By Mariantonia Mejia/ Contributing writer Most Colombian citizens who chose to have abortions before March 2022 faced anywhere from one to three years in prison. As laws continue to evolve, predominantly conservative countries are leaving the U.S. in the dust in terms of reproductive rights. With anti-abortion activists working around the clock to overturn Roe […]
Kelly Diaz-Rios / Contributing Writer Colombia is now one of the few countries in Latin America to decriminalize abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. This ruling on Feb. 21 made Colombia the third most populated country to open the doors for access to abortion. In September 2020, over 90 advocacy groups filed a […]
Michael McEwen / Staff Writer A university-wide email on Tuesday announced the designation of two ‘World Centers’ in Italy and Colombia, the first of it’s kind at FIU. They were established to “support the visionary founding goal of educating for a greater international understanding,” as well as to align with the University’s Next Horizon campaign, […]
Michael McEwen / Contributing Writer For over a month, anti-government demonstrators and police have clashed in the streets of Colombia over an array of social issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the country. Protests began in late April after the administration of President Ivan Duque announced a controversial tax reform bill which prescribed […]
By: Fabian Osorio / Staff Writer Colombian President Ivan Duque was awarded the “FIU Medallion of Courage” last Saturday, Sept. 30, at Florida International University. Mark B. Rosenberg, FIU president, welcomed the President of Colombia, Ivan Duque, and presented him with the award of “courage” speaking in Spanish. “I want to express my gratitude, […]
Written by: Patricia Menendez/ Assistant News Director The vice president of Colombia will be coming to the University on Saturday, April 9 for the first ever PorColference in Miami. PorColference is an annual event that gathers prominent Colombian figures, like Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez and U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Murcasel-Powell, to speak about the […]
By: Patricia Menendez/Staff Writer FIU students and alumnus returned from a trip to an indigenous tribe in Colombia to find out that a product they created may not work for the community, but that did not discourage them from continuing their business. Paula Pérez, second-year mechanical engineering student, and Andrew Bowyer, fourth-year mechanical engineering […]
Loads of FIU students, faculty and staff gather in the Graham Center Pit to watch the Colombia vs. England soccer game. Screams and shouts sounded the hallways as England scored the winning goal. Photo courtesy of Tamica Jean-Charles.
Megan Mosquera/Contributing Writer I was born in Miami, yet, I have always identified as Colombian. When someone asks me where I’m from, I declare my ethnicity with pride. In Miami we enjoy diversity and understand that our origin country means something more to us. We each have different backgrounds and we celebrate the history of that country, […]
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