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Gun violence solutions should not be a campaign strategy

Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Gun violence has a devastating effect on our community and as politicians begin announcing their long-lasting policies that could stop it, our fears remain untouched.  Disappointingly, the gun violence initiatives announced do nothing to quell the fears we have about gun violence. On March 23, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris […]

DeSantis presidential campaign not worth the havoc wreaked on Florida

PantherNOW Editorial Board Florida’s undisputed “culture war” champion, the prime mover of the anti-woke nonsense and failed presidential contender, Ron DeSantis, suspended his bid for the top political job in the nation after he failed to come out on top in the New Hampshire primaries. The DeSantis train seemed at full speed as the governor […]

Abortion, voting rights and gun control: Here’s the recap of Kamala Harris’s visit to FIU

Conor Moore | Staff Writer Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at FIU as part of the “Fight for our Freedoms College Tour”, in order to stir young people into the voting spirit, as well as discussing some of the most pressing issues facing American society today, such as abortion, gun violence and the right to […]

President Trump: The Elite’s Phony Populist

Fernando Fernández/ Contributing Writer The election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States of America was a result of many things — a deeply flawed opponent, a unified Republican base of support, etc.  However, as I’ve discussed numerous times in the past, the biggest factor that contributed to one of the […]

SGC-BBC should be campaigning more seriously

The incoming Student Government Council members at the Biscayne Bay Campus need to end their stripes. At the moment, SGA elections are underway, and the candidates of SGC-BBC are not taking it as seriously as they should. One of our reporters recently went to a BBC campaign event, meant to be a candidate meetup, but […]

Audit campaign is unjust towards women

Julia Gomez/ Contributing Writer There exists a whole campaign based purely on the harassment of women. The “Thot Audit” campaign is organizing groups of people in order to report sex workers to the IRS. They claim cam girls or other women who sell virtual sexual services are committing tax fraud. They further claim that women […]

Professor explains difference between collusion and opposition research, following Russian dossier

Joshua Ceballos/ Assistant News Director Recent information has come to light connecting the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Convention to a dossier of allegations against President Donald Trump. The dossier, written by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, was released during the presidential campaign season in 2016 and accused Trump of allegedly working […]

Why FIU should be angry about sexual assault on campus

Image by Eduardo Merille via Flickr Marilyn Figueroa | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com   “It’s on Us” hangs on a banner between Blue Garage and Gold Garage, on shirts and flyers throughout campus, and has initiated numerous sexual assault awareness events at our university. Just one day after the Slut Walk was held here at FIU, […]

Nerd Culture is fake

Image by au tum n. via Flickr Michelle Marchante | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com   It’s fascinating to see how something that used to be considered nerdish suddenly becomes cool once it hits the mainstream. Look at the term nerd, for instance. When used, it could mean you are really smart, but it’s still used as […]

Panthers aiding Nicaraguans source water, build business

To alleviate the San Julia village’s quest for water, the IBH One Student, One Dollar.The goal of this campaign is to raise money from University students, in hopes that it can raise a dollar for each student enrolled – about $50,000 – to build a well in San Julia, Nicaragua.

Foundation meets 103 percent of goal, raises $43.3 million

The University surpassed its $42 million fundraising goal by $1.3 million for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, according to the FIU Foundation. This is a part of University President Mark Rosenberg’s goal to raise $750 million in 10 years, a plan that started in 2009. The Next Horizon campaign is apart of FIU’s Worlds Ahead initiative.

Public Reason – Sept. 25, 2012

Discussions on SGC-MMC Elections Code Reform, Google/Youtube Censorship, and NFL Replacement Referees. Guests include Alex Castro, Mike Franklin, John Giralt, and Brandon Wise.
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