Bernardo Mandalho

Biden’s marijuana pardon is one step closer to ideal legalization

Bernardo Mandalho | Contributing Writer President Joe Biden pardoned people who’ve been convicted of marijuana possession under federal law on Oct. 6. Now with midterm elections coming up, this act can encourage governors to do the same and that’s what I hope for Florida. Biden also committed to reassessing and bringing into discussion marijuana’s drug […]

Off the hook— SGA ignores checks and balances for over a year

 Bernardo Mandalho | Contributing Writer  SGA unacceptably operated without a judicial branch established for over 15 months. In the absence of one of the powers, our student government went against the implemented policy model, ignored the structures and prioritized other responsibilities for long enough. The seven positions of the judicial branch have been vacant since […]

Emigrants Should Freely Express Their Views Without Fear

Bernardo Mandalho / Contributing Writer Moving to the U.S. from Brazil was a drastic change but experiencing new cultures gave me a fresh perspective on my native country. But because I don’t live there anymore, my criticism of the country is always invalidated.  As a critic of the current Brazilian government, pro-government readers constantly tell […]

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