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Venezuela Needs Educated Leaders

August 22, 2017 Adriana Dos Santos Venezuela

Eighteen years ago Hugo Chavez Frias fooled Venezuelans. He promised a change from the terrible government in charge at the time, promised food for the poor and promised a better life for every citizen in the country, but his words didn’t become more than that. Since then, Venezuelans have… Read the rest at our website.

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Is Kendrick Lamar the G.O.A.T?

August 22, 2017 Olivia Lafuente Music, Hip-Hop/Rap

The criteria I use when introducing rappers into the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T.) conversation is influence, audience breadth, and longevity. How much has his music impacted today’s rap, how diverse of an audience can he reach, and how long can he keep his name in everyday conversation? Where… Read the rest at our website.

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The Tampon Tax Crisis

August 22, 2017 Roxy Garcia taxes

Throughout history, women have been held back on a variety of topics. They have been suppressed because of their age, sexual orientation, opinions and more. They have even been restricted by society about one of the most natural occurrences there is—their menstrual cycle. Society has implanted the idea that… Read the rest at our website.

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United States An Outlier Among Industrialized Countries

August 22, 2017 Allessandra Inzinna Climate Change, health care

The United States alienates itself from most industrialized countries on a number of important subjects. Most recently, health care and climate change has taken center stage with the House of Representatives passing the American Health Care Act and the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Both have… Read the rest at our website.

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Ageism Is Detrimental To Everyone’s Future

August 22, 2017 Tijarah Surin ageism

Just like sexism, racism, and classism, ageism is prejudice to a specific group. Whenever words such as sexism, classism, and racism are spoken about, most people already know that they are going to be expressed through a negative cognitive discussion that involves personal experience or historical references. But some… Read the rest at our website.

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The Miami Dade College Summer High School Journalism Institute

August 3, 2017 The Reporter Staff Journalism, student journalists

The Miami Dade College High School Journalism Institute is an intensive six-week dual-enrollment summer program for high school students interested in careers in journalism. Students from the program’s inaugural class, which took place from June 19-July 28, learned how to write news and feature stories, take photographs and work… Read the rest at our website.

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