shooting

DeSantis praises forced institutionalization: here’s why that’s dangerous

Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer In the wake of the Oct. 25 mass shooting in a Maine bowling alley, Gov. Ron DeSantis made some interesting remarks regarding mental health laws in Florida. According to our governor, mental health-related gun control laws would not have been useful in Maine, and he would not support any laws […]

Taco Bell Shooting Reveals FIU Emergency Alert System Needs To Change

Laura Antunez/Staff Writer The shooting that occurred last Thursday at the Taco Bell near MMC on 107 avenue and SW 8 St. could not have come at a stranger time. Not only is the campus at a third of its normal occupancy, but we’re also in the midst of a pandemic where going out to […]

A year later, Stoneman Douglas survivor still healing

By: Victor Jorges/Assistant News Director   When Nathalia Balderrama walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year on Feb. 14, she had no idea her life would change forever. Balderrama –who now attends FIU– said when she walked into school, everything felt like a normal day. However, the feeling of normality rapidly faded with […]

Students react to shooting incident near University

Upon learning a shooting had occurred in her apartment complex, Ariana Olivero, senior communication arts major, says she was shocked and angry.

FIU students react to Fort Myers shooting

Vibrant beats raging through the hearts of content youth soon fade as bullets rip through Club Blu in Fort Myers, Florida. Around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, July 25, shots rang out killing two teens —Stef’an Strawder, 18, and Sean Archilles, 14— and injured 18 others. Three people are in critical condition and one is in fair condition.

Student Thoughts: Planned Parenthood shooting controversy

These examinations of the morality of abortions paint a viewpoint of only having two options, which places an enormous amount of pressure on women.

148 students dead in Kenya world’s response – silence

Image by L’Amico del Popolo via Flickr Lauren Shade | Staff writer lauren.shade@fiusm.com For those of you who don’t know of the tragic event that happened just weeks ago in Kenya then put down your smartphone and perk up your ears; this is a discussion you might want to join. Thursday, April 2, 2015 147 students […]

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