Francesca Cagnana
Francesca Cagnana is a senior majoring in digital journalism with a minor in anthropology. She currently works and plans to continue working in Communications for a Doctor where she promotes and explains their services that help those with Neurodivergent diagnoses and traits.
Facing a difficult job market, many recent college grads are struggling
Work hard in school, go to college, and get a good job.
A career path once taken for granted isn’t how it’s working out these...
Impacts of substance abuse (includes mini documentary)
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Breaking the Cycle: Understanding addiction from two perspectives (includes audio story)
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Embers of Her Story (includes photo essay)
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For Generation Z, rehabilitation rates for addiction remain low (includes video story)
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As of 2023, the United States ranked #4 in countries with the highest addiction rates. Unfortunately,...
Dawn Grace-Jones is on a mission of care and justice
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On the passenger seat of Dawn Grace-Jones’ car lies a...
Silence of the trans: Educators deal with a conservative Florida
Chara Maurice, 22, is a transgender, nonbinary, first-year fourth-grade teacher at Innovation Charter School in Pompano Beach. They have been living as a transgender...
Fits Like a Cesta: The world’s first female professional Jai Alai player
Back in the 1980s, Becky Smith would walk into the bar at the Miami Jai Alai Fronton, a glamorous, high-stakes gambling palace often referred...
Everything’s better with bubbles: Five of the best boba tea experiences in South Florida
With the the Western world's burgeoning love for Japanese culture—such as anime—it is no surprise that boba tea, a specialty in the island nation,...