Old San Juan area from Fort El Morro with views of Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico Source: Victor Benito Written by: Victor Benito Edited by: Mila Cantar and Chukwuma Iwenofu Hurricane Maria was a Category 4 storm when it hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. It decimated the power grid, destroyed… Read more »
Standardized college admission exams are supposed to measure student abilities irrespective of which high school they attended, yet, manifold flaws have been documented over time. This systemic analysis looks past surface level problems and delves into underlying patterns of behavior and system structure.
Increased fire suppression measures have been necessary for the preservation of national forests and safety of those who live near them, but each Forest Service budget dollar allocated to suppression is a dollar taken from non-fire suppression programs. Some of these programs include the very fire prevention measures necessary to mitigate the most catastrophic fires.