Jonathan Roman | Staff Writer Florida’s GOP announced changes in the state to honor President Donald Trump, as Trump’s team has unveiled renderings of his future presidential library in Miami. However, another lawsuit from Miami residents is set to stop Mr. Trump from owning the land. The lawsuit filed in court Wednesday alleges that state […]
Kendall Moffett | Staff Writer It’s official: a portion of Southwest 107th Avenue near Florida International University will be renamed Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue, even though he neither attended FIU nor lived in Florida. Miami Rep. Juan Porras, a friend of Charlie Kirk, sponsored the bill HB 33, which renames the road alongside Florida International […]
Kendall Moffett | Staff Writer When politics are the boundary in education, the freedom to explore, question, and teach becomes threatened. Starting this Summer, Florida’s public colleges, including FIU, will be required to adopt a state-mandated curriculum for sociology courses. This means restricted course materials regarding systemic racism, sexism, and identity politics will be removed. […]
Christopher Madrid | Staff Writer Last Tuesday, Florida State Senator Randy Fine filed bill SB 814,that if passed, would allow the conceal carry of any firearm on state college campuses. “The fact of the matter is, the right that you have across the street from a college campus, you should have on the college campus,” […]
Ruth Santana | Staff writer Election season is here and to kick things off, Florida is trying to criminalize TV stations running pro-abortion ads. Cease and desist letters from Florida’s Department of Health were sent out on Oct. 3 to multiple TV stations running an ad supporting Amendment 4, stating they violated Florida’s “sanitary nuisance” […]
Fariha Tasnim Amir | Staff Writer Following the end of the deadly student-led protests of Bangladesh, the country’s political landscape takes a refreshing turn with the formation of an interim government. After the previous prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled to India on August 7th in response to gruesome protests that left hundreds […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer It’s getting more and more dangerous to be involved in politics. The division between parties is keeping us from discussing important issues and uniting as a country. Political violence is unfortunately nothing new, but it’s still scary to think about – look at the attempted assassination on Trump. I was […]
Heidi Cuevas | Opinion Director The long-awaited presidential debate was last Friday and no less than 24 hours after was my feed filled with jokes about the candidates’ performances. From the candidates’ old age showing to the facial expressions they made, the debate wasn’t taken seriously and for good reason. With former President Donald Trump […]
Sim Sitzer | Contributing Writer Governor Ron DeSantis signed the nation’s first ban on cultured meat, outlawing its production and sale in Florida. If somehow you think this is intended to be in the best interest of the state, you’re forgetting DeSantis’ political style. The governor’s main justification for the ban is that it will […]
Benz De Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but part of living in a civilized and modern society requires that we practice self-restraint regarding our views. We see that it’s typical for many to show that they lack the necessary temperament to deal with the demands of a multicultural […]
Benz De Marshall Pierre| Staff Writer The Republican-controlled legislature in Tallahassee clearly has not had its fill of gutting the slightest liberal endeavor, as is shown in a barrage of bills. Now, so called blue cities will suffer and it would appear that not even the Florida Democratic Party has been spared from these capricious […]
