By: Denisse Machado Taboada/Contributing Writer In an effort to raise money and awareness for Syrian refugees, the student organization Shalom FIU will be hosting a fundraiser event on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parkview Multipurpose Room. Shalom means “peace” in Hebrew, but it encompasses well‑being, tranquility, prosperity and security and this is […]
Guest Columnist/ Meyer Grunberg In my time as an FIU student, I’ve always felt that the University and its students are innovators, forward thinkers and leaders of tomorrow. However, attending an event hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU on March 26 made me think otherwise. SJP presented a slideshow of skewed statistics […]
Joshua Ceballos/Assistant News Director Gil Hoffman, the chief political correspondent and analyst for the Jerusalem Post visited FIU on Oct. 27, 2017 to speak to Shalom FIU, Hillel and the University community at large. In an interview with Panther Press, Hoffman said that he is currently on a tour of about 10 states, and […]
Madison Fantozzi/News Director The University’s public opposition of the American Studies Association’s call for an academic boycott of Israel generated much praise from administrators and student organizations alike, but Students for Justice in Palestine says administration does not speak on behalf of all students. “They claim to speak on behalf of the students, but they […]
Israeli groups on campus have joined University administrators in opposing the American Studies Association’s resolution for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions–a decision these students believe is appropriate for an “international” university. Fay Goldstein, president of pro-Israel student organization Shalom FIU, thinks it only makes sense for the University to oppose the boycott. “As a […]
