Colombia

Student success in swimwear line KOKOAKINIS

By Caterina Balzano Contributing writer Isabella Soto is a digital media studies major at Florida International University, who has always been into owning a small business. At the age of 19, after various occasions of trying to start one, she saw the opportunity to launch her own swimwear line, and she didn’t think twice before […]

Alumna helps less fortunate in Colombia

Image by Nicole Fernandez Written by Camila Fernandez/BBC Managing Director Class of 2011 Alumna Nicole Fernandez may have gone to Colombia for a news report, but after meeting a group of underprivileged kids in the coastal city of Barranquilla, her life’s path changed forever. A sports journalist, Fernandez traveled to the country to meet with […]

Oye like…sociolinguist delves into “Sh*t Miami Girls Say”

Phillip Carter, a sociolinguist in the department of English, has been conducting research focusing on Hispanic-English dialects.

Colombia’s ex-pres faces blowback over peace talks

Libardo Cardona/ AP Writer Alvaro Uribe did more as president than any Colombian leader to weaken the South American nation’s main leftist rebel group and he has been among the most vocal opponents of peace talks with the insurgents. Now, he’s finding that his strident opposition to the negotiations is bringing him some unsought attention. […]

Four impacts—thousands of memories

Eleven years have passed, but the memories haven’t. Sept. 11, 2001 marks the day the nation was scarred—around 3,000 people died and this in turn, robbed the nation of its sense of security.
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