Women are finally breaking through gender roles
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Whenever I think of traditional female roles, I’m reminded of the 1998 movie “Pleasantville.” In the film, Toby Maguire and Reese…
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Music education beneficial to children, says FIU study
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director From learning new instruments to increasing confidence, a study by the FIU Community Based Research Institute shows that music education is…
Beefsteak food truck debuts at FIU
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Vegetarians and meat-lovers alike gathered at the grand opening of Beefsteak, a fast-casual dining food truck, at the Biscayne Bay Campus…
FIU NAACP kicks off with a week of events and activism
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Kayla Cooper always wanted to be a part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. However, when she…
Media portrayal of minorities should change
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer One evening in late January, Jussie Smollett, a black and openly gay actor on the TV show “Empire,” was confronted by…
Former Zeta Beta Tau sweetheart looks back on her experience
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director When Valeska Pella was invited to the Zeta Beta Tau chapter at FIU in 2016, she did not know what to…
Sacrificing privacy for hands-free technology
by Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer If there’s anything my dad loves about technology, it’s how many things in the house he can control from his…
FIU MUN helps students develop professionally and personally
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Michelle Rosario had no idea what Model United Nations was when she came to FIU. When she joined the program her…
Americans should not forget net neutrality
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer The past two years have been a tumultuous time in America, full of disagreement and bitter rivalries.But if there’s anything most citizens…
Millennial burnout relates to the college student
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer Millennials are delusional, selfish, lazy – and tired as hell. The term, which refers to those born in the 1980s and…
