Laquavia Smith/ Staff Writer Don’t date an athlete, stay away from 8:00 a.m. classes and always go to the tailgates. These are just three things I would say to prepare our incoming #FIU21 class. It seems like yesterday I was tweeting #FIU17 down my timeline, recruiting associates and seeing if anyone I knew also made […]
Laquavia Smith/ Staff Writer “My cousins’ sell dope on this block,” Aaron Jackson, a young photographer from Miami said. Like many Miami natives, he didn’t grow up with the Miami Beach lifestyle that tourists love to visit. Jackson grew up in these inner-city neighborhoods where the culture and economical issues made him the artist he […]
Laquavia Smith/ Staff Writer San Juan, Puerto Rico: population 395,326, square feet 199.4km. Arriving in this U.S territory was an honoring and awakening experience. At first glance, San Juan is a beautiful city full of vibrant street houses and authentic Puerto Rican cuisine. At second glance however, my perception of Puerto Rico shifted from a beautiful […]
Laquavia Smith/ Staff Writer Four years and 8 months of deadlines, final exams, research papers and presentations. Four years and 8 months of commuting and not commuting. As a student among the graduating class of 2017, it has taken me an extra 8 months to officially graduate. These 8 months have not necessarily lingered a […]
Laquavia Smith/ Staff Writer By now, I am pretty sure everyone has heard of Flint, Michigan even if they are unsure where it’s located. The issue at hand isn’t necessarily Flint or any other city, but solely the question of environmental racism. “If Flint were rich and mostly white, would Michigan’s state government have responded […]
Laquavia Smith/ Contributing Writer Should love be on our agenda while in college? As a junior at Florida International University, I’ve noticed over the years that my love life is at times harder than my finals. With love often comes stress and while many believe that relationships are essential to the “college experience,” I beg […]
