Legalization

Amendment 7: What you need to know

By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Voting “yes” on Amendment 7 will make it a little harder for the University to raise fees in the future… among other things. Amendment 7 on Florida’s November ballot is a bundle of three amendments to the State’s constitution. Voting “yes” on the amendment will say yes to requiring the Board […]

Alternative Medication: Former professional athletes lobby for medical cannabis

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director   Within the sport of football, pain and injuries are just part of the game. The National Football League, along with other professional sporting leagues, have heavily relied on opioids and painkillers to try to keep their players on the field. “I played for a year and a half for the […]

Miami-Dade proposes ordinance banning conversion therapy

Joshua Ceballos/Assistant News Director   UPDATE 10/03/17: The Miami-Dade Board if County Commissioners has turned down the Ordinance Banning Conversion Therapy in a four to seven vote, citing overly broad language conflicting with parents’ rights. You can find the original article below: Miami-Dade county legislators have proposed an ordinance with the aim of controlling the […]

Campus-carry legislation hindered again

According to the Miami Herald, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Miguel Diaz de la Portilla confirmed Thursday that he won't schedule a hearing on the controversial legislation (SB 68), which he also wouldn't take up last session.

EDITORIAL: Election reform; good job, good effort.

The Beacon can’t help but say, it’s about damn time.

EDITORIAL: Don’t think of excuses, just vote

Go out and vote in November. Trust us, it won’t kill you.

EDITORIAL: Let smokers make own decision

The University’s smoking regulation will finally have actual enforcement, not just the social kind. But The Beacon has to ask: why?

EDITORIAL: Plagiarism, the case of stolen words

Anything and everything can be stolen, even words.

EDITORIAL: A temporary fix is just that, temporary

It’s the start of a new school year, and the University is clearly hard at work making students’ University experience as smooth as possible.... in the areas it chooses.

EDITORIAL: Chick-fil-A, give them the boot

Proclaiming that it is “Worlds Ahead,” the perfect opportunity to bring justification to the University's beloved catchphrase has finally presented itself.

EDITORIAL: Stop it, it’s just a sandwich

Who knew that a sandwich could turn us into chickens?

Being white, not all it’s cracked up to be

I would like to imagine that I’m not the sort of person to get into arguments over the Internet, at least not with people I’ve never met.
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