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Florida State Senator files bill prohibiting illegal immigrants from attending Florida universities

Christopher Madrid | Staff Writer Florida State Senator Randy Fine recently filed a bill barring illegal immigrants from applying to a majority of Florida state universities. The bill, SB 244, filed this Tuesday would ban illegal immigrants from attending Florida Universities with a 85% or lower acceptance rate. In December, Sen. Fine filed another anti-illegal […]

Higher education restructuring imminent as Florida House passes SB266

Diego Diaz | Asst. News Director   Making good on their word, the Republican-led Florida House passed Senate Bill 266, a bill with far reaching consequences for Florida’s collegiate system. The legislation has already sparked four protests on campus, three of those being led by the Free FIU, a faculty/student coalition organizing against SB266. Opposition point […]

Texting while driving law will be enforced starting in October

On Oct. 1, Florida’s ban on typing in a wireless device while driving, also known as Senate Bill 52, will go into effect. According to the Florida Senate website, the first violation of the law is punishable as a nonmoving violation, with a $30 fine, plus additional county court costs.

Florida Senate passes bill to ban texting while driving

Alyssa Elso/ Staff Writer A new ban on texting and driving has students pleased to know that actions are being taken to prevent the over 200,000 accidents that occur in Florida as a result of texting and driving, a statistic from the National Safety Council. “Passing this bill is great for Florida, I think we […]

Marquette drops FIU at home

Marquette defeated FIU 73-67 n Dec. 29.
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