Fabienne Fleurantin/Staff Writer It was an act of desperation. I rested in my bed, my eyes filled with tears due to the agonizing frustration of not having enough funds to not only support myself, but my family. The thing is, I never had a job before. Not a “real one” anyway. It was a nerve-wracking […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/Staff Writer Through the week of Feb. 5 – 9, the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, in collaboration with Panther Alumni Week, will host a week filled with events for hospitality students at the Biscayne Bay Campus. The week will kick off today with a “careers in hospitality” panel, where different […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer Sexual assault has become more prevalent in today’s society than it ever has before. It’s no longer a taboo issue — more and more people are coming out to tell their story and joining the fight in making people aware of sexual assault. From the #MeToo movement that spread like wildfire […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer The LGBTQA community is on the verge of facing another injustice by their state government. A state representative is trying to propose legislation in Florida that gives businesses the opportunity to discriminate against LGBTQ people. Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, filed the “Free Enterprise Protection Act” that would allow business owners to […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer It’s official, everyone. Net neutrality is dead. On Dec. 14, the Federal Communications Commission made their final decision, completely dismantling the idea of net neutrality and sweeping it under the rug. “The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/Staff Writer The Climate Reality Project Campus Corps at Florida International University is working toward making FIU commit to 100 percent clean renewable electricity by 2030, according to their Facebook page. The Climate Reality Project began as an effort by Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who spoke about the […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer It’s no surprise that Donald Trump made the news…again. With all the sexual assault allegations that are coming out these days, the president is outraged by the acts these men have committed and rightly so. Only this time, he is picking which attackers he is disgusted by. “Trump moved quickly Thursday […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer On Sunday, Nov. 5, 26 people lost their lives to the senseless act of a madman. The gunman, David Patrick Kelley, “dressed in all black, wearing tactical gear opened fire at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, during Sunday service,” according to CNN.com. Kelley, 26, was found dead after Stephen […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer Mysterious videos teasers on Instagram, contests held of battling DJ’s, and a final reveal of the musical lineup in the GC pit all lead to one thing — Homecoming week. The heavily promoted and highly anticipated FIU tradition is back and many students are excited about all the events. Each campus […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer Lazy, self-absorbed, entitled and impatient. These are just some of the many titles millennials are given by older generations. The list is infinite, but these words are simply not true. “A lot of studies show that they (millennials) are not really that different from generations before in what they want for […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer He insulted her because she didn’t speak his language. I witnessed this when I went to get some supplies at the Dollar Store. As I walked in, a furious man yelled at a cashier, saying: “How can you work here and not know how to speak English?” “Have a good day […]
