freedom

Cuban students should remember and fight for a free Cuba

Ossman Darwiche/ Assistant Opinion Director I would like to take the initiative to unite Cuban students at FIU, at least those of us who care enough about the island in order to promote real, and lasting democratic change in Havana. I am only half Cuban, but I am Cuban. I feel Cuba running through my […]

Having your own apartment is better than on-campus living.

Eliandro Ramirez Chang/ Contributing Writer I forget sometimes that people live here at FIU, they do grocery shopping, put up holiday decorations, and the whole nine yards. Though as a Miami local that has lived here for about 17 years (not native) , I don’t think I would consider living on either campus’ dorms. Or […]

Adulting with new sense of freedom doesn’t come cheap

According to Brian Pivik, content manager for “Peterson’s Blog,” lack of money is one of the biggest reasons students leave school. It ends up costing too much or students find themselves having to get a full-time job to save up for college.

Wedding Cake Controversy

Wedding bells ring in court hearings rather than harmony this summer as a Colorado judge rules a bakery guilty of discrimination after refusing to cater a same-sex wedding.

Divorcing Government from Marriage

As the #LoveWins and #EqualityForAll campaign spread, I cannot discount those who were left out: the polyamorous, the incestuous, those who do not wish to enter a union where gov. and lawyers are involved.

Abortion should be a woman’s option

Image by Dehlia Mendenhall via Flickr Vanessa Martinez | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com No woman should have to be held accountable for the life of a child she did not agree to make due to rape and certain situations involving incest. The reasons that support this stance in society should be brought to light. While there are […]

Women’s sexual liberation brings changes how we see relationships

Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com It used to be that a man had to pick up his date at her parents house, get to meet the family and probably go through some sort of awkward experience. The woman would usually wait for marriage before sex, except for the lucky guys who got some action […]

Doctoral student races for Venezuelan freedoms

Inspired by the arrest of Venezuelan political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez, doctoral student Albert Pelaez will run for the country’s freedom.

Freedom and its price: Moving out

Opinion Director Luis Santana asks if we are not willing to move out because of the cost of freedom.

Not free to do as you please

Within the University’s Student Code of Conduct, there is a vital statement that protects much of what happens on campus.

University rated on freedom of expression

According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, the University has student rules in place that limit freedom of speech.
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