The Occupy Wall Street movement, quickly gaining prevalence throughout the United States, has only reinforced what is commonly known as fact: it’s all about the money. Money is a powerful force, much...

A group of people huddle together in the corner of the school breezeway, and immediately you think about how nice they have it: a group of close friends, mingling and laughing together before hitting the...

It’s building up inside: that awkward, jittery sensation that makes him feel like a pre-pubescent seventh grader again. “I hope she’s not allergic to these flowers. Is she digging my faux-hawk?...

Reality television has been a staple of American entertainment since Survivor and Big Brother hit the small screen. The shows give viewers a glimpse into the lives of celebrities and lifestyles that most...

The human race is an interconnected web through which we are all a part, viewed as equals. *Take off rose-colored glasses* Now let’s get back to reality. I’m not trying to be pessimistic, but...

A phone call is all it takes to change a life. Almost five years ago, I was whiling away my summer vacation at home. About a week before I started high school, I was sitting in my parents’ room when...

Friends, Romans, countrymen, you have lent me your ears for the duration of the 2010-2011 school year. Rather, you lent me your eyes, for you have not heard the majesty of my vocal range, but I digress....

“And yes I will be present on the first day of school, and graduation,” a line from an Outkast song that I proudly sung my freshman year. Little did I know that the next four years would have gone...

To the junior class of 2012: as the school year comes to an end, you start your transition to senior year. Usually, I would join my senior class and scream different chants to show you that the class of...

Miami is truly a melting pot, so it may not come as a surprise that I was born in New York and moved to Miami with my family almost ten years ago. Moving from New York to Miami introduced my eight-year-old...

For the past few months, we have all watched, listened, and thoroughly enjoyed the crazed rants of Charlie Sheen. He redefined “winning” as possessing tiger’s blood, as not dying, being on an eponymous...

College apps, essays and stress. This is not a drill juniors, this is now. As seniors decide where they are going to school, announcing to the world their future alma mater with the  addition of “Insert...