Why We Need Gun Control
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer Americans have seen and suffered from all kinds of violence in the last few decades. Some are driven by racial, ethnic and…
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DUELING COLUMN: Summer Semester Should Remain Remote
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer Summer registration is right around the corner, and FIU is struggling with its repopulation urges. With the number of new COVID-19 cases…
A Year in the Pandemic: Finding My Silver Lining
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series I almost feel guilty for not struggling through this…
How Long Until “Day Zero”: The Wait Until Zero COVID Deaths
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer We’re nearing an anniversary of life in lockdown, and I feel like a five-year-old in the back seat of a rundown sedan…
FIU and Tax Season: Using College to Learn Life Skills
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer In case you didn’t know, tax season is already here. Dealing with the IRS could be intimidating, but it really doesn’t have…
My Wish for the New Year: A Russian Tradition
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer For as long as I can remember, I’ve been religiously following the Russian New Year’s Eve tradition of making a wish when…
Lessons of an Unusual Academic Year
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This year, FIU students had to adapt to a new remote learning experience. Yes, it…
Rate Your Priorities Instead of Your Professors
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer After getting discharged from Active Duty Military service earlier this year, I’m still adapting to college life. Last semester, I didn’t know…
The Dangers of the Lame Duck Period
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer On Saturday morning we finally got a call in the tight 2020 Presidential race that made history; Joe Biden was announced the…
DUELING COLUMN: Your Morals Do Determine Your Politics, Actually
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….