Claudia Hernandez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Holiday lighting illustration by Aminah Brown.

Holiday Lighting Has A Downside

January 11, 2019 Claudia Hernandez holiday, pros and cons

Are Christmas and New Year’s decorations really worth the high electricity cost? Decoration time is one of the costliest seasons of the year for electricity bills. People climb ladders to hang lights around their roofs and businesses hire professional lighting installers to untangle and organize thousands of strings of… Read the rest at our website.

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Ariana Grande Is A Symbol Of Empowerment

November 30, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Ariana Grande, celebrity

Ariana Grande, a 23-year-old American woman, has become a symbol of courage, optimism, empowerment, and strength for millennials and the world in the last couple of years. She became a celebrity in 2009, acting on a Nickelodeon show, and debuted her first pop single in 2013. As of 2018,… Read the rest at our website.

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The Opioid Epidemic’s Importance Shouldn’t Be Undermined

November 30, 2018 Claudia Hernandez epidemic, opioid, drug abuse

It may come as a surprise for some, but the United States has been suffering from an opioid epidemic since the 1990s. Since then, the number of deaths resulting from it have continued to increase. More than 42,249 people as a result of opioids in 2016. That is more… Read the rest at our website.

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Honor Societies Aren’t Just About Grades

October 19, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Phi Theta Kappa, honor society

When I was in high school, my friends in college would tell me that they were part of their college’s honor society. Back then, I imagined it as something very difficult to reach. Now that I’m at Miami Dade College and part of Phi Theta Kappa, the world’s largest… Read the rest at our website.

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Controversy Isn’t Always Costly

October 5, 2018 Claudia Hernandez controversy, Nike, Colin Kaepernick

A few weeks ago, Nike announced the faces that will highlight its 30th anniversary campaign. One of them is ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose advertisement is accompanied by the phrase: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” The ad has received huge backlash. People were hashtagging #NikeBoycott… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus Briefing

Pianist Tal Cohen To Perform At Wolfson Campus

October 5, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Music, Jazz, Jazz at Wolfson Presents, Wolfson Campus

Pianist Tal Cohen will perform on Oct. 17 at noon at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Room 1261. The performance is under Miami Dade College’s Jazz at Wolfson Presents Series. Cohen is an Israeli pianist. He won the Barry Harris Piano Competition in 2014 and the Freedman Fellowship… Read the rest at our website.

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Donating Hair Can Make A Difference

September 14, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Cancer, donations, hair, donate

Cancer sucks. It is unfortunate that the majority of people reading this have experienced the devastating loss of a loved one to this incurable disease. I have lost two of my favorite humans to cancer—my paternal grandma to breast cancer and one of my best friends in middle school… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus Padrón Campus Hialeah Campus Briefing

New Director Of Retention And Transition Services At North Campus

September 14, 2018 Claudia Hernandez North Campus, ACCESS

Crystel Lewis is the new director of retention and transition services at North Campus. She started her position on Sept. 4. Lewis will oversee academic advising, career exploration, community resources and ACCESS disability services. Prior to this position, Lewis served as director of advisement and career services and director… Read the rest at our website.

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82 Percent Is 82 Too Many

August 23, 2018 Claudia Hernandez cheating

Cheating has always been an issue. Since we were in high school, the idea of getting an easy A without putting in the work required had a greater force than our ethics and morals. I’m guilty of it as well, and I’m sure that, if you’re reading this, you… Read the rest at our website.

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José Ignacio Valenzuela To Debut English Version Of Bestselling Book

August 23, 2018 Claudia Hernandez Books, Miami Book Fair, MBF, Books and Books

Chilean author José Ignacio Valenzuela will be making the English-language debut of his bestselling book, To the End of the World, at Book & Books, 265 Aragon Ave, at 5 p.m. on Sept. 1. The event is hosted by the Miami Book Fair. To the End of the World… Read the rest at our website.

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