We play a role in our environment
Amanda Jung/ Contributing Writer Imagine taking a test and from the moment you turn it in, you’re confident you aced it. You’re expecting only…
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Adulting can also relate to emotional maturity
Is the word “adulting” just a term used to describe something mundane?
Editorial: Adulting will soon become ‘living’ for us
For this generation, the definition and image of an adult holds deep financial focus. FIU’s newest addition, the SunTrust FIU Financial Wellness Clinic, is meant…
The transition to adulthood is not automatic
Abbey Olson/ Contributing Writer I always wondered what growing up meant when I was young. I envisioned wearing pearl necklaces and dressing business casual….
Living on campus encourages independence
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer Living on campus is something I always wanted to do. In my mind, it would bring me closer to independence…
Voting is a ‘civic duty’
Christian Gonzalez/ Staff Writer Legally becoming an adult is a mixed bag of benefits and costs. Perks include the capability to sign contracts under…
We must guard our right to free speech
On Friday, Sept. 23, Dr. Ivan Havel offered some insightful comments in a lecture he hosted named “Conversations Over the Prison Wall: Intellectual Freedom and the Dawn of Democracy” here at FIU. Ivan Havel, along with his brother Vaclav, were courageous dissidents during the times of communist tyranny and oppression in Czechoslovakia.
America and Russia shouldn’t escalate cyber-warfare
Christian Gonzalez/ Staff Writer The United States and Russia have proved utterly incapable of getting along ever since the defeat of Hitler’s Germany. Tensions…
A follow for a follow in a cyber-world
Sofia Sanchez/ Contributing Writer In today’s day and age, technology is never far from reach. People fall asleep with their faces swathed in the…
WikiLeaks has become the new whistleblower
WikiLeaks has done it again, doing what American journalism has failed to do this election season: uncovering secrets that could sway the people’s vote, despite its questionable operator.