Wandavision vs. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Wandavision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier have been two of the most anticipated releases from Marvel and Disney+. They are the...
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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Olivia Rodrigo Has Another Banger with Deja Vu
Thursday, Olivia Rodrigo released "deja vu," a funky, dreamy pop song with lots of sad breakup lyrics. After the record-breaking success of...
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Three Must-Read Books for Miamians
1. The Veins of the Ocean by Patricia Engle This literary fiction novel follows Reyna, a Colombian immigrant whose brother commits suicide...
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Planning for Graduation: The Comprehensive Checklist
With graduation season quickly approaching, many of us are getting ready for the big event and feeling lucky to have an in-person...
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Why Sarah Everard's Story is so Important to Discuss
You may have heard about Sarah Everard , the woman whose body was recently found in London after she disappeared on her way home from a...
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Is Maroon 5 still relevant or just around?
Maroon 5’s latest release, Beautiful Mistakes , is the next in a long line of collaborations with top artists. From SZA and Cardi B to...
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To All the Boys Ends on a High Note with Always and Forever
The third and final installment of the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film series, To All the Boys: Always and Forever , premiered on...
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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...
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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...
