Opinion Pieces

By Fiona Rowlands   Alcohol abuse and addiction is very prevalent in America with 10% of people over the age of 12 having alcohol use disorders. This means an inability to stop drinking alcohol even in […]

By Itzel Chavero   ​ With December approaching, creeping black skies and cold wind can put a seasonal spin on depression and lead to a condition known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).   However, experts at Dominican […]

By: Nicholas Tamas-Orlandea  On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was in Dallas to get support for frontier policies, which were proposals to fix domestic, economic, and social reforms, but he was also looking […]

By: Nicholas Tamas-Orlandea   From Sept. 30 to Oct 1., I spent my weekend at the Midway Village Museum, which is in Rockford, IL.   I took part as an American soldier in one of the largest […]

By: Betsy Carreño  The leaves are changing color, the air is turning crisp, and pumpkin spice is here, which can only mean one thing. Autumn is back!  For many people, this seasonal change can bring […]

By: Audrey Mendenhall  Many Dominican students are struggling to sleep, and it is with a good reason. Between classes, work, and family responsibilities, students are struggling to get their sleep.   According to a survey of […]

By: Fiona Rowlands   My semester at the University of Limerick in Ireland was a life changing experience.  I grew in so many ways as I became more independent.  I have been lucky enough to […]

By: Betsy Carreno Staff Writer Spring is officially here and what better way to commemorate it than by learning how to take care of a plant?  While there are outdoor plants, the focus will be […]

By: Matthew Desmond  En 1973, Pablo Neruda, político y poeta ganador del Premio Nobel, murió en Chile.  Casi al mismo tiempo, la familia de Pamela Illanes escapó de la agitación política que provocó el golpe […]

By: Matthew Desmond   In 1973, Pablo Neruda, a politician and Nobel-Prize-winning poet, died in Chile. Around the same time, Pamela Illanes’s family escaped political turmoil of General Augusto Pinochet’s military takeover. Years later, Neruda’s poetry […]

By: Fiona Rowlands When I got an email asking for volunteers for the Limerick St. Patrick’s Day parade, I thought it would be a unique way to celebrate the holiday while I am in Ireland, […]

Matthew Desmond Staff Writer and Translator  “Argentina 1985” is an Academy Award-nominated movie based on a prosecutor’s attempt to hold the country’s military leaders accountable for atrocities committed during military rule. The film focuses on […]

Betsy Carreño   Copy Editor   Recently, I had the privilege of traveling away from the cold weather Chicago brings, and enjoying my spring break with the warm and sunny weather México has.     I […]