Sarah DeMond/Staff writer Two years ago, Daphne Sugino Souffront’s home and community in Dorado, Puerto Rico were destroyed by back-to-back hurricanes Irma and Maria. Her family home was ripped apart, missing a wall and parts of the roof. The agricultural infrastructure of Puerto Rico was obliterated, making it exceedingly difficult to access food, and […]
Sarah DeMond/Contributing Writer While most teens wind down their senior year of college remedying senioritis, Tamara Telfort spent hers in a homeless shelter. Telfort was outed by a family member as gay to her father, and their relationship became strained. Her first of many punishments was being removed from the private school that she had […]
Sarah DeMond/Contributing Writer This summer, Cindy Lewis traded in her scuba suit for a cap and gown. FIU recognized the coral researcher and frequent diver during commencement and as she walked across the stage her academic accomplishments were listed on the jumbotron. What wasn’t projected on the screen; proud grandmother. While in school, Lewis had […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Christopher Herrera, a Worlds Ahead graduate, is already on track to go to medical school after only two years of university after high school. Herrera came to FIU out of high school with an associate’s degree and a mission: to give people the opportunities that he had hoped for while […]
By Ashley-Anna Aboreden Brandon Launerts, an FIU alumnus, went from working at Dairy Queen to landing his dream job working for CBS News in New York City. Launerts graduated from FIU in 2016 in the Communication Arts program. During his time in college, he also juggled a part-time job from Dairy Queen and an internship […]
Shannon McMullen/Contributing Writer When Fabian Carrera told his teacher at his sixth grade graduation he wanted to continue his education, the response he got was, “School is not for your kind. You should go shine shoes with the other cripples down at the bus station instead.” Ecuador’s cultural prejudices were not the only things […]
Written by Daniel Lederman / Contributing Writer A Worlds Ahead graduate received a job offer during her commencement ceremony. Nykeema Radway, a Worlds Ahead graduate and president of the Black Student Union was offered the position of Marketing Traffic Coordinator by Rossie Cortes, the director for External Affairs for the Miami Children’s Health Foundation, after […]
Starting college is a time in your life where everything is a mixture of exciting and terrifying — angst is nothing but to be expected. Music, however, is here for you. It acts as an escape from anything good or bad.The radio deejays at The Roar 95.3 FM and the FIU community have brought you three […]
