When I listen to family stories, apart from being enthralled by the details of a country I’m not personally familiar with, I feel an almost stressful compulsion to remember all the details—dates, names, the exact sequence of events.
Opinion
A degree and a dream
Do I enter the workforce? Do I go to grad school? Do I take a gap year? These are all questions that might circle the minds of college students as they prepare to graduate and begin their careers.
Frenk, Opinion
President Frenk on maintaining hope
As we prepare to bid farewell to the Class of 2019, it is hard to believe it has been a year since I began communicating with Canes through “Frenkly Speaking.” As I noted in my very first column, April marks an exciting time on campus.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Thoughts on Julian Assange’s polarizing image
The truth is, there is both a good and a bad side to Julian Assange, and while many of his efforts have been noble, he is not perfect.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Sanctuary cities shouldn’t be as controversial as they are. Here’s why.
Sanctuary cities are not the lawless circuses that the Trump administration declares them to be.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Pete Buttigieg’s rise to political prominence
But, if there was ever a time that a 37-year-old gay mayor from the 300th largest city in the U.S. could become President of the United States, perhaps, that time is now.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Can women dismantle patriarchy without participating in it?
When going about the process of dismantling institutionalized inequality, the only way to make significant change is to do it from within the system.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Islamophobia: The plague of the West
You should not die in your sanctuary and only have political leaders offer “thoughts and prayers.” They should offer action and denounce white supremacy.
Op-Ed, Opinion
There’s more to America’s diabetes problem than meets the eye
When the statistics of poverty and health connect and staggeringly go against African Americans, we need to realize that the problem is, in fact, institutional racism.
Opinion, Staff Editorial
Why are student media outlets still being censored?
Imagine if the Miami Hurricane staff wasn’t able to freely call out our administration in editorials or if our opinion writers couldn’t voice their thoughts on controversial topics such as abortion or hazing. We can’t, and no one should have to.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Heterosexual and cisgender privilege are real. Here’s why.
We often discuss privilege and recognize white privilege, socio-economic privilege and gender privilege. However, one that falls in our blind spot is heterosexual cisgender privilege.