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Study: Racial slurs saturate social media

March 23, 2014
News

A recent study determined the daily number of racial and ethnic slurs written on Twitter in a nine-day period after overuse of the “report abuse” button: 10,000 tweets-per-day involving racial slurs in the English language alone.

Privacy: A myth in the digital age

May 27, 2013
Opinion

Contributing writer Moises Fuertes is concerned about the lack of privacy in today's culture of social media.

KONY 2012 activists mislead by inaccurate video

March 26, 2012

The video, which was released on March 5, capitalizes on the devastation caused by Kony and the LRA in Uganda and serves as a call to action for people worldwide to increase awareness of the affairs of the Ugandan government and its people.

Students unaware of Chick-fil-A’s anti-gay endorsements

March 15, 2012

Our University is known for being diverse and respectful of culture and race but most students are unaware that they are indirectly supporting a prejudiced cause. Most students at FIU will be able to tell you how good Chick-fil-A tastes. What they won’t know is that by eating at Chick-fil-A, they are giving money to a company that endorses organizations with anti-gay views.

Whaling activities mass murder of highly intelligent species

March 5, 2012

The search for intelligent life beyond our atmosphere is ironic considering that it exists right here on the same planet. In oceans worldwide, intelligence and culture are present in the dwindling communities of cetaceans, which is the family that dolphins and whales belong to that are constantly threatened by human activities.

United States leads to overcome overfishing

March 5, 2012

A recent article by the BBC estimated that overfishing has cost the European economy over 3.2 billion euros a year and more than 100,000 jobs. The new fishing regulations passed by the United States are revolutionary in that no country has ever tackled the problem of overfishing as aggressively. Lawmakers intend to apply these catch limits on all federally-managed species of marine life that are fished annually.

Assimilation not optional, speaking English essential

January 20, 2012

Assimilation should not be an option when moving to another country. The responsibility of learning the predominant language of that country should be a high priority, as it benefits the people moving into the country and allows for the country to better serve them.

Religion has no place in class

November 18, 2011

The aforementioned knowledge, though still filled with gaps, provides knowledge of our world that religion simply cannot. The scientific method has hardly failed to improve the quality of living for the human population, let alone enrich our understanding of the several phenomenon of our planet.

Political agendas sacrifice environment

October 19, 2011

The EPA is the branch of the government dedicated to regulating industrial activity to ensure that the most eco-friendly measures are taken. Developed during Richard Nixon’s presidency, the EPA has been greatly responsible for the passing of environmental legislation that has kept most of the U.S. clean and safe for the last 40 years

Political duplicity plagues gay community

September 12, 2011

The political world is rampant with accounts of scandal and hypocrisy. Regardless, politicians hold in their hands the responsibility of keeping high levels of integrity in the decisions that they make on behalf of themselves as well as the people that they represent.

Modern technology affects social interaction

August 22, 2011

The combination of my experiences with my first year in college and my time working at Cracker Barrel Restaurant for the past seven months have revealed an interesting and potentially problematic phenomenon: the distraction that technology provides from social interaction. In this digital age, it is far too easy to be pulled into the world of cyberspace where every mundane interest can be satisfied with basic skills of the Internet.

Reminder system is a necessity

March 29, 2011

Students at the University live a fast-paced life. While education is one of the most important factors of a person’s well being, it is not the only important aspect, and this fact should be taken into consideration by professors.

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