Ram Praneeth | Contributing Writer Haiti, a country marred by instability and poverty, struggles with many internal and external conflicts. Education is no different in the nation’s long list of domestic battlegrounds. On Dec. 1, a virtual panel discussion from the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, titled “Reflections on Haiti: Layering the Conversation […]
Michael McEwen / Staff Writer Southern Haiti was the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Aug. 14 which left more than 2,000 dead and 30,000 without shelter, further complicating the Caribbean nation’s ongoing political crisis. Haiti’s second major earthquake in 11 years, this disaster occurred during a period of acute instability for the national […]
Diego Diaz / Assistant News Director September 11th, 2001, the day that changed the course of American history. A day which marks the loss of 2,977 American citizens, all of whom thought they would be returning home to their loved ones following the end of their shift. “Anybody who went to a hospital on 9/11 […]
by Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/ Staff Writer Last week, President Donald Trump came to FIU’s main campus to talk about the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Everyone from our student body to the pundits on cable news channels broadcasting the event had something to say about the matter. On our end, crowds from opposing sides […]