Elizabeth McCann/Staff Writer Last week, United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced new regulations to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. These new changes will affect how colleges and K-12 schools handle sexual assault allegations, investigations and cases. However, there are too many stipulations in the proposal that excuse universities of the […]
Jocelyn Carrasquillo/Contributing Writer Here I am, a third-year student at FIU, just now learning that, since 2016, FIU has had an increase in reported cases of rape, drug arrests and stalking, among others. This shocking news made me realize that FIU isn’t really doing all it can to make the Modesto Maidique Campus a safe […]
By: Tamica Jean-Charles / Asst. Entertainment Director Eleven more rapes were reported in FIU campuses in 2018 in comparison to 2017, according to FIUPD’s annual security and fire safety report released earlier this month. A majority of these rapes occurred during the red zone, or the most vulnerable time for campus sexual assaults within […]
Gerard Albert III and Tamica Jean-Charles / PantherNOW Staff 17 rapes were reported on FIU property last year according to the University’s 2018 security and fire safety report. That’s 9 more reported rapes than 2017. Out of the 16 rapes reported at the Modesto Maidique campus, one occurred in an on-campus housing complex. One […]
Caroline Lozano/ Contributing Writer I’ve always admired Johnny Depp for his acting ability and the films he starred in. Some of his films like “Edward Scissorhands” and “Corpse Bride” remain among my favorites even today. But when news about Depp’s domestic abuse scandal emerged last year, I was both shocked and disappointed. I will never […]
Maytinee Kramer/ Assistant Opinion Director According to a 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, “sexual violence, stalking and intimate partner violence are major health problems in the United States.” Our understanding of these forms of violence has gradually grown over the years, but rape culture is still perpetuated by society, and gives men […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer They just wanted to get from point A to point B. If only things were that simple. Grocery shopping should be a no brainer right? Get in, get out and bring your groceries to your respective transportation. Well, two girls tried that approach, but it didn’t turn out so well. They just […]
Image by Eduardo Merille via Flickr Marilyn Figueroa | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com “It’s on Us” hangs on a banner between Blue Garage and Gold Garage, on shirts and flyers throughout campus, and has initiated numerous sexual assault awareness events at our university. Just one day after the Slut Walk was held here at FIU, […]
Image by LillyYellow via Flickr Editorial Board | FIUSM opinion@fiusm.com Last week, students received an email informing them of a sexual assault that took place on Saturday. As part of the Clery Act, all public universities must inform the student body of sexual assaults on campus, much like the University did about the infamous “booty […]
