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By Michael Andrillon | Staff Writer To think that this all started because of a “Star Wars” fanfiction romance involving Kylo Ren and Rey and yet this is by no means untreated territory. “Fifty Shades of Grey” (2011) was itself rooted in Twilight fanfiction, and horror grandaddy H.P. Lovecraft inspired others to expand on his […] The post A BookTok classic “
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By Man Meet | Contributing Writer It is necessary to teach media literacy as a compulsory course in college. The term “forced,” in itself, can be a negative word, but in the context of college, it is not. College already requires students to take courses in subjects that promote important academic and professional skills. Students […] The post Should Media L
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David Brown | Staff Writer On September 28, FIU’s SGA Senate met to vote in two new senators and two secretaries, discuss the integration of Sigma Pi as a new fraternity chapter, and review upcoming campus events; they also had a public forum for students who were concerned over the rejection of Sen. Manuel Fernandez’s […] The post FIU SGA approves new senat
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By Sonia Stolar | Staff Writer The plagiarism talk is dealt with as part of the education package—there is no way to outrun it, for a crime is a crime. Once a student chooses to attend classes in any establishment, they will have to extensively study and then go through rounds of repetition of how […] The post No, AI fluency does not promote critical thinkin
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Shane Miller | Staff Writer Malika Benjamin | Videographer Amidst an ongoing legal case between the FIU Seven and FIU President Jeanette Nuñez, the FIU Seven hosted a Town Hall gathering on September 23rd at PG6 with ICEBreakers and Dream Defenders. The Seven are a group of students who were disciplined by FIU in March […] The post FIU Seven attend town hall
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By Lea Abito | Staff Writer Tucked away at the back of Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus, Bayview Student Living is just as quiet as the campus and waterfront it resides on. Most students never set foot here, and even fewer know there’s housing available here. The campus is about an hour-long, traffic-filled shuttle […] The post Bayview’
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Aitana Salmeron | Staff Writer The Internal Affairs committee voted 4-1 against an anti-ice resolution that would have condemned the university’s 287(g) agreement with federal immigration agents. The resolution sought to condemn the 287(g) agreement and have FIU affirm that it will protect students rights to free speech, peaceful protests on campus where per
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David Brown | Staff Writer Last Thursday, Florida International University’s Board of Trustees reaffirmed its commitment to the State University System of Florida’s Statement on Free Expression following a tumultuous year of legal battles involving free speech, campus enforcement policies, and controversial appointments to leadership. The reaffirmation to fr
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By Key Fontaine | Contributing Writer There is a vast difference between appearing nude to complement your art or make a statement, and appearing nude because you’re selling out. Sydney Sweeney falls within the latter. I’d like to preface this by saying that I am all for women appearing nude if they choose to do […] The post Sydney Sweeney: Sellout Defined a
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By Andrew Menendez | Contributing Writer In recent elections, mentions of the voter preferences of college-educated voters seem to permeate news surrounding young people—the way most people seem to discuss it is wrong. It has become a general rule in media such as Fox News or The New York Post to frame universities and most […] The post How higher education
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