Beatriz De La Portilla
Beatriz is a broadcast media major at Florida International University and is the managing editor for Caplin News. She aspires to become a documentarian.
Florida universities to move online starting tomorrow, March 12
Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged by almost 1500 points into...
The growing number of independents may prove problematic for Democrats
After former Vice President Joe Biden’s comeback on Super Tuesday, in which he took the lead in delegates among Democratic candidates for president over...
Black History Month: Blacks and whites teamed to end Miami segregation
Although Miami’s long and tumultuous history of racial inequality has modernized, there’s still room for improvement.
“It’s important to understand that even today, Miami is...
MDC students urge action in Venezuela at Venexodo Fest 2020 (video story included)
Scores of Miami Dade College students recently held an event at the school's Koubek Center to raise awareness about the current humanitarian crisis in...
Amy Klobuchar choice of Iowa snowbirds in Southwest Florida
Despite being more than a thousand miles from the state, hundreds of Iowans participated in their state’s first-in-the-nation presidential vote Monday -- in Southwest...
Iowa caucuses aren’t just happening in the Hawkeye State – there’s four in Florida
France, Scotland and Florida are just three of the places where Iowans will be able to participate in the first-in-the-nation Iowa Democratic caucus on...
Keeping the legacy of Dr. King alive with the MLK Day Parade (photos included)
Unity and remembrance were the main points of celebration for the Miami-Dade community that came out to watch the Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
Miami Women’s March works to “Break the Chains” (video story included)
Hundreds of people converged in Miami Gardens on Jan. 18 for the local version of the Women’s March, one of nearly 250 marches nationwide...
Coral reef restoration program engages local community
Volunteers work alongside scientists at Rescue a Reef, a research and restoration program based at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and...
Fans line up to see Yayoi Kusama’s infinity room
Crowds lined up outside the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami’s Design District on Thursday to catch a glimpse of Yayoi Kusama’s mirrored room...