Maidique speaks at BBC
By: By Lissette Asencio / Contributing Writer FIU President Modesto Maidique discussed budget cuts and the construction of a new marine sciences building at a Town Hall Meeting at the Biscayne Bay Campus’ Wolfe University Center auditorium March 14. Maidique spoke on the significance of the processes taken to establish a marine sciences building at BBC, as well as the initiative FIU is taking in reviewing the undergraduate curriculum. The reason for this new interest is Maidique’s interest in “making FIU a top, public, urban university.” Site selection for the marine sciences building has already been taken care of and plans of building the actual structure are currently underway, Maidique said. Regarding the budget, Maidique…
Gay adoption ban punishes children
By: Helena Poleo No one can say their family is perfect and few people can say their families are even normal. Nobody comes from a picture perfect home, with the white picket fence, mother wearing an apron, dad in his office attire, brown dog in the yard and 2.5 kids in the living room. Most of us have experienced fighting parents, possibly broken homes and hard economic times. Our families aren’t perfect, yet most of us are lucky: we have a family. As complicated as they might be, our parents or guardians worry about us and watch over us, trying to give us love as best they can. But not everyone is this lucky. Some…
Megacon 2002 offers refuge for comic fans
By: Lily Percy Until I watched “Mallrats” and entered the “Askew-niverse” that is the intricate domain of Kevin Smith and his films, my knowledge of comics was limited to Archie and that beloved Hispanic character Condorito. I had no idea that there was a world out there where comic books were taken seriously and seen as something more than just funny drawings with static captions that read: “Look out!” or things of that nature. I never thought of comics as being deep or moving pieces of literature. Hell, until I discovered Kevin Smith I never even thought about comics at all. But like I said before, that all changed with “Mallrats.” Fast-forward a couple of…
Bush Administration crosses line between church and state
By: Jason Andreasen As has often been the case, the Republican party’s conservative views and the influence of the religious right, has cast a dark shadow over the policy choices the party has chosen to endorse. One needs look no further than the White House for the latest shining example. On Feb. 26, President Bush announced a new welfare plan that would expand on the 1996 reform pushed by President Clinton. Bush’s proposal would appropriate $19 billion to the welfare budget. Regardless of one’s views of welfare, or even the amount of money that the president has proposed to ask for, it is the usage of these funds that should cause all of us to…
South Asian students start new fraternity
By: Robert Valencia / Contributing Writer Florida International University has grown rapidly during the last decade, and thanks to this achievement, some organizations and fraternities have been created as well. Beta Kappa Gamma is a new fraternity at FIU. Beta Kappa Gamma was founded primarily in the University of Austin, Texas on May 6, 1999. This fraternity was created for Indian men who are interested in Greek affairs. Since then, Beta Kappa Gamma has extended to different universities, including FIU. “Beta Kappa Gamma is a fraternity that is mostly concerned with community services,” BGK President Anis Patel said. In fact, BKG has performed community service with organizations such as the American Lung Association and the…
Tennis defeats No. 9 Tennessee, Seton Hall
By: Pete Pelegrin, Staff Writer While the FIU tennis team has been climbing the proverbial tennis mountain the past few years, the No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers have been atop it. But it was FIU who used a comeback effort to earn a 4-3 win over Tennessee. Led by the gritty play of Mei Ly and Maria Montoya, FIU rallied from a 3-2 deficit to win its seventh straight match, sixth this year versus a ranked opponent. After losing the doubles point, FIU rallied with singles wins by Cristina Campana and Marina Raic. Tennessee regained the momentum in the match, 3-2, when the No. 1 singles player Vilmarie Casteuvi defeated FIU’s Anneliese Rose, 6-3, 6-3. The…
