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Russia Launches Military Invasion Against Ukraine

Jasmine Judge, Design Editor February 26, 2022

On Feb. 23, Russia declared war on the eastern European nation of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a series of airstrikes and explosions on the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and other regions...

Pinecrest is in the process of connecting homes to the county’s Potable Water System in efforts to improve water infrastructure.

Pinecrest Village Potable Water Project Connects Homes to Water

Ana Martinez, Online Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2022

Starting Jan. 3, hundreds of Pinecrest homes have begun to receive infrastructure additions connecting them to Miami-Dade County’s Potable Water System for the first time. Before the project’s initiation...

How the Russia and Ukraine Tensions Are Affecting the U.S.

Ryan McKean, Multimedia Photo Editor February 15, 2022

All eyes are on the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.  Since 2014, Russia and Ukraine have been in a border dispute, with the conflict still going unresolved. At the border of Ukraine, hundreds...

Challenging Affirmative Action: Supreme Court To Hear Court Cases on Race-Conscious Admissions Programs

Kate Stuzin, Managing Editor February 9, 2022

On Monday, Jan. 24, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a pair of race-based affirmative action cases from Harvard University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  Students for Fair Admissions...

A chilly evening in Miami near Dadeland Station.

Florida’s Cold Weather Comes At A Cost

Amy-Grace Shapiro, Feature Editor February 7, 2022

As Florida weather dropped to all-time lows of around 40 degrees in the last weeks of January, farmers across the state were forced to take extreme measures in order to save their crops.  Due to South...

NCAA Implements New Sport-by-Sport Transgender Athlete Guidelines

Tomas Curcio, Staff Writer February 7, 2022

On Jan. 19, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors updated the organization’s policy regarding transgender college athletes. The policy—which went into effect immediately—will...

The White House Cat: Meet Willow

The White House Cat: Meet Willow

Ava Stuzin, Multimedia Photo Editor February 5, 2022

Joining the long list of presidential pets is a two-year-old, green-eyed, gray and white tabby cat Willow, named after First Lady Jill Biden’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. On Jan. 28, 2022,...

Miami-Dade Public Schools Elects a New Superintendent

Ella Pedroso, Design Editor February 4, 2022

Since 2008, Alberto Carvalho has served as the Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Now, he is resigning his position as Superintendent of M-DCPS and heading to Los Angeles, CA, where he...

Minnie Mouse Suits Up in a Controversial New Look

Denise Vaque, Design Editor January 31, 2022

On Tuesday, Jan. 25, Disneyland Paris announced via their Twitter account that Minnie Mouse is receiving a temporary wardrobe makeover in honor of the park’s 30th anniversary. Designed by British fashion...

Miami-Dade County to Replace Septic System With Sewer Services

Sara Paredes, Copy Editor January 30, 2022

On Jan. 27, Miami-Dade County broke ground with a new sewage service program that provides thousands of MDC residents with sanitary septic tank systems. The project will take many years and cost an estimated...

The SAT Will Undergo Major Transformations

Allison Gould, Print Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2022

As more universities go test-optional, the College Board announced that SAT exams will go fully online in the United States by 2024. On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the College Board released the modifications to...

Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Receiving Positive Results

Michael Angee, Sports Editor January 24, 2022

In a news release, Pfizer, Inc. announced that their experiments with Paxloid, their new COVID-19 pill, have produced positive results, aiding the fight against Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant. However,...

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