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Empowering Communities: Walter Alomar on OCHO and the Future of Puerto Rico
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Empowering Communities: Walter Alomar on OCHO and the Future of Puerto Rico
by Samantha Woodruff
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We talk about LBGTQ+ rights all the time, but things begin to get a little murky as we cross over from adults to children. Queerness is generally a taboo subject, even in adulthood—-but for kids, LGBTQ+ topics and narratives are almost always deemed far too inappropriate to be discussed. While...

A Long Island grandmother is now left mourning the loss of her fiance, 61-year-old Joseph Falvo, after her 18-year-old grandson Noel Bermudez-Chin unleashed a fierce attack on him. The young adult boy threw boiling hot water on him while he was asleep before stabbing him multiple times leading to his...

It’s imperative that we start taking a good look at the types of food we’re consuming—and I say that confidently, even at the age of 23. A lot of the junk food that gives us a short-lived burst of euphoria often makes us feel like crap afterwards and offers little-to-no...

When we think of classic American literature, our brains often go back in time and explore the libraries of literature wonderful authors have produced. Many of these classics we know and love, such as The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald or Moby Dick by Herman Melville were produced over...

For almost a year now, individuals across the nation have joined together to protest the current presidential administration and its actions. We have seen rallies in the street of people fighting to make change within our country and alter the trajectory of America’s future. Named the “No Kings Movement,” these...

Is it just me, or is everyone waiting for their invitation to Honolulu just to—according to Kid Cudi, get that Maui Wowie? To be honest, I had no idea what that meant at first, but after tying together some context clues and common sense, I think I can confidently say...

Disney is no stranger to recreating and reimagining their original and classic works for modern-day audiences.  Taking such classics like “Cinderella” (1950), “The Jungle Book” (1967), and “101 Dalmatians” (1961), Disney has recently been on a progressive trend of remaking their old movies in an attempt to capture the hearts,...

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