Benz De Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer The City of Miami Beach is putting an end to the criminal madness by enforcing stricter policies, which amount to a cancellation of spring break. Of all the things that have been canceled or banned in Florida over the past 3 years, this cancellation is long overdue. The […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer This month, as universities coast to coast canceled spring break to prevent campus outbreaks, a good portion of students and others took matters into their own hands. Americans flooded South Florida beaches en masse, holding large parties in typical fashion as if the pandemic that is rapidly catching up with the 1918 […]
Julian Michanie/Contributing Writer Spring Break has always been a cherished American tradition by giving students a week off school during their spring semesters. The time off is used to recharge their academic batteries before jumping back into the swing of exams and finals. With Covid-19 not showing any signs of halting, FIU’s faculty senate joined […]
Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer On the 30th of September, the FIU Faculty Senate passed a revision of the upcoming Spring 2021 semester that included the cancellation of Spring Break 2021. This makes FIU one of the last public Florida universities to cancel Spring Break 2021 and make additional revisions to the academic calendar in light of […]
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Julia Gomez/Contributing Writer It’s finally time for spring break. While Miami is known for its beaches, spring breakers are harming its delicate ecosystems. So, here are some ways to have a fun spring break—without causing any lasting harm. Instead of flying to your destination, go by bus or train. Greta Thunberg, a 17-year-old climate change […]
The first things most people think about when Spring Break is mentioned are drugs, alcohol and American teens screaming naked on a beach in Mexico or Miami Beach. If the bottom line for most of these Spring Breakers was the “break,” then they wouldn’t be involved in such tiring activities, since partying burns more than […]
By: Imogen Francis/Staff Writer Every year spring breakers descend on Miami for a week of sun and partying, but this year Miami Beach Police Department is cracking down on beachgoers and the trouble they bring. MBPD launched the “Come on Vacation, Don’t Leave on Probation” campaign by sending letters to over 300 colleges and […]
Jeffrey Steele/ Contributing Writer There’s no such thing as spring break when you are a college student. It’s that time of year again when college students get a whole week off. Spring break was something that growing up we all looked forward to, a moment in which we finally got a chance to do something […]
Jordan Coll/ Staff Writer Everyone needs those moments in life to just step away from the noise. To disconnect and just live beyond the books and the academic hassle college students go through. Spring break is the perfect excuse to just loosen up a little. For some, it could be spending their time on cracking […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/ Staff Writer College students say they love to travel. FIU students are no different. I’ve seen your Instagram profiles—your bios are littered with plane and flag emojis, and if you’ve been to several countries you highlight those in bullet points. Your tiled galleries are full of giant pool floats and elaborate desserts […]
