Crisis In Haiti Continues And Worsens
By: Valentina Palm / Asst. News Director Protesters, barricades and burning tires have covered the streets in Haiti since August – now, the country is…
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Thanksgiving is no longer an Anglo-American tradition
In 2018 America, Thanksgiving has traveled a long way from it’s original meaning and symbols. The turkey, representative of the colonists truce with the Native…
MLK a ‘symbol of change’
Heather O’dell // Staff Writer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a symbol of change. And to Oliver Bernard, a sophomore studying business at FIU,…
HSO hosts vigil for 7th anniversary of earthquake in Haiti
The Haitian Student Organization held a vigil Thursday, Jan. 12, to commemorate the lives of those lost in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
SGC-BBC share its ‘successes’ with students
Natalia Bertok, SGC-BBC Contributing Column Writer The month of Oct. has been busy at The Biscayne Bay Campus’ Student Government Association. With tons of…
Elections in Haiti stopped indefinitely
My family emigrated from Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Unfortunately, that fact still remains true today. This country that has been ravaged by corruption and greed finally had an opportunity of conducting a democratic election on Jan. 24, but a day before it was to be decided who would become the next presidential successor, the election was postponed indefinitely. Jude Celestin, a presidential candidate, “refused to participate over alleged fraud,” as mentioned by a Reuters article.
Creating a stable government has been a recurring issue in Haiti. Since 1957, Haiti has been unable to build a proper governmental system due to the dictatorship of the Duvalier family. Ever since then, the transition of power to another successor has been one of difficulty.
It Began in Afrika 020 – 1/24/16 – Twentieth Birthday Party
It Began in Afrika 020 – 1/24/16 – Twentieth Birthday Party Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith Vusi Mahlasela – Say Africa (Live @ KEXP)…
It Began in Afrika 019 – Bowie, Adu, Maal – 1/17/16
It Began in Afrika Episode 019 – Bowie, Adu, Maal 1/17/16 Hosted by: Adrian the Blacksmith Sade – Love is Stronger than Pride –…
SPC at BBC hosted Haitian-themed Kompa Night
The Student Programming Council situated at Biscayne Bay Campus had their Kompa Night on Thursday, Jan. 16. The event is the first one of many this Spring semester that occurs on a monthly basis.
Fiction and poetry, a form of therapy for professor
“This is a story that took me a few years to write,” David Gonzalez said to his students while passing out a stack of papers, “but I’d like you all to analyze it and look for recurring themes and symbolism.”