Why I Stopped Having the "Tough Conversations" at Home
After George Floyd’s murder rekindled the Black Lives Matter movement around the world, social media flooded with infographics and...
Maria Duque (FIU ‘21)
Maria Duque (FIU ‘21)
Maria Duque is a senior at Florida International University majoring in Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communications with a minor in Marketing. She is also a student in the Honors College at FIU.
She is interning at rbb Communications as a digital intern, and is the Director of Accounts at BOLD FIU, a student-run strategic communications agency. She loves culture and literature, helping people and making change, so she is determined to find a career that will allow her to integrate these interests.
Her favorite project is running a bookstagram account where she reviews and recommends books (linked below).
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Schitt's Creek, the Best Recent Sitcom on TV
Season 6 of Schitt’s Creek finally aired on Netflix earlier this month to an eager audience that had been waiting months for the final...
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3 Ways to Improve Your Resume During The Pandemic
Many of us have had opportunities canceled thanks to COVID-19, and it’s causing our resumes to have some gaps. For example, the summer...
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The Stigma Around Miscarriage
After Chrissy Teigen shared an emotional post about the recent loss of her and her husband John Legend’s third baby, the Internet has been...
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Is My Major Right For Me?
For months before I started college, I was sure I would be an English major. That's what I had declared in all my applications and what I...
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Taylor Swift Lyrics For Your Instagram Caption Needs
As you’ve probably heard (because who hasn’t?) Taylor Swift released an album in July, which she only announced the day before it dropped...
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Being A Student Leader as an Introvert
For whatever reason, being an introvert or extrovert seems to be what most people consider their defining characteristic. The stereotype is...
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Changes I’ve Made to be More Productive This Semester
This semester is looking to be the busiest in my college career. I have two internships, four classes, and a job where I work slightly less...
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Global Citizen and Lady Gaga Organize Virtual Concert
On Saturday, April 18, ABC aired One World: Together at Home, a virtual concert organized by Lady Gaga in partnership with Global Citizen...
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Landing an Internship in College
I’m sure everybody has an internship horror story. Without going into too much detail, I got an internship that I was so excited about at...
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My Experience with The Isolation Journals
I heard about the Isolation Journals on Instagram through Maggie Rogers, a singer and a member of the project. It consists of thirty free...
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Book Review: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
Everytime I go to Barnes and Noble, I take pictures of books I want to read later. I took a picture of The Book of Unknown Americans almost...
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Coping with Coronavirus Quarantine
A list of tasks and distractions to tackle while at home for the next few weeks. Printing it out and checking off items as you go may be a fun challenge that the entire family can participate in.
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I'll Never Shut Up About Lin-Manuel Miranda's Genius
If you have an Instagram account, you have probably seen countless photos and boomerangs of the Hamilton playbill with the backdrop of the...
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Miami's very own Willy Wonka
Carolina Quijano is challenging the stereotypes about the magical places where chocolate is made. She opened Exquisito Chocolates, one of the only chocolate factories in South Florida, after having taught herself to make chocolate in a tiny apartment in New York City.
