Daniel Melo/ Contributing Writer Gun control is often a long and worn out debate in America that only seems to arise in the public sphere when a tragedy occurs on our very soil. On Oct. 1, a gunman open fired at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 58 people and injuring nearly 500 others. […]
Daniel Melo/ Contributing Writer DACA is undeniably an umbrella for dreamers longing to come into this country to begin a new life of prosperity and opportunity. However, DACA doesn’t grant anyone legal status under its protection, and that is where the unrest stems from. Under DACA, illegal immigrants who come into the U.S. as minors […]
Daniel Melo/ Contributing Writer On Sept. 23, North Korea stated that the United States declared war following a tweet Trump posted about North Korea’s leadership. North Korea was especially offended by the last portion of that tweet, which states that the country’s leadership “won’t be around much longer.” As a result of the tweet, America […]
Daniel Melo/ Contributing Writer Freedom of speech is inarguably a pillar to American moral and ethical values. However, there is a time and place for free speech demonstrations. At FIU, higher education is the one thing unifying students and faculty. Therefore, an organized group of protesters shouldn’t go about disrupting the privilege of learning. As […]
Daniel Melo/ Contributing Writer Recent political actions by the elitist few undermine academic integrity and honest pursuit of a fulfilling education in some fields and these actions might render certain job markets inhospitable for future graduates. President Donald Trump recently withdrew from the Paris Agreement, which was designed and strung together by many world leaders […]
Daniel Melo/ Contributing Writer Since early November of 2016, one person has been continuously pressed in the limelight, and as you’ve probably guessed, that person is President Donald Trump. There is a new story, a new scandal, a new controversy every week it seems, and frankly, it gets quite exhausting to keep up with the […]
