My Wish for the New Year: A Russian Tradition
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer For as long as I can remember, I’ve been religiously following the Russian New Year’s Eve tradition of making a wish when…
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Why Political Religion Played A Huge Role This Election
Humberto Mendez Prince/Staff Writer Political religion can be described as a belief system that relies primarily on the fanaticism its followers have towards a specific …
The Global Pandemic of Police Brutality
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer From the middle of 2019 up till now, people all over the world have risen up to protest abuses of power by…
The Emotional Toll of Elections
Mia Petruccelli/Contributing Writer I still remember the moment I found out that Donald Trump won the election in 2016. Attentiveness to politics was fairly new…
Thanksgiving: The American Dream
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer For my grandparents, specifically my grandpa, Thanksgiving represented the American Dream. To him, it was the holiday that represented how far he…
Lessons of an Unusual Academic Year
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This year, FIU students had to adapt to a new remote learning experience. Yes, it…
Roe V. Wade Remains Under Attack
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer Reproductive rights have never been more in danger than now. After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away in September, many were afraid…
How the 2020 Election Reflects 2000 Bush v. Gore
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer On November 7th, after five days of intense vote counting and ricocheting nerves, most major national news outlets, including the Associated Press,…
Rate Your Priorities Instead of Your Professors
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer After getting discharged from Active Duty Military service earlier this year, I’m still adapting to college life. Last semester, I didn’t know…
OP-ED: FIU is Infringing on SGC-BBC’s Voting Rights
Written by: Brian Levine & Emmajeenie Nozistel At the core, FIU’s mission is to prepare the students of today to be the leaders of tomorrow. Therefore,…