Neon Nights: Lincoln Road full of fun and fabulous fortunes

By: Bobby Joe Bracy/Staff Writer The cold front blowing through our tropical paradise is raising goose bumps on the models walking around South Beach. They cover the sudden skittles that they smuggle in their shirts and strut down Lincoln Road chasing Cuba Libres and music video producers. I’m sitting outside of Spris, a trendy pizza restaurant located on 731 Lincoln Rd., while enjoying my beer and pizza vegetariana with my female companion. I set down my beer and notice a chubby little girl standing at our table with a crumpled envelope and rehearsed pitch: “Do you want to make a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of America?” she says. “Umm, sure. I have,…

Moment of Clarity: Hip-hop and horror collide to form underground genre

By: Jonathan Ramos /Asst. Sports Director Kidcrusher promotes the spirit of Halloween everyday. This horrorcore artist especially shows it in his popular YouTube video, “Meet The Monsters.” Although Kidcrusher’s music has not gone mainstream, it is great to know that a grown man takes the foundation of Halloween so seriously that he has dedicated his life to shooting low-budget videos with his face painted while yelling obscenities into the camera. Kidcrusher could just go trick-or-treating, but he gave up lollipops and Butterfingers for the thrill of promoting Halloween year round. With a wild head of hair and a variety of face paint masks, KidCrusher’s favorite character to be is the clown. It looks like he…

Food For Thought: Five blogs contain fantastic content for cooking fanatics

By: Jasmyn Elliott/Asst. Life! Editor The blogosphere is home to many subjects, ranging from important social issues to the most frivolous of celebrity gossip. Thankfully for us foodies, recipe and entertaining blogs fall somewhere in the middle, offering a plethora of knowledge that can be used to our advantage. Without further adieu, here’s a look at five food blogs that stand out . College Food Experiments collegefoodexperiments.blogspot.com College Food Experiments is written by Alyse, a busy biology/anthropology major with a penchant for dorm room dining. Content includes novice-friendly recipes, articles on topics such as the “Freshman 15,” and a list of the supplies every college dorm resident needs in order to get cooking. I recommend…

Comic book hero takes a bite out of crime

By: Pablo Penton/WRGP General Manager Ever wondered what would happen if Deadpool and an episode of CSI collided? OK, probably not. But the results are great. “Chew” follows the life of Tony Chu, an officer in the Philly Police Department, who is also a “cibopath.” Cibopaths possess the ability to take a bite out of anything organic and know all of its personal information. If Tony bites into a fruit or vegetable, he knows what plant it grew from, what pesticides were used, and when it was harvested. What’s way more fun, though, is that his skill can also be used on humans. Three years ago, the world suffered a global bird flu pandemic, killing…

South Dade spots serve ambience along with liquor

By: Bobby Joe Bracy/Staff Writer We have a saying here in Miami that I believe goes “Shots! Shots! Shots! Everybody!” and “Dale, que tu puedes!” Can there be a balance between having a comfortable place to knock back a few beers and a place to eat and converse without having to lean in and… “huh?” There’s an old saying in Madrid, “When you eat, you drink. When you drink, you eat.” I like that balance. I usually try to stay away from the typical big loud bars with bad food. My hearing is already suffering from the many hours I’ve spent flailing inside nightclubs under the thick, deafening tribal house beat of Miami. Sometimes, blocking…

Event brings students, faculty, dean together

By: LaEbony Livingston / Contributing Writer The impact of budget cuts to its departments in the last fiscal year dominated a College of Arts and Sciences forum held on Oct. 20, The focus of the “Meet Your Dean” event was to address the future of majors and opportunities that can make students more prepared when they graduate. Student Government Council at Modesto Maidique Campus Senator Cristina Loreto, a junior in international relations, and her fellow CAS senators, organized the event in order to bring leaders and students together. During two hours, students were encouraged to stop by and participate in discussions with their dean, Kenneth Furton, along with other faculty members, about the new programs…