Amanda Duran

During every pivotal event in history, the newspaper has been a tool for informing citizens, divulging political agendas, supporting revolutions, and spreading propaganda. As said often, knowledge is power. To have the power to inform is to be wary of the weight of words and how they are delivered.

On a relatively small patch of land next to the Faculty of Education at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus (UPRRP) sits the Environmental Education Science Lab (LEADS, for its acronym in Spanish). This green space features tables arranged for recreational activities such as picnics, and outdoor classes. An 80-year-old ceiba tree provides ample shade that lowers the temperature for a cooler environment. Think of this ceiba tree’s roots as an instant connection to learning enrichment.

We are part of Releases are normally made in May, June and October, coinciding with the rainy seasons and the natural reproductive cycles of the concho toad. From zoos in San Diego, California, and Brooklyn, New York, divided into seven bags, thousands of sapo concho tadpoles were transported by air to their country of origin: Puerto Rico.