Ariana Rodriguez/Staff Writer The beginning of the semester at FIU is oh, so sweet. During Week of Welcome, the Student Health Center offers free items for students at their tabling events, like free “be healthy” stickers, safe sex shirts, resuable water bottles – and condoms. But here’s one thing missing at that table: a pad. […]
Ariana Rodriguez/Contributing Writer When news of a natural disaster pops up on our Twitter feeds, you’d think our first reaction is to panic. You’d imagine lines piling up at grocery stores as people anxiously waited to purchase supplies, while those at home were glued to their TV screens, waiting for updates on seismic activity or […]
Ariana Rodriguez/Contributing Writer Gray skies and long lines at the grocery store can be mundane, but Floridians have a way to be less despondent to the hurricane by, of course, producing Dorian memes. In times of uncertainty during the storm, what’s better than making jokes about how ridiculous Florida gets during storm season? There is […]
Ariana Rodriguez/Contributing Writer The struggle is real when you are a kind-of-healthy person trying to become a really healthy person at FIU. The moment I exit my four-hour class and breathe in the rich air, my inner child craves an un-diabetic-friendly meal. The smell of the delightful fries from Miros floating through the air activates […]
Ariana Rodriguez/ Contributing Writer You have completed your desired degree, and you deserve a billion dollars. You really do. All those hours of no sleep and laborious efforts gave you that degree, and I truly hope that your degree will give you something more valuable than a billion dollars. The most valuable thing anyone can […]
Ariana Rodriguez/ Contributing Writer One group of fish are getting caught in another net and another group of fish are dying because of the garbage and toxicity from chemicals that has invaded their world. Both of these things are simultaneously happening at this second. Those unfortunate fishes in the sea have had their last straw. […]
