by Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer Pro-abortion Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed a bill legalizing abortion up until birth by lethal injection. New York legislation masked the pro-abortion bill by calling it the “Reproductive Health Act” which officially states that a non-doctor can perform an abortion for a woman up until the time of birth for the health […]
By Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer Here’s what no one is talking about. The wall will benefit both America and Mexico. We’re almost 30 days into the record breaking partial government shutdown and neither side of the political aisle is willing to cave on their word. Currently, tens of thousands non essential government employees are having their […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Staff Writer The 2018 midterms have brought bipartisanship to a halt. And Florida’s gubernatorial candidates show the major difference in both parties this year. The candidates, Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum, are both men with prior political experience, but vastly different political ideologies. For the past 8 years, Florida has had a Republican […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Staff Writer Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has announced that she will resign from her position at the end of the year. “We will miss you,” said President Trump in an Oval Office appearance. Haley had told the president about her departure six months ago, but it’s not clear […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Staff Writer “Just do it” was an admirable slogan that has now lost its value thanks to Nike’s careless choice. The company recently released a new endorsement deal for the season, but the athlete they picked caused a lot of controversy. Former NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, was the face of the ad with […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Staff Writer When political issues arise both parties start to take different sides and politicize the issue. But this should only happen when it’s a political issue, such as economics, social issues, war or drugs. Not murder. Murder isn’t a political topic — it’s a tragedy. Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old college student from […]
Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer Free speech has won again. The Supreme Court recently stated that California cannot force religiously-oriented crisis pregnancy centers to give women information contrary to their services. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, “Governments must not be allowed to force persons to express a message contrary to their deepest convictions. Freedom […]
Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer Although we might see a shift of parties in the House and the Senate, Republicans are the political party that will dominate U.S. politics in the post-Trump period. In his 2 years as president, Trump has already made significant movement on campaign promises. One example would be moving the U.S. embassy in […]
Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer As a communications major, learning goes beyond textbooks and lectures with more focus placed on hands-on experience. But at the School of Communications + Journalism (SCJ) at FIU, experience in the field isn’t at the top of the priority list. As a broadcast journalism major, I’ve taken more classes based on theory […]
Ashley Verdugo/Staff Writer “You’re homophobic!” says the “tolerant” left to people of faith. “Homophobic” has become the new word that the left likes to use against people of faith who simply have different opinions on sexuality. It doesn’t matter if a person of faith treats LGBTQ+ individuals with courtesy or respect; once they declare that […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Staff Writer and Caroline Lozano/ Assistant Opinion Director On the last week of session, Florida passed an educational bill that might surprise or even infuriate some people. The motto “In God We Trust” will now be displayed at every public school in Florida. The bill was presented on its own in the house […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Contributing Writer Within Trump’s first year as president he has proven to relate to people of faith. In the midst of the left media accusing him of being inexperienced, he’s proven that he represents the people. He campaigned on one clear message: the American people will be heard. Hillary Clinton was a polished […]
