Eduardo Alvarez/ Opinion Director The threat of climate change is only being addressed on the basis of electoral politics, and it’s wrong. The scientific consensus is overwhelming. Humans are offsetting the Earth’s climate. It doesn’t matter if you’re a liberal, conservative, climate alarmist or outright denier. This will affect you. It’s hard to think of […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Opinion Director We all know how it works. we tell ourselves we’ll fix our bad habits and replace them with good ones. Eat better, work out and everything in between. And then we do none of these things. Having resolutions is fundamental to correcting errors, but relegating them to a few days at […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Asst. Opinion Director For U.S.-Cuba relations, any normality would be revolutionary and both peoples would benefit from it. The two countries have always had an abnormal relationship. From the Southern slave states’ interest in annexing the island in the 19th century to expand slavery to the two U.S. military occupations, to today’s apparently […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Assistant Opinion Director As if your mental health wasn’t crippled enough by the Midterm elections, now we have this to talk about. In a press conference offered by President Trump, CNN’s Jim Acosta stood up and began to ask questions. Even as Trump tried to brush him off, saying “I think you should […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Assistant Opinion Director No wonder people make multiple accounts on Facebook. Every picture you’ve ever posted; every empty beer bottle may end up diverting your employer’s attention from your education, internships and work experience. Unfortunately, private discretion has become indispensable for public success. That’s bad for confidentiality, opportunity and freedom. Can you imagine […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Asst. Opinion Director Miami may not be the most dramatic political battleground, but it’s undoubtedly the most unique. One of the races aims to fill the void left by Republican Ileana-Ros Lehtinen in the 27th congressional district upon her retirement. The candidate on the Republican side is famous Spanish-language journalist Maria Elvira Salazar. […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Asst. Opinion Director Symbols make the world go-round, and we have to very picky in how we use them. Take Spain for example. In the past few years, Spaniards have chosen to take down all sorts of iconography from the Franco dictatorship. From statues, to plaques to street names. Most notably, the Spanish […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Assistant Opinion Director Whenever we hear a word often, it’s good to find out what it really means. All my life, I’ve heard the term homecoming, an event not unlike prom, full of parties, school pride and other celebrations. Never having attended one of these events, I overlooked it’s greater significance. Homecoming is […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Assistant Opinion Director Wherever you are, you can study. Whether you’re on vacation, live too far away or are just plain busy; you have the option of not falling behind on your studies. Such are the wonders of technology, coupled with the will of most modern universities to mix convenience with education. Some […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Contributing Writer Explosions rocked an event in which Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the presumed target, escaped unscathed on Saturday, Aug. 4. Regardless of who tried to kill him, the action indicates just how desperate the country’s situation is. The U.S. recently expressed its support in creating an independent commission aimed at investigating what […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Contributing Writer If you’ve had a leisurely summer, you might want to tune in to this one. It’s very easy to disconnect from the rigors of a full semester, especially if you didn’t take any summer classes, and even more so if you’ve traveled. So it’s in your best interest to curb the […]
