Suspect arrested for battery at Bayview
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Police arrested an individual on the Biscayne Bay Campus after he pulled a gun out on a student, but they…
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The dark side of blaming video games
Rashawn Raysor/Contributing Writer On Sunday, August 26, another mass shooting made headlines. During a Madden tournament at a mall in Jacksonville, one of the players,…
Alcohol is not to blame for violent actions
Priscilla Ferreyra/ Contributing Writer During Memorial Day Weekend at Miami Beach this year, Homestead resident, Ladarian Tyrell Phillips, 30, lost his life over a parking…
Do not fear MMA. Embrace it.
Kristen King // Staff Writer In mixed martial arts, fighters subject themselves to the possibilities of being knocked out or choked unconscious and broken or…
Editorial: The FIU Alert system
Sept. 14 our writers at The Beacon broke the story that there was a man with a foot fetish sniffing women’s feet in the Green Library. The next day, the culprit was arrested by Miami-Dade authorities. Students never received a notification, and only knew about the incident through The Beacon and local news.
FIU experts highlight crisis of undocumented children
Juan Carlos Gomez, director of the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, spoke about undocumented children at a University colloquium on Sept. 2 at Modesto Maidique Campus.
Panthers to strip in march for women’s rights
This year’s Slut Walk is April 3 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Chapman Plaza.
Students allowed guns on campus
In light of a court opinion delivered by the Florida First District Court of Appeal, public universities must comply with the statute that legally allows students to keep firearms in their parked cars on campus.
Is it wise to allow guns on college campuses?
Contributing writer Adrianne Richardson is concerned about the consequences of allowing guns on college campuses.
School shootings compromise security and privacy
Contributing writer Krysti Lopez thinks that there needs to be a balance of security and privacy in schools.
