Denitsa Raichkova/Staff Writer Unpopular opinion: You can be both pro-vaccine and unsupportive of vaccine mandates. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly polarized society, in the United States and worldwide. Resisting a forcible “no jab no work” mandate does not make you anti-science or anti-vaccine. Let’s encourage getting vaccinated against COVID-19 without infringing on the rights and […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Opinion Director Being back at FIU has been great. The campus is bustling with life again and things are starting to feel slightly better. Homecoming is something we missed out on last year, for obvious reasons. Many of us are excited to experience homecoming week for the first time since the pandemic hit, especially […]
Mia Petruccelli/Staff Writer It’s kind of embarrassing to admit that I woke up three hours before my alarm on my first day of class. I had no idea how deeply excited I was to finally experience university life as a student in Miami. It has been a challenging year for everyone, but for me personally, […]
We’re finally back on campus here at FIU. We can sit in classrooms with our peers again and be involved in our university. After a year and a half of remote learning due to COVID-19, it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of returning to what college life was like pre-pandemic. But, the […]
Humberto Mendez Prince/Staff Writer After a year-long hiatus caused by the pandemic, in-person classes came in full session this week at FIU. This decision was taken into consideration of the decline in the number of infections during the first half of the year. However, during the summer of this year, the newest and most contagious […]
Mia Petruccelli/Staff Writer Well, here we are. Another step forward from one very challenging year. Almost everyone is getting vaccinated, readjusting back into pre-pandemic life, or both. But why doesn’t it feel the same? I’ve noticed that I am exhausted by the simplest conversation, or even just leaving the house. I’ve been vaccinated for four […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer With the arrival of vaccines for COVID-19, many assumed that the pandemic would come to a swift end. And the signs were promising… Until they weren’t. With a new barrier to full conquest erected, the virus mutated a great many times to adjust. This is normal for diseases, but scientists claim that […]
Amanda George/Contributing Writer The CDC announced new guidelines back in May allowing those who have been fully vaccinated or can claim to be, to forgo masks and social distancing measures in public places. While we’ve seen a wave of “HIPAA” (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) or HIPAA lovers in recent years, no amount of […]
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer Since the first Covid-19 vaccines were manufactured early this year, national governments worldwide have been scrambling to obtain the different resources necessary to vaccinate their citizens and stabilize their economies. Quickly realizing the international market’s need for a novel coronavirus vaccine, different corporations such as Pfizer and Moderna would rapidly manufacture the […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer While watching the “Duck & Cover” instructional video for a class, I realized the painstaking similarity between the largely useless tactic and the US response to COVID-19 last year, which just so happens to be FIU’s response this year: “Let’s not put money into actual prevention, let’s put money into the illusion […]
Chase Mallory, Benjamin Schaumer, David Tyson/ Guest Columnists For the past year we have been staying home, sacrificing and staying vigilant. While pandemic fatigue is at an all-time high, we cannot let complacency undermine our progress. As medical students and the future physicians of Florida, we ask you to look at the times we are […]
Nicole Ardila/Staff Writer Imagine living in a society where people will be denied basic services and certain liberties based on one certain thing. Well stop imagining, and start realizing that it’s happening today, with vaccinations. The pandemic hasn’t gone anywhere, but Americans have traveled everywhere. People worry about travelers and believe that vaccine passports will […]
