Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Terrorism and comedy don’t mix, it’s common sense. On Jan. 6 Ronaldo Hernandez-Padron, an FIU honors student, was charged for allegedly writing and posting online threats of terrorism. Hernandez-Padron and his attorney, David Donet, are currently using the defense that it was a “joke” to help his case. It wasn’t […]
Melanie Arougueti/Staff Writer Anti-Semitic attacks have been stacking up against the Jewish residents of New York. To the many Jews keeping up with these events from different corners of the world, communities like the one in Crown Heights are becoming a symbol of the discrimination we still face globally. On Tuesday, Dec. 28, Jews were […]
Image by m-alo via Flickr Jennifer Blanco | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com President Barack Obama directed the nation and millions around the world this week at the summit on Countering Violent Extremism. It was truly a poignant speech, clearing up misconceptions many have about the Muslim faith. He rejected the notion that terrorism stems from […]
Image by Rhonda Berglas via Flickr Meghan Maclaren | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Rest in peace to the three Muslim students shot dead near Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Tuesday, Feb. 10. I cannot begin to imagine what their families are going through right now and I’m sure I speak for all of our readers when I say […]
