trends

Fashion micro-trends are killing our identities

Linette Garcia | Contributing Writer Bloke-core, mob wife, office siren, indie sleaze, “Sawako-core” — fashion trends seem to come and go at lightning speed these days. With new micro-trends taking over social media, expressing individuality is becoming increasingly difficult.  TikTok influencers are obsessed with going viral for a taste of internet fame and we’re latching […]

“We’re all still girls in college:” Beauty and social trends with FIU’s HerCampus

Natalie Gutierrez  | Staff Writer FIU’s chapter of HerCampus is a magazine that merges pop culture and current socio-political realities. Made up of over 400 chapters in United States universities alone, the magazine includes chapters in Canada, the United Kingdom and Nigeria. President Priscilla Fernandez is a junior and English major. Her goal is to […]

AI Art: Why it’s hurting our artists 

Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Artificial intelligence, specifically the art it creates, is crossing the line between a fun experiment and a dangerous misuse of advanced technology. With a rise in the popularity of AI art, real artists see their income suffer as a result, since people can now get whatever art piece they want […]

The Dangers of Fast Fashion

Alba Rosa/ Staff writer Fashion production is the second biggest polluter of our environment, particularly fast fashion –  something we all have contributed to. In light of this revelation, let’s take the opportunity to find better alternatives. Fast fashion is the quick and cheap production of merchandise that stresses convenience for the consumer. As trends […]

Bird Box themed game reflects cyberstupidity

The New Year is often a source of new trends. Breaking news during the winter break included events like a government shutdown and a presidential visit to our troops in Syria. In terms of millennials’ strange habits; a new Netflix film, “Bird Box” has provoked a new and dangerous game which involves blindfolding oneself and engaging […]

It’s Time People Told The Truth About Self-Love

Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Social media has a way of distorting everything. The latest victim of this trend is self-love. Self-love is more than taking bubble baths or buying yourself that gift you wanted. This practice requires hard work and long looks in the mirror for self-reflection. Until people begin to face the truth; the […]

Social media consumption in teens mark positive changes

Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer The media landscape is mutating at breakneck speed, and every year, I understand it less and less. With a new generation of users and new apps released daily, my brain can only handle so much change in such a short period of time. It wasn’t too long ago when I was […]

Is one meal a day enough?

It is finally summer season! People are hitting the gym to work out or trying new diets to get to their ideal summer body.

Tuition tracker: Low-income students suffering most

According to tuitiontracker.org, sticker price is rising and so has the net price for low-income students, who are receiving less aid.

Students form alliance for farmers’ labor rights

Daniela Saczek, junior political science major, started the FIU Student Farmworker Alliance to help gain awareness for the cause.
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