Inside Coral Gables’ Legal Battle Against Social Media Giants
Natalia Torres, News Editor
August 7, 2017
Filed under Community, News, Top Stories
In May of 2017, several accounts sprung up on social media criticizing the City of Coral Gables for various things, among them the use of private security guards. Upset by the damaging posts, Deputy City Attorney Miriam Ramos sent two cease and desist letters to Facebook and Instagram, threatening to...
NAF National Convention: Gables’ National Winner
Maria F. Estrada, Co-Editor-in-Chief
July 20, 2017
Filed under Briefs, Campus, Community, News
Rising senior, Eric Jimenez, brought home a national title for #BankOnIt at the National Academy Foundation (NAF) Convention in which Miami-Dade Schools had champions in each category. NAF is a national network of education, business, and community leaders, who work together to ensure high school students...
Harvard Model Congress 2017
Natalia Torres, Staff Writer
March 5, 2017
Filed under Campus, Community, International & Domestic, News, Top Stories
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, 31 eager Gables students arrived at the Fort Lauderdale airport sporting their Harvard Model Congress (HMC) sweatshirts. The group was about to embark on a journey that would take them to Boston to be a part of the largest Congress stimulation in the world, led by students from...
CampOUT 2017
Mia Galex, Staff Writer
March 2, 2017
Filed under Community, News
Once a year, one of South Florida's oldest LGBTQ center, Pridelines, organizes CampOUT: a youth weekend leadership retreat for members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. Pridelines is a non-profit organization that supports, educates, and empowers LGBTQ youth and the community through programs...
Annual Bridge 4 Peace Joins Best Buddies
Natalia Torres and Ximena Puig
February 17, 2017
Filed under Campus, Community, Galleries, News, Photo, Top Stories
The annual Bridge for Peace fundraising event took place on Feb. 17 at the Coral Gables Museum. The International Baccalaureate Honor Society (IBHS) hosts the event to raise money for a specific cause, with this year's being the school's very own Best Buddies club. The event was able to raise around...
Anti-Trump Protests
Brianna Valdes, Staff Writer
November 21, 2016
Filed under Community, International & Domestic, News
This past weekend Anti-Trump protesters took to the streets of their cities in light of the past election. Protests have reached their fifth day in cities like Los Angeles and Portland. Even in Miami, Clinton supporters went to Downtown and even stopped traffic on major expressways. These protests ...
Miami Fashion Institute
Yeileny Lopez, Staff Writer
November 11, 2016
Filed under Community, News
While Miami is drowning with beaches and palm trees, there's not many fashion school options for those who are intrigued by the world of clothes and trends. Nicholas Huxley has partnered up with Miami Dade College in the creation of Miami Fashion Institute (MFI). MFI provides students with an education...
Gables Alumna Janet Reno Dies at age 78
Yeileny Lopez, Staff Writer
November 10, 2016
Filed under Alumni Spotlights, Community, News
Janet Reno, the first female Attorney General of the United States, died on Nov. 7 in her Miami-Dade home. While still in office in 1955, Reno was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Reno's family members say that her death was caused by complications of the disease. The Gables alumna received...
Clinton versus Trump: The Final Showdown
Natalia Torres, Staff Writer
October 20, 2016
Filed under Community, International & Domestic, News
On Oct. 19, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the final grueling 90-minute presidential debate of the 2016 election. In the short time that elapsed between the second and third debate, several women came forward publicly accusing Mr. Trump of sexual...
2016 Vice-Presidential Debate
Mia Galex, Staff Writer
October 6, 2016
Filed under Community, News
On Oct. 4., the 2016 vice-presidential debate took place at Longwood University. Indiana governor Mike Pence took on Virginia governor Tim Kaine, while engaged viewers could not take their eyes off the screen as two somewhat unknown politicians took the stage. According to a CNN poll, two- thirds of debate watchers claimed Pence had a better performance than Kaine, while ...
Miami Pride Festival 2016
Natalie De La Rosa, Staff Writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under Community, News
On April 8-10, the Gay pride festival came to Miami Beach for the eighth time, bringing members from the LGBT community together. Thousands of people attended this festival, including people not from the LGBT community, this being a festival founded on the principals of diversity and acceptance. The...
Florida Primary
Olivia Pelaez, Staff Writer
March 18, 2016
Filed under Community, News
On March 15, five states and one U.S. territory voted in the primaries, including Florida. Florida is the most important state for republicans in these primaries as it has 99 delegates and winner-takes-all. Trump won with 45.8 percent of the votes in Florida, while Hillary won with 64.5 percent....
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Spanish Editor
Ana Capiro is a sophomore in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, and can't wait to start her first year in CavsConnect as the site's Spanish...