A two-year-old giraffe, Marius, was euthanized Sunday, February 9th, at Copenhagen zoo in Denmark to prevent inbreeding of zoo giraffes. Marius is not the first to be euthanized due to the lack of resources in zoos that cannot feed an influx of animals, but his death has stirred widespread controversy on the treatment of zoo…
Five decades after the Cuban embargo was put in place to hopefully bring down the communist government of Cuba, the Caribbean nation’s 11 million people are still under the hard control of the Castro brothers. Recently, a conversation on it’s effectiveness has reached the national stage and many Cuban Americans are finding themselves on opposite…
Many of today’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college or the workforce. According to a college placement test taken by students in the 2010-2011 school year, more than half of high school graduates required remedial education to enroll into college classes.
What a match-up in dead: the number 1 Defensive team vs. the number 1 Offensive team in the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos went head to head in Metlife Stadium to see who will be named Super Bowl XLVIII Champions. Having won 43-8 the Seattle Seahawks gave the Denver Broncos a run…
After countless amounts of interviews and offers made, the Miami Dolphins have finally found their Buccaneer. Dennis Hickey – Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ director of player personnel – ended Miami’s three-week long search for a new general manager by accepting the position this Sunday, January 26.
Tuesday morning, the Florida Board of Education convened to discuss the renaming and revamping of the Common Core.
The 2014 Miami National College Fair is set to take place at the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel & Convention Center, on Sunday, February 9, 2014. Parents and students are encouraged to meet and converse with over 200 participating college and university representatives from across the country.
The atmosphere buzzed as educators poured into Miami Lakes Educational Center’s auditorium, wondering what action items would be approved. The Florida State Board of Education meeting was hosted by board members Gary Chartrand, John R. Padget, Ada G. Armas and the newest member to the board, Rebecca Fishman Lipsey. Also sitting in on the board…
While Russia prepares for the quickly approaching Winter Olympics it seems a villain has risen to the occasion to stomp their efforts. Doku Umarov, leader of an Islamist movement within Russia, has raised eyebrows with the increase in mass bombings as the date for the Winter Olympics being held in Sochi creeps closer.
The garden behind Miami Lakes Educational Center’s 5th building was set up with pest proof wood, a nice bench to its side, and the pride of the ecology club. If other students haven’t noticed, the garden, as well as the bench, both of which were located next to the big shady tree, have been gone…