By Rozany Guzman After Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico floundering, and the U.S. lent billions of dollars to help Puerto Ricans recuperate from the damage, an age old question arose: Should Puerto Rico be granted statehood? Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory for over 100 years, and was granted a self-government with their own…
By Devin Dubon With the Academy Awards, which were held on March 4, came its expected share of controversy. This year’s Oscars hit record low ratings, with only 26.5 million people tuning in—a dramatic 20% drop from the previous record low. This was despite the many attempts made by the Academy to increase an already…
By Dru Barcelo The “best boyband since one direction,” the hip-hop conglomerate born out of the heart of Brockhampton, Texas dropped their third and final installment of their album trilogy “SATURATION” within the same six month period. Brockhampton, an eight-man team, is the first in history to drop three albums in the same year, doing…
By Daylin Delgado Women oppress women. Time and time again, pseudo feminists will bash men, and yell at them for what they consider to be the oppression of women. Men aren’t the only ones who seem to benefit from the gender inequality. They’re also only part of the blame for women’s oppression. It’s an often…
By Sabine Joseph Yes, it’s that serious. The premier of Black Panther in my little Town of Miami Lakes was as glamorous as the one for Hollywood’s hottest stars and most acclaimed critics. Excited viewers who arrived early had to be kept outside behind velvet rope to prevent the theater from becoming an overcrowded fire…
By Lessenitt Campos There are always these false accusations of the youngest being spoiled, the youngest being a brat, the youngest getting all the attention. Not everyone is the baby of the family. Only those who know the feeling can tell you the true meaning behind “last born.”
By Carina Vo FCKH8, a for-profit organization driven by a number of social causes, recently released a video entitled “F-BOMBS FOR FEMINISM: Potty Mouthed Princesses Use Bad Word For Good Cause”, which featured a handful of young girls doing just that: dropping “f-bombs” in the name of feminism, instead calling phrases like “be pretty” and…
Simply put, the answer can be yes and no. It can vary from person to person, but when taking the majority into account, it can seem as if people are driven by making good impressions on their college applications.
The Miami Heat are notorious for their bandwagon fans, who hopped on when LeBron joined the team and during four years of trips to the championship. The Heat’s fanbase most certainly did grow quite a bit in the years after 2010.
Living in a country that is based on consumerism means that the majority of society values hard work and plenty of spending. To some extent, these things should be followed. Hard work is important, but at what point does too much ambition and hard work turn into an unhealthy quality? Well, the answer is simple:…