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The Hawkeye

The student news site of Hillsborough Community College.

The Hawkeye

The student news site of Hillsborough Community College.

The Hawkeye

300 words: The boy with the toy gun

300 words: The boy with the toy gun

Yacob Reyes, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2021

GAINESVILLE — “Maybe I’ll be underground by tomorrow,” Robert Dentmond texted his girlfriend, pacing the parking lot of his sister’s apartment complex. “Don’t believe me, I’ll show you.” It...

Alejandra Hernandez won  first prize for her essay, "The Aftershocks."

The world felt ‘the aftershocks’

Jason Turner, Staff Writer February 1, 2021

The Plant City Diversity Council, chaired by Dr. Carol Reid and Ms. Michelle Monteleon, recently announced their Student Diversity Essay Contest winners. The contest was open to all HCC Plant City students....

Collegiate 100 Program receives $4,000 grant

Collegiate 100 Program receives $4,000 grant

Yacob Reyes, Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2020

The Equity, Diversity and Special Programs (EDSP) department of Hillsborough Community College received a $4,000 grant through the “Winning with Walmart Diversity Bootcamp” program. 10 students participated...

The Hawkeye joins the Poynter College Media Project

The Hawkeye joins the Poynter College Media Project

Yacob Reyes, Editor-in-Chief September 21, 2020

Hillsborough Community College's student-led publication, The Hawkeye, was one of 10 college newspapers in the nation selected to participate in the Poynter College Media Project this year.  The Poynter...

A subway station the day after the conference was cancelled. This almost-empty station was used by our staff to go to Coney Island after visiting the Brooklyn Bridge.

A trip to New York and the death of our daily lives

C.I. Bacino, Timothy Katon, and EliuDaniel Reyes April 28, 2020

There were rumors that New Yorkers' lives could be impacted by a novel coronavirus that had spread around the world and had caused deaths and chaos in different countries. However, when The Hawkeye's staff...

The rise of E-Sports amid COVID-19

The rise of E-Sports amid COVID-19

Cole Maines, Design Editor April 23, 2020

In an era, devoid of any sports media content, something utterly baffling has taken place. Mainstream sports media has embraced the video game sector as a way to fill in timeslots. To those of an older...

3 tips to make your quarantine bearable

3 tips to make your quarantine bearable

C.I. Bacino, Staff Writer April 20, 2020

This year, the entire human race is living unprecedented times. A big part of the United States’ population has been asked to remain home until they are told the contrary. The COVID-19 global pandemic...

The impact of Yang in the 2020 Democratic primary

The impact of Yang in the 2020 Democratic primary

Timothy Katon, Staff March 6, 2020

Many can agree that the most influential presidential candidates in 2016 were Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. In essence, most people credit this to their charisma, policies or simply because they addressed...

College students and the 2020 presidential election

College students and the 2020 presidential election

C.I. Bacino, Staff March 4, 2020

There hasn’t been a better time for college students to participate and vote in the upcoming and most influential political event of 2020, the presidential election. According to Forbes, the U.S....

Hawkeye staff writer EliuDaniel Reyes enjoys the first bite of his burger.

Food for your Buck: Burger 21

EliuDaniel Reyes, Staff Writer February 28, 2020

Picture it: the feel of the golden brown buns against your palms, the aroma from the grilled beef patty filling your nostrils, and making your mouth water. You sink your carnivores into what can only...

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