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Men’s mental health shouldn’t be ignored

Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Our mental health is just as important as our physical health, so why do men neglect it? No matter what society says, men’s mental health is important. Everyone likes talking about taking care of their mental health, but men are being left out of the conversation for far too long. […]

Art is a reflection on society and the times

Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer There are many people who dismiss the arts as insignificant with no lasting impact in comparison to technologies that revolutionize the world. Artists aren’t looked up to with the same reverence as engineers and doctors. Art is a reflection of society. Because the arts include various branches of painting, music, literature, […]

“Lack of time” mentality forces children to grow up faster

We waited impatiently to be in high school, then to become legal adults, graduate and go on to a university. Now we’re impatient to be 21, to get an internship as early as possible, graduate as quickly as we can then find a job that will lead to another job. It never stops.

Films of all kinds reflect women’s empowerment

Image by nikki.jane via Flickr Michelle Marchante | Staff Writer michelle.marchante@fiusm.com   Looking at movies today, the most basic classification you can use to define films is probably the difference between a chick-flick and a guy movie. A guy movie normally refers to an action film with a character, normally played by some macho-man like Dwayne […]

“Nerd” is the word, and that’s okay

Image by brohansolo via Flickr Sam Smith | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com   I am a nerd. Because you are reading this, you are probably a nerd. It’s beginning to seem like everyone is a nerd now, and that has the potential to create a wonderful world. The connotations of words change constantly to match the vernacular, so […]

Intolerance is killing us

Image by zakir hossain chowdhury “protest at Dhaka after death of US blogger Avijit Roy” via Flickr   UPDATE: The Secular Student Alliance will be hosting an even on Thursday, March 26th from 12:30PM-2:00PM in the FIU Green Library Breezeway to advocate against intolerance. A man brushed off the still-wet blood of, Avijit Roy, the prominent […]

Panthers give voice to vaginas

A fun fact about columnist Cristina Garcia: She loves vulvas.

Professor uses camera lens to document “blackness”

“(1)ne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race,” published on Nov. 28, 2013, is a combination of written biographies and photographs that investigate the lived experiences of people who identify as Black or have their “blackness” questioned.

TEDxFIU reimagines possible, inspires in second annual event

The second annual TEDxFIU was hosted this past Thursday to an audience of about 500 people who reimagined what they thought was possible.

Can women have it all?

Contributing writer Constanza Gallardo is concerned about society’s expectations of the modern-day woman and feels that there is an overwhelming pressure to balance all aspects of a woman’s life.

Senate’s lack of term limits a major disservice

Current U.S. law dictates that senators and representatives in Congress can serve an unlimited number of terms. After stepping down, they can turn around and campaign, be reelected and serve for three-fourths of their lives with no one thinking it is strange.
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