By Luis Mila Sugar, spice and everything nice were the ingredients used by Professor Utonium to create one perfect little girl, but the addition of Chemical X brought three girls into existence. They became known as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup—the Powerpuff Girls. In the past, Professor Utonium conducted a similar experiment, which produced another daughter,…
By Andres Cruz The University of Miami has a rich history of winning in NCAA football, especially during the eighties and mid-nineties, also known as the glory days of “The U”. Throughout this era, the Canes were coached by the legendary Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson, winning four national championships from 1983 to 1991. After…
By Rozany Guzman Friday afternoon, CNN watched workers from Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, or AAA, distribute water from a well at the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site, which was listed in 2016 as part of the federal Superfund program for hazardous waste cleanup. They distributed it to residents of Puerto Rico, who filled small water…
By Sabine Joseph The recent attack on the Route 91 Harvest 3-day country music festival in Las Vegas–the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history–has ignited the hotly contested issue of gun control in the United States. While the efficacy of strengthened gun control laws acting as a panacea for mass shootings is debated, the one…
By Krystal Alverio Hurricane Maria made history when it transformed from a mere tropical storm to a catastrophic category 5 hurricane within just 24 hours. Maria came a few days after Hurricane Jose, a storm that just barely made landfall in the small island of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria was the strongest storm the island…
By Daylin Delgado “Harvest Fest is MLEC’s most anticipated event. Preparation starts months in advance and attracts hundreds of students from other schools. This year was no different at 1,000 tickets. The gym was packed with people dancing and clubs selling. It’s an unique event that I’m going to miss dearly,” said Katherine Duarte, Class…
By Roxana Casanueva The famous and powerful producer, Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax Films in 1979, has worked in the film industry for decades, making many enemies throughout his career. A story published by the New York Times had released several unknown sexual harassment accusations toward Weinstein. He had planned to take a leave of…
By Valeria Bula Roughly about a month after Hurricane Irma swept across Florida, leaving destruction in its wake, two more residents, Francesca Andrade, 95, and Cecilia Franco, the 90-year- old wife of another resident, Miguel Antonio Franco, who died a week after the hurricane, have passed away as announced by the Hollywood Police Department on Monday…
By Gabriella Licona As the students of MLEC jump in fright and endless screams echo the haunted house, music blares through the room, making the students dance into the night. Harvest Fest is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, consisting of dancing, music, and long lines for snacks and drinks, all…
By Abigail Rosales MLEC’s biggest event of the year, Harvest Fest, will be hosted this year on Friday, October 13th. This must-attend event is one so large that students from other schools all throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County come. Music is blasted through the speakers across the gym, costumes are worn, the drama club hosts…