05 December 2011
By Ariana Rogers There’s more to a shower than just a quick lather, wash, and rinse. According to research, a good scrub not only has the ability to wash away dirt but ones troubles as well. On average, people spend between 5-10 minutes in the shower per day. Studies show this time can be significant [...]
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05 December 2011
By Danielle Mackson Teens marvel at the adventurous lives of superheroes and villains that live in comic books and graphic novels. What started inEnglandin the late 1800’s has now become an American phenomenon. The real success of the comic book medium began in 1937 with the publication of Detective Comics. Action Comics followed a year [...]
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02 December 2011
By Alexis Frankel When the month of November comes along most students think about stuffed turkey and cranberry sauce, however few associate it with hairy faces, legs and armpits because of No Shave November. No Shave November started as a project inUnited Kingdomto “change the face” of prostate and testicular cancer awareness. Now, men change [...]
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02 December 2011
By Sebastian Elejalde Two plant beds now lay behind the classroom of chef instructor James Lubin. A tall, black owl impaled on a pole keeps the birds away from the 20 various herbs that thrive in the sun. Lubin’s students planted the herbs on Oct. 21 and now use the products to prepare and season [...]
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03 November 2011
By Ariana Rogers Photo by Javier Storch This school year, all Miami-Dade students from middle and high schools are no longer required to take midterms or final exams. Instead teachers now have the option to administer an assessment every quarter. The committee of district administration and principals made this decision in the spring of last [...]
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03 November 2011
By Matthew Isenberg David Guetta reins champion of radio as of now. He has over 43 million fans on Facebook, has co-produced a top selling digital song, and has been placed in the top ten of DJ Magazine’s top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years. However, with the release of his latest album, “Nothing [...]
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26 September 2011
By Nathalie Preito: To prevent head concussions from turning into severe health problems, the Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA) has imposed new guidelines that could save high school athlete’s lives. According to the Department of Neurological Surgery at Pittsburgh University, about 62,000 concussions occur every year among high-school athletes who play a contact sport. [...]
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26 September 2011
By Eric Eidelstein: On Wednesday, September 7th the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) fined Krop over $53,000 for falsifying the eligibility documents of several basketball players for the 2010-2011 season. According to the Miami Herald, FHSAA executive director Roger Dearing said that the fine was originally around $313,000 but was reduced due to the [...]
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26 September 2011
By Alexis Frankel: When the clock strikes 7:20 a.m, the living dead take over. Half-conscious students with glazed eyes flop into desks, exhausted because they went to bed too late and their alarms went off too early. On average, teenagers need eight to nine hours of sleep to be well rested. However, according to the [...]
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26 September 2011
By Blake Mars: By day, photography teacher Mirtha Funcia inspires students to see life through a still camera. At night, however, she can be seen through the windows of the Ms. Cheezious food truck, serving up specialty grilled cheese sandwiches Although it began on the streets of Los Angeles and New York, the food truck [...]
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