Heidi Cuevas| Assistant Opinion Director Whether we only have our immediate family or they’re on the other side of the world, Thanksgiving can quickly become a holiday for one. Listening to others talk about plans with their extended family can be bittersweet when a majority of us can only see our immediate family or worse, […]
Denitsa Raichkova/Contributing Writer As a hopeless romantic, I cannot help but admire Valentine’s Day and its significance. The modern holiday originates from the Roman festival of Lupercalia and celebrates love around the world. Legend has it that St. Valentine, a Roman priest during the third century, paid with his life for preaching love. After Emperor […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer It’s that time of year once again! While Thanksgiving remains my favorite holiday not predominantly for the food — well okay, that might be a lie — I really enjoy having fun conversations with my family to conclude another year of twists and turns, wins and losses. But given just how utterly […]
Judith George/Staff Writer Thanksgiving. An American holiday that was built on the idea that the first pilgrims and the Native Americans came together to celebrate friendship and harmony with a hearty feast centuries ago. A story that we were taught as children as a lesson about bonding and coming together as one. It has become […]
Judith George/Staff Writer I have a lot of love and respect to have for Caribbean parents. They’ve left their homeland and immediately set out to create a new life in a new country for themselves and their children. They may not know the language well and have a college education, but they did everything in […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer I come from a family where talking about social issues like race is deemed impolite. “Now is not the time,” is something I’ve often heard. “Don’t talk about it at dinner.” “Don’t talk about it in the living room.” “Don’t talk about it at all.” But I’m opinionated and passionate about racial […]
Ariana Rodriguez/Staff Writer It was 65 degrees at the mall, but somehow my body managed to break a sweat as I was searching for the right gift for my family. A sea of price tags of $200 or more was all I encountered. After seeing that the “best” gifts were overpriced and accepting the fact […]
Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer Gender roles have played a major role in families. I remember when my mom first started working, my dad would come to pick us up from school and someone jokingly remarked, “Hey Mr. Mom.” Men are not traditionally seen as responsible for making a home or taking care of the children. […]
Image by FIU College of Business via Flickr Kieron Williams | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com When I start thinking about graduation at the end of this semester, I’m not as happy as my family is for me. In fact, graduating is scary because it gets closer and closer whether you’re ready for it or not, […]
Kristine Perez | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com It’s that time of year again — time to pick out an outfit, set the table, and spend all day cooking. The Thursday of all Thursdays is among us, as we prepare to eat our weight in food and endure conversations with distant family — cue the questions about […]
Danielle Garica | Contributing Writer Over the course of the next two months or so, we will all hopefully be spending quality time with our friends and family, wearing the warmest sweater your grandmother knit for you, making s’mores by the fireplace, drinking eggnog to warm you up, singing carols and having a merry, good […]
