FIU social media bans threaten to isolate international students
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director Back in April, FIU banned several social media apps from the university’s network and devices. The ban followed a…
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Elon Musk’s Plan for Twitter: Recipe for Chaos
By Alba Rosa/ Staff writer After Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted at Twitter’s purchase, many users of the platform await for the transaction to finalize….
DUELING COLUMN: No, Your Politics Don’t Determine Who You Are
Julian Michanie/Staff Writer It’s no secret that the United States has become more divided than ever, but a key question arose for me during election…
How Today’s Pop Culture And Social Media Sexually Exploit Minors
Julian Michanie/Contributing Writer On Sept. 20, President Donald Trump announced plans to ban TikTok, to the dismay of fans everywhere. With the Chinese video-sharing application…
Nice Try, Zuckerberg: Why You Should Stay Away From Facebook Campus
Laura Antunez/Staff Writer After having spent years as one of the top social media companies in the world, Facebook met major backlash when it was…
Why Cancel Culture Is Ineffective
Elizabeth McCann/Staff Writer Cancel culture needs to be canceled. It seems Orwellian to me that nowadays that mob mentality can discard someone’s works and merits…
From Prodigy To Predator: The Fall Of Joel Franco
Damielys Duarte/Assistant Opinion Director Joel Franco was a common name on South Florida social media feeds just a few weeks ago for his popular approach…
Social Media Unites Or Divides Us Over COVID-19
Elizabeth McCann/Contributing Writer From the moment I wake up to the time I go to sleep, everywhere I turn I see the word “coronavirus.” The…
Positives Outweigh Negatives For New Instagram Trial
Dominique Kent/Staff Writer The world is in panic mode. Some of it. The part not concerned with world peace and global warming. CNN reports that…
“Foxie” Communication: Social hang-out app created by student
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer Without any friends to play soccer with after moving to Miami as a 19-year-old, Edison Espinosa was inspired to come up with…