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By Jennifer Padilla | Published by Jan. 29, 2018 Despite the desperate islanders’ attempts to not only escape the poverty in which hurricane Maria has left them in, but also the economic crisis that was already present in Puerto Rico, I—on the contrary— want to move back to the commonwealth. According to Pew Research Center, the Puerto Rican population has […]
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By Rafaela Teixeira | Published Jan. 2, 2018 I have read countless posts online about how unfair and ridiculous it is to have copious amounts of assignments due around Thanksgiving break. As a third-year college student, I have come to the conclusion that semesters are constructed around this very special holiday. A typical fall semester usually goes like this: In […]
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By Dr. Josh Palgi | Published Nov. 28, 2017 Every year on the third Tuesday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout — an annual event that encourages smokers to make a plan to quit or to plan in advance and quit smoking on that day. The 42nd annual Great American […]
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By Gail Fredricks| Published March 3, 2017 As a college student, it’s always interesting to see the difference in number of students in the classroom in the beginning of the semester from the number of students still standing strong towards the end of the semester. Earnest and eager, it’s like the first day of kindergarten. We all dress in our best […]
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By Daniel Rego | Published Feb. 9, 2017 Irony is not dead, but is living quite well. Take, for example, members of the free world bemoaning the death of an authoritarian tyrant. Fidel Castro, the pretend president of Cuba, died last November. Yet while the Cuban exiles who formerly lived under him celebrated in the streets of little Havana, many […]
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By Nicole Brown | Published Feb 9, 2017 Hundreds gather on the Canadian border to watch the migration of the Monarch Butterflies as they freely cross the United States borders, while thousands descend on the Serengeti to witness the massive migration of Wildebeests and Zebras as they head south for greener pastures. Migration is a way of life, not only for […]
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By Adrianna Ruffo | Published Feb. 9, 2017 For much of the 20th century, it wasn’t acceptable for a woman to simply jump into bed with any man she saw fit. A ritual of courtship that included going on dates, getting to know one another and developing a relationship was generally required before engaging in sex. Those days are long gone. […]
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By Tyler Sousa | Published Feb. 9, 2017 If star NBA player LeBron James scored 100 points tonight, the sports world would explode. Sports fanatics everywhere would lose their minds; even casual fans would talk about it for days. Sports are a pillar in our country, and a large percentage of the media spotlight shines on both local and national […]
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By Germain Palacios | Published Feb. 9, 2017 If “Making America Great Again” means decreasing taxes for some while increasing taxes for others, count me out. Count low and middle-income families with dependents out, too. An estimated 20 percent of households and more than half of single parents would pay more in federal taxes under Donald Trump’s tax plan, according […]
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By Jonathan Coello | Published Oct. 22, 2016 In American society, both past and present, many people have often found themselves critiquing the president and his effectiveness as a leader. It is an action that generally begins the moment the individual takes office and continues throughout his or her tenure, whether that be one term or two terms. Bringing into […]
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