Our Remarkable Failures Regarding Haiti
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Countless black families, most with only some of the bare necessities, were attempting to travel overland to a supposedly safe and promising…
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“Black Women Speak” Event to Empower the Community
Yansall Rasquides / Staff Writer Black women are often left out of conversations affecting politics, business and social justice industries. The FIU Women’s Center welcomed…
#StopAsianHate- Violence in the Asian Community
Marek Kong/Guest Columnist On the night of March 16, 2021, eight people were killed by a White gunman in Atlanta, Georgia. The attacker targeted three…
FIU Confronts Anti-Asian Hate at “I’m Not a Virus” Event
Maya Washburn / Staff Writer Harassment and violence against Asian Americans have increased during the pandemic, according to Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate….
Why White Latinxs Aren’t People Of Color
Anjuli Castano/Staff Writer As a white-passing Latina, I am not a person of color. I should not accept the tokenism the U.S. places on my…
The Failures of Western Medicine
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer When most people think of medicine, the first image to pop up in their mind is that of doctors in neatly pressed…
DUELING COLUMN: Why Non-Blacks Shouldn’t Use The N-Word Under Any Circumstances
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer Last week, on September 15, a viral TikTok of two FIU softball players cheerfully singing the N-word circulated Twitter after various black…
Why We Need To Defund The Police
Elizabeth McCann/Staff Writer #DefundThePolice. When first I read this hashtag back in June, I was alarmed. Up until then, I had supported the Black Lives…
Pancakes Aren’t An Injustice—Stop Cancelling History
Damielys Duarte/Assistant Opinion Director The Black Lives Matter movement has resurged and with it we have come to question the very foundation of our most…
Yes, Latinxs Can Be Racist—Even In Miami
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer Many people don’t realize how unique Miami truly is. We live in a liberal city that is predominantly Latinx. But, just because…
