious. Throwing a Super Bowl bash for this awesome game requires a lot of preparation, strategy, and great execution. First…
By Valeria Bula On Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, Trump began exercising his executive power, issuing three executive orders that same day. Amongst those executive orders: defunding organizations around the world that deal with abortion, including the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Trump reinstated the “Mexico City Policy,” which blocks taxpayer dollars from being used to fund…
By Valeria Bula Swimming through perilous oceans— facing the threat of dehydration, starvation, drowning, heat exhaustion, and shark attacks— thousands of Cubans throughout the decades have traversed the 90 mile trek, many dying, in a desperate attempt to reach American soil. The majority reach the U.S. on make-shift rafts while others make it on motor…