By Caitlin Shannon Photo Courtesy of: Christina Martínez Amongst the aroma of arroz con frijoles and the faint beat of Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Almost Like Praying,” students, faculty and family gathered in…
Maimouna Kante On the Northeastern tip of Puerto Rico lies a lighthouse built by the Spanish upon their arrival. The lighthouse over looks the Atlantic Ocean, a bioluminescent bay outlined with thousands…
By Hannah Bouchard After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 16, the company Whitefish Energy Holdings made a $300 million contract with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to help…
by Mel Dikert The Drew Disaster Relief Coalition held a disaster relief panel on Tuesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. to bring different perspectives and angles on disaster relief together in one…
By Caitlin Shannon, Editor of Student Life and Arts Vicks Vaporub, Witch Hazel and Arroz con frijoles. These are just some of the things that will bring back…
By: Nina Campli, Assistant Student Life and Arts Editor Lately everything in the news is either about the impending world doom, Trump or how he is helping to fuel the impending world…
By Kassel Franco Garibay Matthew Yglesias from Vox wrote an on-point article about what Puerto Rico means in the context of a Trump administration. Yglesias’ message is concise, strong and utterly terrifying:…
By Kassel Franco Garibay It was nearly 2 a.m in the Acorn office when my screen lit up with the New York Times notification. Mexico City, the beautiful city I grew up…
By Ellie Kreidie In 2015, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla confirmed publicly that Puerto Rico’s debt was “not payable” and if the government was not able to successfully grow the economy, the country…