Neil Bhandari | Contributing Writer Despite a tense political and social climate across the globe, a collection of on-campus clubs decided to join together for a special event filled with prayer and unity. Multiple campus organizations including Hillel at FIU, the Bhakti Yoga club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Intervarsity made an appearance. Sessions of […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Social media has a way of distorting everything. The latest victim of this trend is self-love. Self-love is more than taking bubble baths or buying yourself that gift you wanted. This practice requires hard work and long looks in the mirror for self-reflection. Until people begin to face the truth; the […]
The only thing in a Democracy as important as disagreement is civility. Contrary opinions expressed adamantly — but peacefully — not only lets us take the best elements of all ideas, but also limits the concentration of power. The only way to preserve civility is by keeping in mind that our political rivals are, overwhelmingly, […]
Image by Prime Minister of Israel via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com Unfortunately, we live in a country in which everything has become politicized and we sometimes forget the role of our leaders. We often assume that it is the same in other countries, but it is not. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) […]
Image by m-alo via Flickr Jennifer Blanco | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com President Barack Obama directed the nation and millions around the world this week at the summit on Countering Violent Extremism. It was truly a poignant speech, clearing up misconceptions many have about the Muslim faith. He rejected the notion that terrorism stems from […]
Image by via Flickr Madari Pendas | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 the office of the humor magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked by radical islamists and twelve people, including a police officer, were murdered. The magazine was targeted because of its cartoons depicting the image of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, an act […]
Kristine Perez / Staff Writer Considering how long an average lifespan is, people are generally faced with making what is a life-determining decision pretty early on. Before having the chance to move out and embrace what life really is, we must decide what we want to be in our lifetime. As if graduating and applying […]
