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Empowering Rural Communities with Blue Missions

Maria Matos | Contributing Writer FIU’s Tuesday Times Roundtable hosted Leslie Ramos, Chief Experience Officer of Blue Missions and FIU alumni, to discuss empowering rural communities in Latin America through international cooperation and sustainable access to clean water. The March 26 meeting highlighted Blue Missions’ – an organization whose purpose is to “empower the youth […]

The Lens Project Exhibit Opens on Campus

The Green School of International and Public Affairs and Kimberly Green Center Latin American and Caribbean Center will be showcasing the hardships of heroin addicts in the Dominican Republic through photos. The Lens Project, spearheaded by Mark Padilla and Armando Matiz Reyes, was a two-year long project that placed cameras in the hands of addicts […]

Quiero Rock #11

Dj Manny Sunday April 3 Sunday 2:00pm – 3:00pm   Caloncho – Pasa El Tiempo – Mexico Jorge Drexler – Al otro lada del Rio – Uruguay Gaby Moreno – Quizas, Quizas, Quizas – Guatemala Gepe – Invierno – Chile Alex Ferreira feat. Ximena Sari~ana – Gravedad – Dominican   Sr. Bikini – Apache – […]

Lecturer ‘effectively ignored’ xenophobic policies

In February, NPR reported that days after migrants were given the deadline to justify the legality of their parents’ or grandparents’ immigration, a Haitian man was lynched at a public plaza in the Dominican Republic.

EDITORIAL: The problem with pizza

Students who do not know the candidates and their platforms can’t possibly become familiar with their policies in the few minutes after receiving their pizza and before submitting their vote. The Beacon loves pizza. We especially love pizza we have paid for, we just don’t like it topped with politics.

Involvement develops life-long relationships

When you care about an issue enough to get involved with organizations and other groups that share a common interest, you begin to expand your lasting social network for life that you may later need in life to make a mark on your resume and in your career.
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