Curtis MichaudNews Editor The trendsetter in the name of Colin Kaepernick, who bravely risked his NFL career and more importantly started uncomfortable conversations to shed light on the racial injustice and the police brutality in America. Many across the nation didn’t seem to agree or stood behind his protest for the reason that in 2016,…Continue Reading Bubble gives NBA players a new spotlight
Noel CabreraEditor in Chief The NBA bubble looks to be the role model for what a professional sports league should look like during this pandemic. For the fourth straight week, no NBA players tested positive for coronavirus while in the bubble. On the other hand, the MLB has experienced two coronavirus outbreaks on two teams…Continue Reading NBA excels in the bubble, as the MLB struggles fighting COVID-19
Kayla RodriguezContributing Writer As we all know this whole pandemic has taken quite a toll on all of us socially. If you’re like me then you haven’t been around anyone besides the people you live with for a while now. It gets hard when you’re running out of things to entertain yourself with and keep…Continue Reading Movies and TV’s shows to stream during quarantine
Ryan MarinCampus Editor When Broward College went virtual in March, one of the biggest questions that students and professors had was the status of clubs. With the closure of Broward College campuses, clubs could no longer meet in person and had to adjust quickly. Many clubs managed to do so, as they quickly set up…Continue Reading Broward College keeps student clubs alive during pandemic
Arianna AllenOnline and Podcast Editor On Jan. 1, 2020, who would have thought that seven months into this year that our world would be in the midst of a pandemic, our country would be in the fight for justice and human hearts would be filled with uncertainty and fear. In a recent Instagram poll that…Continue Reading Part One: Understanding Mental Health in the Midst of Chaos
Curtis MichaudNews Editor “This pandemic has helped me realize the importance of cherishing the finer things in life and to not take anything for granted because at any moment it can be taken away,” said Sophomore student Paolina Clement. Ever since mid-March the world as we seem to know it to be suddenly took a…Continue Reading BC students and staffs adapting to Remote Learning
Ashley BrittaniaContributing Writer The coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruption in the normal proceedings of everyday activities. It has forced a shutdown on the major economic activities for which a country runs. This meant the closure of schools of all academic levels and forced all students and staff to transition to an online platform of…Continue Reading ICE’s now rescinded policy for international students
Dolores VilStaff Writer George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade Ahmaud Arbery, Attatiana Jefferson, Michelle Cusseaux, Trayvon Martin, Aura Rosser, Stephon Clark, Botham Jean, Philandro Castille, Alton Sterling, Freddie Gray, Mike Brown, Janisha Fonville, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley, Gabriella Nevarez, Tamir Rice, Elijah McClain, Tanisha Anderson, Walter Scott, Alton Sterling Charleena Lyles and Sandra Bland. The…Continue Reading The Black Lives Matter Movement
Arianna AllenOnline and Podcast Editor The Broward College’s student newspaper, The Observer, has decided to expand their platforms by adding a podcast to their repertoire. This platform discusses events, news and various topics that are occurring in not only the Broward College realm, but worldwide. Elliot Tritto, former Central Bureau Chief, helped brainstorm the idea…Continue Reading The Observer Newspaper comes out with a Podcast
Ryan MarinCampus Editor In recent months it has been hard to think about anything but the Coronavirus running rampant in our country. With thousands of new cases a day in Florida specifically, something like voting has been pushed to the back of our mind. While understandable, it is important you turn your attention to the…Continue Reading Understanding the main concepts of “Voting”