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The “ing” Factor
I passed high school by the skin of my teeth. I’ve never quite understood that expression, nor do I think anyone has really, but it is tactfully descriptive, and collectively understood when used in the context of barely getting by- just as I barely did. I didn’t give a rat’s ass, another foreign concept yet … Continue reading
Voices & Choices
Attending F.I.U. is not a privilege, students pay money to be there. The right to a designated smoking area was ignored, although the Student Government Body voted against it at both campuses, so most students and school law enforcement officials are refusing to enforce the Breathe Easy initiative. If F.I.U.’s sovereignty continues to … Continue reading
When Hard Work Met Opportunity
This time last year, I was a political science major. Sometimes, I still wriggle from the satisfaction it once tickled me with. My body burns from a deeper passion when I listen to guest speakers like Jasmine. Human interest stories about people divorcing over a lottery winnings battle are slightly too much like sensational entertainment for my … Continue reading
Miami: Melting Pot or Miami-Mart?
Even a tourist could attest to the diversity of this great city. We are by no means culturally homogeneous. Miami moves in harmony with people from all walks of life. We have a large Cuban community on Calle Ocho, Haitians on the north side, even a substantial American-Jewish population in Pinecrest. Still, our being quite … Continue reading
Relative Delirium & In-body Experiences
Inside my head Feeling all ten of my toes tucked, under the two southernmost corners of my bed sheet was the last conscious acknowledgement I remember. Shortly following that, it’s too difficult to explain when exactly, I left my bedroom. Don’t let the connotation of leaving confuse you. Leaving usually implies going away from something. … Continue reading
AIDS & The Infectious Documentary
Watching the AIDS documentary did not make me feel worried at all. I was tested about a year ago and thankfully, I’m clean as a whistle. I was not surprised by watching the documentary either. I never cease to be disappointed by the rank of priority true newsworthy topics seem to be delegated. I was … Continue reading
The Television Transition
There is no doubt that the role of journalism adapts based on the events in society it reports on. A shift from objective reporting to advocacy journalism can be traced back to the emergence of television as a medium of mass communication, creating accessibility to coverage and information for large audiences, rather than a race … Continue reading
Sam Adams: Effective Journalist or Blogger Extraordinaire?
Sam Adams was not a journalist by profession. Adams was a statesman, and a key political leader in both the American Revolution, and the founding of this our great nation. Notwithstanding as much, status and affiliation with newsworthy activity does not a journalist make. Published in the New York Journal, the Journal of Occurrences was a series of articles written … Continue reading
New Times Frontier 