Ledian Gonzalzez and Candela Maceda | Staff Writers On January 18th, TikTok users were met with a message announcing its removal from nearly all U.S phones. The popular social media app disappeared from users’ phones, subsequently returning a few days later. In April 2024, Former President Joe Biden signed a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese […]
Ariana Rodriguez | Staff Writer Every twist and turn a petitioner is begging you to sign for their cause, or pestering you to join their organization. And I’m not speaking for myself when I say this has become an issue on campus. Amidst the rush to make it to class on time, one must navigate […]
Francisco Gamez | Guest Writer I am writing to offer my perspective as a student who has benefited from the Adam Smith Center’s diverse program offerings. I do my best to take advantage of the amazing opportunities our university provides by attending as many presentations, meetings and conferences as time allows. Although I may not […]
Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director Under the First Amendment, the rights of all Americans to express their thoughts are protected, even if the nature of those thoughts are discriminatory or hateful. In a poll conducted by Student Media on Twitter asking followers about their feelings towards the protection of prejudiced speech, 95 percent agreed as of […]
Joshua Ceballos/Assistant News Director UPDATE 10/03/17: The Miami-Dade Board if County Commissioners has turned down the Ordinance Banning Conversion Therapy in a four to seven vote, citing overly broad language conflicting with parents’ rights. You can find the original article below: Miami-Dade county legislators have proposed an ordinance with the aim of controlling the […]
Daniela Perez/ Staff Writer When University of Florida president, W. Kent Fuchs denied white nationalist Richard Spencer’s request to speak to his students, the decision led to some controversy among the alt-right community. Claims were made that their right to freedom of speech and expression was being abused. Their argument was valid. Every citizen has […]
Throughout the years, the First Amendment, which grants freedom of speech, has lived through a number of significant events and changes since its addition to the U.S. Constitution. In current times, there has been an ever-increasing amount of debates attempting to define what falls under freedom of speech and what doesn’t. For many people, especially […]
Gillian Daley/ Contributing Writer On Friday, Aug. 25, the oldest and most influential white nationalist forum in the world was shut down. The decision was made when the tech company, Network Solutions, seized the domain belonging to Stormfront.org, which had been run and operated by Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, Don Black for the past […]
Ashley Verdugo/ Contributing Writer Freedom of speech sets apart America as a nation. The foundation of our liberties is found within the First Amendment. We have the right to hate, love, offend, take offense and agree or disagree. But freedom of speech isn’t as popular as it once was. Forty-four percent of college students say […]
