Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Imagine going to every class and being depressed about how damaged the world is in almost every aspect. That is how I felt every week going to my FIU environmental science class last semester. Truthfully it wasn’t something I minded, I actually grew to appreciate it. Taking EVR 1001, Intro […]
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Grammy-award winning artist Clifford “T.I.” Harris visited the Biscayne Bay Campus on Thursday, March 28, to speak to students about leadership and issues surrounding the black community. Harris visited the University as part of the Student Government Council at BBC’s ongoing lecture series. Jefferson Noel, president of SGC-BBC, moderated the lecture, […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer For a long time, there has been an ongoing debate within the black community about whether historically black colleges and universities are better than predominantly white institutions. While both options seem to have advantages, it is time to stop putting the two against each other. A school is a school. Not […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer It has been a hectic and scandalous year for FIU’s Student Government Association as a whole. But aside from all of this one must wonder what exactly does SGA do for the students. After bringing a reflexology path to the BBC in August 2018, there are new food options to both […]
Brea Jones/Staff Writer College is where we go for education, not exhaustion. Students spend about four or more years here with the goal of coming out with a clear plan for the future. One way this is encouraged is through gaining work experience. Professors and advisors are repeatedly telling us to jump at almost any […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer People have had preferences about their significant other from the beginning of time. How people communicate their preferences, however, tends to change every so often. One of the more current ways is the term “if it ain’t foreign, it’s borin.” While the “it” of this phrase is subject to change, […]
by Brea Jones/Staff Writer Whether you me know me or not, if you have seen me walking down the hallway one thing is for sure- I had headphones on and was playing music. I listen to music practically all day, every day. It is the easiest way for me to distract my own mind in […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer For a long time, African Americans were underrepresented in movies and television shows across the board. Given typical small roles, black actors and actresses never consistently had the chance to showcase their talent. It was a good movie maybe once a year. Black people are finally being portrayed as “high status” […]
by Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Over the years the constant troublemaking, partying and negative tendencies have caused a mass stereotype over Greek Life members. Unfortunately, some members end up becoming the stereotype and only tarnishing the name of Greek even more. The letters that you represent should not be seen as a pass to do […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Living at Bayview has brought me a lot of good friends and memories that will stay with me for forever. But for me, there is a slight personal drawbacks of living on a small campus. Imagine taking classes, living, and working all in one place. Seeing the same halls, the same […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer With mental health awareness on the rise it is important for everyone to know the basics of mental health and how to help those who are dealing with it. It is unrealistic and naive to think that everyone has to know how to handle every situation involving mental illnesses because of […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Social media has a way of distorting everything. The latest victim of this trend is self-love. Self-love is more than taking bubble baths or buying yourself that gift you wanted. This practice requires hard work and long looks in the mirror for self-reflection. Until people begin to face the truth; the […]
