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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 24, Issue 52 www.fiusm.com Wedmesday, January 16, 2013 HOPE FOR HAITI Cuba eliminates restrictions on traveling laws STEPHAN USECHE eliminates a number of requirements Asst. News Director like [an] exit visa, which was a very expensive and a very complicated The Cuban government imple- procedure.” mented a new travel law and with The 15 countries that allow it, the benefit of Cuban residents to entry to Cubans without a visa are travel to other countries. According to Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Miami Herald, long lines formed Slovakia, Barbados, Liechtenstein, in Havana, Cuba on Monday, Jan. 14 Malaysia, Granada, San Cristobal and outside of travel agencies and migra- Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Gren- tion offices. adines, Moldavia, Kazakhstan and The new law allows Cubans to Kyrgyzstan. leave the country with a passport and “So, the U.S., Spain, Venezuela, a national identity card. This elim- Mexico, those countries which would inates the requirement of obtaining be the target of migrants do require an exit visa, also known as “carta visas,” said Duany. “In that sense, blanca,” or “white card,” which is the the law won’t increase migrants authorization for leaving Cuba. or Cubans traveling, but it will “The law makes it easy to travel increase the pressure on those coun- abroad as long as they can get a tries to regulate the number of visas visa from those countries, but that’s that allow Cubans to travel to those going to be the main issue,” said countries.” Jorge Duany, director of the Cuban Along with the new traveling law, Research Institute. “Only 15 countries the Cuban government also changed in the world actually don’t require the migration law, which according visas for Cubans, but most of those to Duany, will now allow Cubans to countries aren’t the ones that Cubans retain rights and privileges in Cuba want to go to visit or migrate to.” as long as they don’t leave for more Duany realizes the benefits than 24 months. It also allows those that this law brings to the Cuban who have left Cuba to come back for ANDRES BEDOYA/THE BEACON community. 90 days. Information technology soft- Haitian Student Organization, External Relations and the Graham Center hosted the third “It is a step in the right direction ware major Lexy Feito has family in annual ceremony to commemorate the victims of the erthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. of making it easier for Cubans to travel back and forth,” said Duany. “It SEE CUBA, PAGE 2 MARKETING Gender neutral toys becoming more prominent NYESHIA C. GARLAND inside the maximum-security to promote sales. A mother with logs, and now in cases of toy chains or catalogs. Contributing Writer segregation unit known as Girls’ one son and one daughter can bullying, many of them are She encourages her girls to Toys.” easily buy two different soccer looking for immediate solutions. play with all toys, and believes Everyone has had a favorite Protests against gender balls- one pink and one blue. Laura Dinehart, early child- that it’s our responsibility, as childhood toy, growing up. A specific toys have also forced Ultimately, the kids don’t have hood education professor and role models, to promote the same product that, when you were one of Sweden’s largest toy behavior. younger, you couldn’t fathom chains, Top Toy, to present girls “I bought numerous Lego living without. playing with Nerf Guns, and boys sets this Christmas- and not the Although we didn’t think playing with dolls, according to “Friends Collection” that Lego much about toys in the past, the Daily Mail. released to market specifically products and catalogs are now Although the idea seems I bought numerous Lego sets to girls,” Dinehart said. under scrutiny because of progressive, separating the bold Professor Villar relates, gender bias. Protests against line between girls and boys toys this Christmas- and not the agreeing that we need to start overly girly Easy Bake Ovens, can be exhausting and meticu- evolving a world that doesn’t ponies, and playtime cleaning lous. As Professor Maria Elana “Friends Collection” that Lego separate boys and girls: a world sets are now forcing companies, Villar of Advertising says, “we of freedom of expression. such as Hasbro, to change its [still] have a long way to go. “ released to market specifically She says discouraging girls prototyping. Stores across the globe from playing with toys, such as Thirteen year-old McKenna already, expertly divide parts of to girls. Star Wars, could push away the Pope outspokenly challenged the stores in order to lead children appeal of science, math, engi- company to make an Easy-Bake towards their “appropriate” side; Barbara Weitz neering, and space careers for Oven that her brother could play with girly aisles decorated in Professor women. To her, it goes beyond with. And, as a result, Hasbro pinks and jewels and boy aisles, English colors. complied. blue actions figures which yell With gender neutral toy “It’s black and blue and out “Pow! Boom! Smash!” when marketing in place, companies silver,” she said, according to the you walk by. to share, however they lose “an mother of three, doesn’t think aim to blur the line between Daily Beast. “It kind of looks like Katie Goldman, mother and opportunity to develop their toy companies are to blame, feminine and masculine, right an appliance you would legit- author of Bullied: What Every social skills,” she says in the solely. and wrong, boy and girl, and imately have in your kitchen.” Parent, Teacher and Kid Needs book according to CNN. She believes that children’s instead advertise toys for “That contrasts with the existing to Know About Ending the Cycle With more parents becoming selection of toys is majorly everyone to love oven, in swirly shades of purple, of Fear, explains that another concerned about gender bias influenced by parents, teachers, which looks like it belongs only reason stores segregate toys is displayed on toy shelves, cata- and members of society, and not [email protected] 2 The Beacon – Wednesday, January 16, 2013 NEWS www.fiusm.com ASSOCIATED PRESS Hitting the debt limit: What bills would be paid? JIM KUHNHENN It would require a degree of financial “There are no magic tricks here,” Obama said tional financial system, that selling off the student AP Writer creativity that could test the law, perhaps even the Monday. “There are no loopholes. There are no, loan portfolio was not feasible and that such “fire Constitution. you know, easy outs.” sales” would buy only limited time. Reiterating a threat he first issued in the It could shortchange Social Security recipi- So what’s left if Congress does not act in An idea pushed by some liberals would summer of 2011, President Barack Obama on ents and other people, including veterans and the time? take advantage of a legal loophole meant for Monday warned Republicans that older Ameri- poor, who rely on government programs. Technically, the government hit the debt coin collectors and have the Treasury mint plat- cans might not get their Social Security checks It could force the Treasury to contemplate ceiling at the end of December. Since then, Trea- inum coins that could be deposited at the Federal and veterans won’t get timely benefits if Congress selling government assets, a step considered but sury Secretary Timothy Geithner has halted full Reserve and used to pay the nation’s bills. But the fails to increase the government’s borrowing rejected in 2011. payments into the retirement and disability fund Treasury issued a statement Saturday putting the authority. In short, the Treasury would have to create its for government workers and to the health bene- idea to rest, saying neither the department nor the Republicans are insisting on spending cuts own form of triage, creating a priority list of its fits fund of Postal Service retirees. Federal Reserve believes the law “can or should in exchange for raising the current $16.4 tril- most crucial obligations, from interest payments The Treasury can stop payments to a special be used to facilitate the production of platinum lion debt ceiling. Obama vowed Monday not to to debtors to benefits to vulnerable Americans. fund that purchases or sells foreign currencies to coins for the purpose of avoiding an increase in use the debt ceiling to negotiate deficit reduc- “It may be that somewhere down the line stabilize world financial markets. the debt limit.” tion. “We are not a deadbeat nation,” he declared, someone will challenge what the administration Past administrations have taken such steps to Once all efforts are exhausted, then the creating an inevitable showdown with congres- did in that moment, but in the moment, who’s buy time awaiting a debt ceiling increase. That government would be in uncharted territory. sional Republicans.

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