Ossman Darwiche/Assistant Opinion Director The time has not come, but now is the time to begin. Humanity is not ready, but her enlightened children are prepared. To lay the groundwork for a visionary undertaking, to sow the seed of hope for humanity’s future. That seed, with time, will grow into a rich and vibrant tree, […]
Ossman Darwiche/ Assistant Opinion Director I would like to take the initiative to unite Cuban students at FIU, at least those of us who care enough about the island in order to promote real, and lasting democratic change in Havana. I am only half Cuban, but I am Cuban. I feel Cuba running through my […]
Ossman Darwiche/Assistant Opinion Director Campus demonstrations prove that our country needs both sides to unite! Wherever socialism has been applied in its totality in any region of the world, it has failed. But capitalism is no saint either. I believe socialism is much worse, but for all its efficiency capitalism is not without its own […]
by Ossman Darwiche/Assistant Opinion Director We have been blind to the shadow of a rising threat on our own campus and community. As a Jewish student at FIU I know I’m part of a minority, but it is a minority which is under constant attack. As Eli Cohen once said, “Jews are hated for remaining […]
By Ossman Darwiche/ Assistant Opinion Director Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the people of the United States have been under constant attack from individuals who call themselves “believers.” And rest assured, they are believers, but their fanatical interpretations of their religion have veered so far off course that it has damaged their moral […]
Ossman Darwiche/ Staff Writer Chivalry is not dead! It is very much alive and well. Though few and far between, there are those of us who still hold fast to the knot like lessons of our parents and grandparents. The old ways which they say sometimes, are the best. In this case I’m referring, to […]
Ossman Darwiche/ Staff Writer We the people of Earth, were meant to be so much more, if we but free ourselves from our mental prison! And you who read my words, and I who write them, have practically limitless potential to create the worlds we would like to see! That’s right my friends, if we […]
Ossman Darwiche/ Staff Writer Climate change is a pretty hot topic in today’s society. While many people know about the phenomenon, most people are tragically unaware of the catastrophic consequences our planet could be facing in a not so distant future if nothing is done in our generation. We know for a fact that Earth […]
Ossman Darwiche/ Staff Writer On Nov. 12, the world lost both a hero and legend. The amazing Stan Lee was the driving force behind the empire known to all as Marvel Comics. A fantastic array of characters we know and love today were made by “Stan the Man” himself and the late great co-author Jack […]
Ossman Darwiche/ Staff Writer You wake up in the morning to the sound of metal clanking rapidly. The stimulating aroma that enters your nostrils tells you it’s a spoon stirring “la cafetera” – a small pot of goodness used to stir in loads of sugar, mixing with one or two drops of the coffee to […]
By: Ossman Darwiche/Staff Writer Experts at the University gathered together to let the community know what kind of threat red tide is to the people of South Florida and the world as a whole on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Michael Heithaus, the dean of the College of Arts Sciences and Education, served as moderator for […]
