Media networks have huge influence on social discourse
Danielle Garcia | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com The role of mass media and it’s different platforms like television, radio and newspapers, has recently been at the…
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Editorial: Free community college is a giant leap in the right direction
Image by Michael Fleshman via Flickr The Beacon Editorial Staff opinion@fiusm.com For a country that prides itself in giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed, there…
‘Dear White People’ film makes ‘a cultural statement’
By Katrina Velez Contributing Writer As a cultural statement, “Dear White People” speaks volumes. Set in Winchester University, a fictional Ivy League, the film derives…
Letter to the Editor: Miss Universe
As a student and a Latina woman, I am extremely angered and disappointed to attend a university where their “Worlds Ahead” mission includes the perpetuation…
Editorial: Miss Universe lead to misuse of funds
When we as an executive board first heard about the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant being hosted at our University, we decided against giving a collective…
Freedom of speech will never be silenced by violence
Image by via Flickr Madari Pendas | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 the office of the humor magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked…
Remembering Phillip L. Marcus
When I first met professor Phillip L. Marcus he was wheeling his bag behind him into class, smirking, dressed in slacks and snakeskin shoes and…
Dressing for success leads to a more positive attitude
Image by Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com As social creatures, grooming is an important part of our biology. Keeping clean and…
Misogynistic attitudes equal dry spells
Image by Eric Parker via Flickr Samantha Smith | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com This may come as a shock, but there are women out there whose…
Je Suis Charlie, Je Suis Juif
Image by Boaz Guttman via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com Just a few days have passed since the horrific attack that left 12 dead and…