The changes made for Snapchat was received with mixed responses from users with the disappearance of the Best Friends lists, but was met with excitement over with the addition of Snapchat Discover. By Vivian Bermudez On January 27th, 2015, Snapchat released a new update for their app – both for Android and Apple products. The…
By Vivian Bermudez On Saturday, October 25, 2014, the annual Florida Scholastic Press Association Day (Journalism Day) took place at the Florida International University (FIU). Journalism Day brings students journalists from all over District 6 – Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High, MAST, Columbus High School and our very own MLEC students to name a…
The Selection by Kiera Cass is a 1# New York Times Bestseller, and it’s completely different from any other written dystopian young adult story out today.
The federal government has been cracking down on the issue of rape across college campuses in the United States. This has come to light as rape victims have increasingly gone public, continuously filing formal federal charges and plastering it across social media.
Is it the overwhelming tests? The heavy amounts of homework? The stress you endure knowing that what you do in school determines the rest of your life?
Lately there have been a plethora of revolutionary fictional characters – Katniss Everdeen, The Avengers, Superman, and Spider-Man. Katniss Everdeen leads a rebellion against an oppressive government. The Avengers struggle to protect humanity against an alien invasion. They all have something in common in why we look up to them: they’re heroes with a cause.
Civil unrest in Ukraine began 4 months ago when Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovych decided to take the $15 billion buy-out from Russia instead of finalizing negations to join the European Union. Civilians took to the streets to advocate their disdain of the decision taken by the Prime Minister, along with their general unhappiness towards…
The most magical place on Earth has yet to monopolize the entire world. Disney might own Marvel, ABC Television Group and McDonald’s, but not everyone in the world is a Mouseketeer.
Malala Yousafzai is a fifteen year-old Pakistani girl who has captivated the world with her fight for the education of children everywhere. Her fight hasn’t been an easy one. In October of 2012, Malala was shot on route to take her exams. The odds seemed to stack against her when she caught an infection at…
Kicking off the 2014 award season are the Golden Globes. The best of the best come out to celebrate nominated movies and TV shows. When it came to fashion, there were some hits and misses. Here are the best and worst of the night: