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Vol. 27 Issue 34
Thursday, October 29, 2015

University brings cancer awareness

PANTHER PRESERVATION

ending a month’s worth of

YURIELLE MENARD

Staff Writer

events.

In

addition,

the

yurielle.menard@ﬁusm.com

Residence

Hall

Association, Housing and Residential Life and the Women’s Center hosted the second annual Roar for the Cure 5k Run on Oct. 14 at the University’s Nature Preserve.
Cleophina said she walks for her Sunday school teacher
Raymond

who

was

diagnosed

with breast cancer and survived.
“She was one of the lucky ones who was able to obtain such a terrible disease and persevere through it,” said Raymond, a senior biology major.
On Oct. 31, Phi Beta
Sigma will host Night Under the Blue Moon at Everything Entertainment, a costume party to collect proceeds for donation to breast cancer awareness,
Raymond represented her teacher and the Black Student Union at the 5k Run. This was her first time participating in the event.
More than 100 students

participated,

which

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included about 15 different student organizations and

Sophomore ﬁnance major Gabriel Garcia and freshman marketing major Zara Biggs participate in Volunteer Day at the Nature Preserve at Modesto Maidique Campus on Monday, Oct. 26.

departments,

according

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3D printers available at Urban Studios

FICuba a possibility if island is more democratic

controversial,” said Jorge Duany, Havana, hosts one of the nation’s director of the University’s Cuban leading centers for Cuban studies,

PHILIPPE BUTEAU

Staff Writer

Research Institute.

and academic work on the island

has long been an attractive

SUDYEN NAVARRETE

Staff Writer

philippe.buteau@ﬁusm.com

The interest, however, is there. Some 375 American students prospect.

sudyen.navarrete@ﬁusm.com

When the Obama administration removed Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, that was the green light for FIU to consider how it could have a “presence” on the island.
What that presence would be, however, is yet to be determined, according to Francisco Mora, director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center.
The University is waiting for
Cuba to be a “more democratic state that respects human rights” before the idea turns into a fullfledged plan, said Mora during an interview on The Claw & Growl, an FIU Student Radio talk show.
“It’s a slow process,” Mora said.
“But we will begin engaging with the island.”
He said through possible study abroad and research trips to Cuba the University will be “engaging the island.”
Mora said University President
Mark Rosenberg, who established LACC 35 years when he was an assistant professor, proposed the idea of FIU being on the island somehow in the future.
But amid the sensitive politics of the U.S-Cuba breakthrough and the gulf between the countries over questions of academic freedom, American colleges and universities must tread carefully. were in Cuba during the 2010-11 school year when President Barack
Its ultimate goal is to build

campus there, although FIU

a

New MakerBots 3D printers were installed at the

College of Architecture + The Arts Urban Studios to bring computer-made designs made by students and professors to life.
The Urban Studios Innovation Lab was launched
Tuesday, Sept. 29, bringing with it Makerbot 3D Printers for students.
Brian Schriner, dean of CARTA, said that they are the first arts college in the country to work with MakerBot, the 3D printing company.
The significance of the innovation lab that has brought 3D printers to Urban Studios lies around global innovation for future CARTA students, said Schriner.
“This new creative space can prepare students for tomorrow by exploring the arts, design and technology,” said Schriner. “Our students are highly skilled and are fully prepared with the technical and creative skills that are needed to be competitive in the 21st century’s global, creative economy.”
“I believe it’s a great opportunity for architecture students, we sometimes forget that there is a whole technology wave going on,” said graduate architecture student, Sharit Ben-Ahser. “Three years ago, it was harder for students because we had cut cardboards and glued things together.”
With this new innovation, students will struggle less on their designs.
Amanda Guyah, a graduate architecture student that works for Urban Studios, learned to use the 3D printers and constantly checks on them to make sure they’re running properly.
Obama eased travel restrictions to President Mark Rosenberg told the allow academic work. During 2012- Miami Chamber of Commerce in 13, there were 1,633, according October 2015 that a Cuban branch the Institute of International is “a long way off.” Education.
Obama further loosened the on technical fields, such as rules earlier in 2015, allowing computer science, business
For now, the school is focusing more expansive work, and several administration and architecture, universities have begun formal disciplines less likely to trigger research and teaching partnerships politically charged questions of with their Cuban counterparts.
The new rules let authorized free speech and academic freedom.
The U.S. embargo on Cuba and
U.S. companies set up stores, ban on U.S. leisure tourism to the warehouses and offices in Cuba island remain in place and can be without prior U.S. approval; permit changed only by Congress.

U.S. telecom companies to partner

The U.S. still cannot trade with

with Cuba’s state phone company; Cuba nor can it offer lines of credit and let authorized U.S. travelers set to its government, businesses or up bank accounts in Cuba, among people. many other changes announced on Sept. 19.
Yet the administration is easing rules “to empower the Cuban
The rules build on Obama’s people,” senior officials said to announcement on Dec. 17 that reporters during conference call on Washington aims to engage with Sept. 19.

Cuba, not isolate it – reversing

“There is only so much Obama

more than 50 years of Cold War can do to chip away at the policies against the communist-led embargo,” said Mora, the former island. The administration since deputy secretary of defense for the then has eased U.S. travel and trade Western Hemisphere. rules with the island, taking Cuba off the list of state sponsors of

Additional reporting from the

terrorism and restored diplomatic Tribune News Service. relations with Cuba, among other changes.
She said it has helped her in her design projects.

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FIU, less than 250 miles from
“Anything with Cuba can be

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NEWS

CARTA Urban Studios provides 3D printers

NATION & WORLD
BRIEFS

cultural and community engagement and

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Budget deal previews more tests for retirees

the executive director of Miami Beach
“I began using the printers at the main
Urban Studios.
A two-year budget deal in House and departing House the nation’s capital foreshadows Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, the uncertain future for retirees would raise federal government as lawmakers face choosing spending by $80 billion over the between benefits promised to the next two years. It would offset elderly and a shortfall in funding. some of that spending with tweaks If approved by Congress, the deal to Social Security, Medicare and hammered out between the White the Affordable Care Act. campus, and it’s pretty easy after getting
CARTA’s Urban Studios applied for used to them,” said Guyah. a grant from the John S. and James L.
In order for the printers to build a
Knight Foundation. After receiving the specific design, it must contain plastic -- grant, it made it possible to purchase the which slowly melts inside the machine. printers and prepare the innovation lab.
“It’s called PLA filament,” said
Makerbot employees were present to
Guyah. “The printer reads it and melts it help train professors on how to use the to create a model. We use a 3D software printers. program to design the model and we send
According to Thompson, faculty were

Carson now leads in one nationwide poll

it to the printer.” taught on the basics of the printers,
Through this innovative technology, changing filaments and timing process --
Donald Trump is no longer The October 21-25 survey found the undisputed Republican front- 26 percent of Republican primary runner anymore. As Republicans voters were backing the retired head to Colorado for their neurosurgeon, while Trump had Wednesday debate, Ben Carson’s 22 percent. The new survey is the ahead nationwide, says a new first major poll to show Carson CBS News/New York Times poll. overtaking the real estate mogul. students have been able to present their such as waiting for plastic strings to melt models to professors and interested and to change or install another one. clients.
The innovation lab had a positive
“Professors invite people from the response and was launched with a grand community, mostly firms, and we present opening. to them our models,” said Guyah.
After a few days of training, the
“Most of our projects are based off of printers were ready to be used by students real findings or sites, then we have to and professors in the Studio.

Are US and China headed for a showdown in the South China Sea?

calculate everything as if it was a real-
“We are open to all disciplines from world situation.”
FIU, you don’t only have to be from
The clients invited are typically
CARTA to come to our innovation lab,”
China issued strong words but 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef,

took no immediate military action one area where China has been

after the United States sent a building an artiﬁcial island capable

guided-missile destroyer through of serving as a military airstrip. The waters Beijing claims in the South Obama administration has accused involved with the specific thing that the said Thompson. student is presenting.
All students and faculty are welcome
”The CARTA innovation lab is a to visit Urban Studios and take advantage major milestone that establishes FIU of the printers and lab equipments. as a national destination for innovative
The regular-sized printers, located

China Sea.

China of threatening freedom

teaching, research, entrepreneurism and in the lab, can print nine-inches by
China’s Foreign Ministry on of navigation by constructing

Tuesday said that Chinese ships artiﬁcial islands and restricting followed and warned the USS vessels from coming within 12 Lassen as it maneuvered within nautical miles of them. creativity,” said Schriner. five-inches.
Jacqueline Thompson, manager of
There is one mini-printer available, the office at Urban Studios, has been which prints four-inches high and fourpresent to see the installation process and inches wide. training sessions to use the printers.
The studio also features a large-sized
She is optimistic about the innovation printer that can print up to 14 inches high

Ukrainians fear Russian bombs in Syria are bad news for them

lab coming to the Studio, due to the fact
-- big enough to print a 3D design of a that, before, the 3D printers were only skyscraper.
In recent weeks, as Russian The reasoning gets complicated,

bombs and missiles have started but Ukrainian fears boil down to landing in Homs, Hama and this: Having failed to win the war Aleppo in Syria, concern has in southeastern Ukraine, Russia grown among Ukrainians that now is focusing on gaining one of the primary targets of the control in the region by winning barrage actually is their country. the peace. installed at MMC.
“With this, we get the advantage
“We have 13 Makerbot printers, thanks of experiencing technology 24/7 by to the Knight Foundation for giving [us] innovating and printing whatever we the grant,” said Thompson. “Jon Stuart want,” said Asher. “We’re embracing that saw the vision on what Makerbots can new technology and learning how to be produce and be beneficial to FIU.” creative with it.”
John Stuart is the associate dean for

University brings cancer awareness to community

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

“These items that have such as Phi Beta Sigma and

CANCER, PAGE 1

pink on them contain Sigma Lambda Gamma also to Bronwen Bares Palaez, carcinogens. Not only engaged in Breast Cancer Women’s Center program are these companies not Awareness administration director at contributing to cure Sigma Lambda Gamma the Modesto A. Maidique or research, they are President Kassandra Valdes Campus. Participants had potentially contributing to said her organization the opportunity to walk or the problem,” she said. has recently won $1,000 run in honor of someone In an interview with toward their breast cancer that has been diagnosed, student media, Advanced philanthropy. died of or survived breast Registered Nurse In addition to this cancer. Practitioner Susana Guerra money, Sigma Lambda
The Women’s Center from the Student Health Gamma collects donations is also trying to raise Center said free breast for their breast cancer awareness through pink screenings were offered philanthropy while tabling washing. Pink washing during an open house event every week. During tabling, is when companies dye held in the student health they distribute facts about
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University education costs continue to increase

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of Canada. The students weren’t having it, and the strike necessary to remedying this odious situation but if eventually swelled to 150,000 students strong while we rely on that avenue alone then we as students are demonstrations soon spread to other sections of society abdicating our responsibilities to ourselves. In addition to in Montreal. In September of 2012, the government of seeking change through political avenues, students must Quebec backed down and froze tuition right where it was. also contest the creation of this debt on the ground, at the
Here we are back in the states and every year without point of consumption, in the very tuition and fees that we fail, as sure as the sun rises, so does tuition and fees. are paying in the first place.
How much did your tuition cost this semester? How much did it cost last semester? To those that have been paying attention, it’s common knowledge that tuition

What’s the difference between here and Montreal? Why

We can do this through the formation of a student

is rising. In fact, according to figures provided by the