Nathan Nayor/ Staff writer There’s been a concerning rise in antisemitic incidents in Florida in the past few months, including FIU. After a flyer was distributed at MMC on April 15 spreading misinformation, it’s time we reeducate people on why Nazis are a glaring evil that cannot be tolerated. On the antisemitic flyer found on […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer Many world leaders, including the world’s most powerful ones, were at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this weekend to discuss how to fight climate change. Instead, they decided to wish for good luck and take a cute picture of themselves doing it. In a time where actions matter more than words, […]
Nathan Nayor/ Staff Writer Growing up, my mom and aunt swore up and down that ghosts were real. From their terrifying experiences with a ouija board to haunted closets, and I thought it was all hogwash. I was a big skeptic as a child, but in the summer before eighth grade, I had received my […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer For many people, this is their first time on campus. Most students have been off-campus for a year and a half. Some have been living on campus during the pandemic, like myself. This semester, campus is as packed as it was two years ago, and this experience can be dizzying. What should […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer With the harsh ignorance of those in power, it is up to the people to help save the environment from more human harm than we have already caused. As a university near the equator, it is important to ensure that this already hot state can remain habitable for students to continue to […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer Oftentimes, we hate what we do not understand, and this often extends to minority groups, especially transgender people. While life as a trans person involves a lot of facets and learning, the answers are not difficult, but asking can sometimes be awkward. Over the several years since I came out as transgender, […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer While watching the “Duck & Cover” instructional video for a class, I realized the painstaking similarity between the largely useless tactic and the US response to COVID-19 last year, which just so happens to be FIU’s response this year: “Let’s not put money into actual prevention, let’s put money into the illusion […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer April is often known as Autism Awareness month, a month dreaded by people with autism. On a yearly basis we see puzzle pieces and blue shirts encouraging people to learn about autism, when in reality this does nothing but stigmatize it. The puzzle piece and “light it blue” campaign were popularized […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer There is a rising trend in the queer community where owning a frog or representations of frogs is considered an indicator of queerness, and are sometimes even called the “choice pet” and “mascot” of the LGBTQIA+ community. There are grounds for this with a deeper look into the biology of frogs and […]
Nathan Nayor/ Staff Writer Today I enjoy a lot of freedom and ease as someone who appears male. When I walk outside at night, I usually do not have to fear for my life or have someone accompany me. This was not possible when I looked female not that long ago. Ever since I was […]
Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer Congress is deliberating on legalizing marijuana and the United Nations has recently rescheduled cannabinoid products. It should make sense to readdress how we treat other drugs long regarded as dangerous, especially psychedelics. Reevaluating drugs and their medical purposes have happened in the past. Ketamine was once a schedule 1 drug as it […]
