Spring Break is needed for academic functioning
Jordan Coll/ Staff Writer Everyone needs those moments in life to just step away from the noise. To disconnect and just live beyond the books…
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Cuban students should remember and fight for a free Cuba
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…
It’s time to stop child exploitation on YouTube
Gabriella Pinos/ Assistant Entertainment Director Even on the world’s largest video streaming website, kids are unsafe. On one hand, YouTube has given children a platform…
Cheap travel on Spring break is totally doable
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/ Staff Writer College students say they love to travel. FIU students are no different. I’ve seen your Instagram profiles—your bios are littered…
MLK would still be engaged in activism
Eliandro Ramirez Chang/ Contributing Writer When I think of any public figure that has passed away, I wonder how that individual would comment on current…
Heritage goes beyond skin color and holidays
Jordan Coll/ Staff Writer As we start off this upcoming month, taking a moment to admire Martin Luther King Jr.’s pursuit of social reform throughout…
Black women need to be empowered
LaJayah Blain/ Staff Writer African American women have been historically undermined and underappreciated. Black women have been consistently considered undesirable. Some find them to be…
Media portrayal of minorities should change
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer One evening in late January, Jussie Smollett, a black and openly gay actor on the TV show “Empire,” was confronted by…
Dark skinned actors and actresses dominate media
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer For a long time, African Americans were underrepresented in movies and television shows across the board. Given typical small roles, black…
We should strive for more media literacy
Alberto Lionarons/ contributing writer During Martin Luther King weekend, the Internet became divided over a controversial video showing students from Covington Catholic school donning “Make…