Damielys Duarte/Assistant Opinion Director Joel Franco was a common name on South Florida social media feeds just a few weeks ago for his popular approach to tweeting local news. Today, he is on them for all the wrong reasons. Rape allegations against Franco arose after his arrest on May 31. Franco had been arrested during […]
Camille Orquera/Staff Writer Greed, corruption, sin and forgiveness will soon be on display for FIU Theatre’s new production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure.” The play is set in Vienna, Austria and tells the story of Isabella, a young nun, whose brother Claudio has been condemned to die. Isabella tries to save her brother by speaking […]
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Rapper Ameer Vann was dismissed from Brockhampton, after sexual allegations against the rapper surfaced, according to a tweet sent out by the band’s official Twitter account on Sunday, May 27. Three exes of Vann, singer-songwriter Rhett Rowan (@rhettrowan), writer Taylor Allard (@tayallard) and Twitter user @GIGINOTHADID came forward and opened up about […]
By: Shannon McMullen/Staff Writer Students had the opportunity to have their voice heard on how to combat sexual assault, thanks to the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. On Wednesday, Apr. 25, ten presentations were given in which groups of students proposed hypothetical programs that would educate others on sexual assault on campus. The […]
Jacquelyn Hurtado/ Contributing Writer After various allegations of sexual assault emerged against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, women have been speaking up against it. On Oct. 15, actress Alyssa Milano told her Twitter followers to tweet #MeToo if they had ever been sexually harassed or assaulted. More than 200,000 Twitter account holders have responded to this […]
