Over winter break, I had the opportunity to work on a professional television set. Throughout the semester, I was interning with a fairly new production company in South Florida. I was working on smaller sets with people within the local industry. South Florida is not a big market for film compared to New York or […]
Author: Samantha Villarroel
Taking pictures of a casket
Funerals are one of the saddest events to attend. They sometimes come unexpectedly and are filled with different moods of reflection, loss and remembrances. Funerals and wakes bring family and friends together to reminiscence about an individual’s life. Perhaps to some it’s unexplainable to describe the pain that they are feeling, but attending an open-casket […]
Flicks to fill your summer
Finally, it is time to binge-watch all the shows and movies that you missed during the school year. This is the moment we have been waiting for all year. But don’t settle for just the oldies, there are plenty of new releases lining up perfectly the summer. Here’s a list of new shows and movies […]
Don’t buy into the misconceptions of marijuana
As most people know, 4/20 is the celebration of Cannabis Day, and within the last few years there’s been an increase of productivity with the plant. As cannabis continues to be legalized for medical or recreational purposes, more information is available to the public about marijuana. Twenty-nine states legalized medical marijuana — including Florida — […]
USGA hosts ‘Student Appreciation Day’
On March 20, the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) hosted a “Sharks Bite Back Student Appreciation Day” event to provide free food to any student with a Sharkcard on campus from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event, which The Current wrote about here, was put on to show Shark Dining services what types of food students wished […]