Political science

Editorial: Interdisciplinary studies are important

Image by boma.dfoto via Flickr Editorial Board | FIUSM opinion@fiusm.com   It was a great day to be a Panther when FIU won the rights to expand the University to the Fairgrounds. This, of course, applies only to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors. If you are a student within the College of Architecture + The […]

Model UN team ranks 5th in nation

FIU's Model United Nations Team outmatched some of its Ivy League counterparts in competition this year.

Panther gets political: student runs for Miami commission seat

Antonio J. Diaz, a sophomore in political science and government, is currently running for City Commissioner of District 4 in Miami.

Mock election: Who’s Rick Scott and Charlie Crist?

The University's American Political Science Association said student voters did not know who Republican Rick Scott or Democrat Charlie Crist were in a mock election.

Youth unemployment at 16.1 percent

Generation Opportunity, a non-partisan youth advocacy organization, recently released a Millennial Jobs Report for July 2013 that pointed to a 16.1% unemployment rate among 18-29 year olds.

Political Science students treated to Rubio and British ambassador lecture

Mariella Roque/Staff Writer Professor Dario Moreno’s Florida Politics class is used to hearing a lecture by Sen. Marco Rubio once a week, but, on Friday, Feb. 1, it was treated to a brief speech by Sir Peter Westmacott, British ambassador to the US who highlighted the relationship between the two countries, and Cuba. “I’m not […]

Palestine allowed by U.N. to join meeting and debates

Mariella Roque/ Staff Writer Last November, the United Nations upgraded Palestine’s “permanent observer” status to “non-member observer state”, allowing Palestine to take part in U.N. meetings and debates, and more importantly, indirectly suggesting that the world body now recognizes Palestine’s statehood. “It’s not the first time the U.N. has done this,” said Murat Altuglu, professor […]

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