policy

Bill banning mandatory GMO labeling limits consumers’ rights

Maytinee Kramer / Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com   We all have a right to know what goes into our food and how it’s been produced, and though there is no solid proof saying Genetically Modified Organisms have any harmful effects on human health, there isn’t solid proof that GMOs are better for us than untreated foods, […]

Net neutrality not as neutral as it seems

Image by Joseph Gruber via Flickr Jennifer Blanco | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Obama’s administration has been fundamentally about change and for the most part has had a positive outcome. The cycle of White Anglo-Saxon Protestants that dominated our government has finally been broken – leaving plenty of room for improvement. This time, however, change includes limitations […]

Enter the wrong bathroom; you’re going to prison

Bobby Jo Bracy | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Representative Frank Artiles doesn’t spend much time thinking about stuff. What Artiles thinks about plenty, though, is what you’re doing in the bathroom. Last week, ignorance collided when the unstoppable Rep. Artiles introduced the immovable HB-538, a bill that would effectively give police the authority to arrest anyone […]

Student research aims to draft policy in U.S. Dept. of State

New opportunities are available for students interested in defending the United States Dept. of State.

Students allowed guns on campus

In light of a court opinion delivered by the Florida First District Court of Appeal, public universities must comply with the statute that legally allows students to keep firearms in their parked cars on campus.

University opposes boycott of Israeli academic institutions [UPDATE]

Members of the American Studies Association recently voted to honor the call of Palestinian civil society to boycott Israeli academic institutions -- a resolution the University has publicly opposed.

Policy on electronic cigarettes remains unclear

University Chief of Police Alexander Casas said the University Police Department treats electronic cigarettes as it would any cigarette, however, he has not personally seen them being used on-campus. Despite present regulations, however, students say they continue to use e-cigarettes on campus.

Dean of Libraries relaxes rules on student snacking

After an unpopular pilot program over the summer that barred food and drink from the Green and Hubert Libraries, students can once again eat while they cram for their exams, but with a few added caveats. The summer’s policy change was impacted by students' comments regarding food in the library from the LibQUAL+ Survey that was conducted spring 2013.

University first to offer in-state tuition to DACA students

Beginning fall 2013, FIU will be the first public college to offer a non-resident tuition waiver to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students, allowing them to pay in-state tuition that is one-third the cost of out-of-state tuition.

BORDERLESS WITH BROOKLYN: NDAA attacks civil rights, disregards constitution

On December 31, 2011, as President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, America experienced a collective deja vu; an overreaching, unconstitutional piece of legislation was being enacted a la Bush circa 2001. Our current President, whose ideology during election time seemed almost antithetical to that of former President George W. Bush’s, signed a law that not only has the potential to threaten constitutional rights, but actively disregards them entirely.

Childhood ‘geek’ now teaching martial arts at University

Scott Miller grew up as a skinny kid who was picked on throughout school. He now considers himself a geek who can kick butt.
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