Sonia Stolar | Contributing Writer In a tense political climate, political discussions shouldn’t shut down, even within the classroom. I recently looked through a Rate My Professor page of a journalism professor whose class I am about to take. The mention of his political views voiced during class is used as a justification for a […]
Dayon Hokim Jr | Contributing Writer When I first heard that FIU had supplied FORT units for the detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, my first reaction was disbelief. The state rushed the construction of Alligator Alcatraz in just eight days under an executive order from Governor Ron DeSantis. The facility has since been tied […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer It’s that time of year once again! While Thanksgiving remains my favorite holiday not predominantly for the food — well okay, that might be a lie — I really enjoy having fun conversations with my family to conclude another year of twists and turns, wins and losses. But given just how utterly […]
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer I don’t approve of judging. Most times, it is based on inductive inferences that fall in the fallacious bin of hasty generalizations. However, when it comes to political affiliations, I have an alternative approach. We don’t really judge someone’s character based on their political beliefs. Rather, their character and morals predetermine that […]
Julian Michanie/Staff Writer It’s no secret that the United States has become more divided than ever, but a key question arose for me during election season this year: when did we start using political beliefs to judge the character of a person? Although political beliefs constitute a variety of factors, whether it may be how […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer After an intense primary season with many unexpected turns, it seems that Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic presidential nominee. Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign on Wednesday, April 8, leaving only Biden in the race. Many young voters, especially college students, have expressed distaste in this outcome. Sanders had a […]
Gustavo Contreras/Staff Writer On April 8 at 11:45 a.m., Senator Bernie Sanders went live on his website to notify supporters that he is suspending his campaign in the Democratic Primary. It is important to note that, even though he did suspend his campaign, he is still asking for supporters to vote for him in the […]
Elizabeth McCann/Contributing Writer Imagine politics as a light dimmer switch that you slide rather than flip up and down. The political parties and its loyal supporters want you to believe politics is like a light switch that only has an on and off option. However, it’s not this simple. Rhetoric from political parties’ members in […]
Frederic Aurelien/Contributing Writer If you’ve been keeping up with the Democratic primaries this year, you know that the past couple of debates have been quite the spectacle. Multi-billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has finally taken the stage and joined the other candidates in the race toward the presidency. But his approach […]
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, […]
