HCC transitions to online classes
Jason Turner, Staff Writer
March 30, 2020
One of the most significant changes for HCC students due to COVID-19 has been the change from face-to-face classes to having everything online. A few of the students in a math class that was supposed to be in the classroom on the Plant City campus were asked about the transition. They all repres...
Quarantine Romance
Yacob Reyes, Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2020
Outside, it’s warm and sunny. The wind rustles through the branches of palm trees, a sound that remains audible as cars stay parked in their driveways. Inside a three-bedroom house in Carrollwood, sunlight peeks through the gaps of closed blinds ushering in the beginning of another day.&nb...
Buried In Silence: How the Other Half lives
Yacob Reyes, Editor-in-Chief
March 25, 2020
MIAMI — Juan was arrested today, Susana Matta wrote in her journal on Aug. 8, 2018, shifting in her seat as though uncomfortable with sitting still. This is my worst nightmare and my most joyful dream clashing together. The walls of the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center were devoid of life. All t...
The impact of Yang in the 2020 Democratic primary
Timothy Katon, Staff Writer
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 what seems like the end of the middle class. Andrew Yang came on the scene in 2019, addressi...
College students and the 2020 presidential election
C.I. Bacino, Staff Writer
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. college turnout for the 2018 federal midterm elections more than doubled from the previous midterm ...
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 be called a delicacy and are immersed into the depths of nirvana where nothing exists but you and the...
The Role of JUCO Athletics in Recruiting
Cole Maines, Design Editor
February 17, 2020
Junior colleges are schools where people can develop and adjust to college life until the time comes that they are ready for their four-year universities. The athletic programs are quite similar. If you watched "Last Chance U," a documentary series on Netflix about Junior College football, you wou...
“Hierarchy of Fish” sells out at HCC’s Studio Theatre
Jason Turner, Staff
November 26, 2019
All five performances of the play “Hierarchy of Fish” were sold out at the Studio Theatre on the Ybor campus from Nov. 7-10. The play was written specifically for HCC, Birmingham Southern College and Shenandoah University through the Farm Theater College Collaboration Project. HCC was lucky enough...
Find out what’s new and upcoming part 3
Jason Turner, Staff
November 6, 2019
There are a lot of events coming to Tampa Bay in the next few months. Here are a few of them. Nov. 7 Ruth Eckerd Hall Alice Cooper is returning for his “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” tour. Expect to see a lot of theatrics, including possible beheadings and monsters on stage. Cooper just releas...
HCC’s new speech teacher helps students find their voice
Jason Turner, Staff Writer
November 4, 2019
Evie Simmons D'Amico feels blessed to be able to work in her hometown. D’Amico is a proud Plant City native who teaches speech at HCC. The majority of her classes are online, but her office is on the Plant City campus. As a high school student, D’Amico was a dual enrollment student at HCC. Upon...
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HCC transitions to online classes
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