Decluttering tips for college students
I have recently been loving Get Organized with the Home Edit and Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix, and I have gotten inspired to...
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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The Bold Type on Hulu
I recently started The Bold Type on Hulu, seeing its fifth and final season this year. Originally a Freeform show, it stars Katie Stevens,...
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Investing for College Students
If you have been keeping up with the news lately, you'd know that Reddit users caused an upset in the stock market recently by driving up...
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Networking in a Virtual Setting
Almost a year into the pandemic, the days of grabbing a coffee with someone you hope to connect with are long gone. Without in-person...
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What I Learned on Bookstagram
2020 was the year of the passion project. Despite all the turmoil and tragedy last year, people with more time on their hands started...
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The Issues with the New Citizenship Test
The Trump administration and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rolled out a new set of questions for the...
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Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions Review
Taylor Swift released acoustic performances of her album, folklore , along with commentary from her and her co-writers, on Disney+, and it...
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The Importance of Personal Branding
This past week I was able to attend a workshop hosted by BOLD, a student-run strategic communications agency at Florida International...
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3 Food Trucks to Try in Miami
Since the pandemic started, food trucks have been appealing to people because it is easy to stop by and carry out food quickly. For me,...
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4 Ways This Election Has Been Historic
The past few days have been incredibly stressful for most Americans and I as we wait in suspense for our next president to be announced...
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I Stopped Working Out and I'm Happy About It
Like 63% of Americans, I decided to use the spare time I had during the lockdown this summer to start working out at home. At first, I...
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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...
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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...
