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Vol. 27 Issue 89 fiusm.com Monday, April 25 , 2016 FIYOU candidates elected president and vice president SGC-MMC

CAYLA BUSH said. “You don’t know hard work had paid off,” Student Media. “They also Editor in Chief until they call your name she said. have fiduciary oversight [email protected] if you won or not, and it’s “We have high for over $16 million in something that builds up expectations for the new student fees. We have an Student government excellent working relation starts and ends with with both groups, and I advocating for students, look forward to an active said Alian Collazo and We have high expectations for the new SGA and productive year Michelle Juarez, the officers at both MMC and BBC. They represent their ahead.” newly elected SGC-MMC fellow students to the administration, and this is an After an extended president and vice elections cycle, both important responsibility. president. Collazo and Juarez say Thursday, April 21, Larry Lunsford they’re glad it’s over. Larry Lunsford, vice Vice President “Whatever the outcome president of Student Student Affairs would have been, I Affairs, announced the would’ve been glad it was winners of the 2016- anxiety within yourself up SGA officers at both MMC just done. Because it was 2017 SGA Elections to an to that moment.” and BBC. They represent one of the longest elections anxious group of students, Juarez said she was their fellow students in the time that I’ve been faculty and staff. happy, relieved and to the administration, here,” Collazo said. “It was a lot of emotions. ecstatic for what’s to come and this is an important FIYOU was voted into It was, first of all, just a during the upcoming year. responsibility,” Lunsford office over Access FIU, a sigh of relief,” Collazo “I felt fulfilled, that our wrote in a statement to new party created under Jose Sirven and Devondra Shaw. “What we were trying Cayla Bush/The Beacon to accomplish, and what I Thursday, April 21 Michelle Juarez and Alian Collazo hope the other party will are elected vice president and president of SGC- attempt to do, is to involve MMC, respectively. more student voices, more diverse voices in that inform students of the role Service fees students pay process, to make sure that of student government. in tuition, was the largest the needs of only a select “Right out of the misconception during the group of students aren’t gate, I think that it’s elections cycle Collazo and being advocated for,” important, and myself and Juarez said. Shaw said. Michelle are going to start This, they said, will be “We opened people’s meeting up with student the hardest challenge they minds. We shed light on organizations and student face in the upcoming year, and started conversations organization leadership as but it’s not stopping them. that hadn’t been started. well, to let them know and “The growing I think people woke up,” explain to them the Student community doesn’t really Sirven said. Government budget, and reflect on the budget,” During the campaigns, how it works, how it’s Juarez said. “That’s always Collazo and Juarez, allocated. For them to a challenge, but as for members of the FIYOU know exactly all the details everything else, there are political party at MMC, about it,” Collazo said. things we can change, made an emphasis The SGA budget, tackle and overcome.” on being visible and which is over $18 million Read the full story at

Cayla Bush/The Beacon transparent in an effort to made of the Activity and fiusm.com Hillel lecture educates students on Jewish identity

ERICA SANTIAGO Ethiopian immigrants to Israel, we might encounter on the way,” faceted identity, as many students once,” she said. “Her community News Director says she spoke to students about said Neti Shkori, a sophomore also occupy various identities, is a minority in Ethiopia and a [email protected] “the origin of Ethiopian Jewry majoring in management and according to Hertzmann. minority in Israel. I think it’s the as descendants of the Queen of same for our students, and made Sheba and the Dan tribe, one of them connect to her story and Students were given an the 10 missing tribes.” understand the complexities of intersectional look into the Avera also shared her having multiple identities.” Jewish diaspora Wednesday, experiences as an Ethiopian Shkori says, “Rebecca also April 20 when Hillel at FIU Jew and how her family was set a primary example of self invited Rebecca Avera of Hillel Now I’m proud to say I’m Black, Jewish, Ethiopian persecuted. acceptance.” at Stanford to lecture students and Israeli. It confuses people and I’m happy to tell “I told the story of my mom’s “She spoke to us about how about the Ethiopian Jewish escape from Ethiopia in 1984,” them my story. she didn’t want to have anything community. she said. “She walked all the way to do with her culture growing Michal Hertzmann, one of from her village to Sudan, where up and then when she ended up the coordinators for Avera’s Rebecca Avera airplanes from Israel came to being around other Ethiopian lecture and a Jewish Agency Speaker the refugee camps and airlifted people her age she realized the Israel Fellow to Hillel at FIU, Hillel everyone to a new life in Israel beauty of her uniqueness and her says, “We wanted to expose (Operation Moses).” background,” said Shkori. the students to something they “[Her mother’s story] showed human resources and board “That’s actually one of the Avera says, “It took me time to know little about - the story of me that it’s better to focus on the member of Hillel at FIU. reasons we brought Rebecca - She embrace the different identities I the Jewish-Ethiopian community positive outcome of situations Students at the lecture also has many identities: Jewish, both in Africa and in Israel.” rather than the negative things connected with Avera’s multi- Black, Ethiopian, Israeli - all at Avera, the daughter of SEE HILLEL, PAGE 2 2 The Beacon – Monday, April 25, 2016 NEWS fiusm.com NATION & WORLD MUSLIM INITIATIVES BRIEFS Kansas State University is sued over alleged frat house rapes

Two Kansas State University law that protects students against students are suing the university sexual violence and harassment. claiming it failed to investigate The suits also accuse Kansas after the women reported being State of negligence in failing raped at campus-recognized to warn and protect the women fraternity houses. against a “foreseeably dangerous In separate lawsuits filed environment” at the university, Wednesday in U.S. District Court and of falsely promoting Greek in Kansas, the women accuse the life on the Manhattan campus as university of violating Title IX, “fun and safe.” the federal gender-discrimination Nicole Meza/The Beacon Aslihan Akkay, instructor in the Department of Global and Sociocultural studies, Microsoft axes production of Xbox 360 consoles speaks on the panel for the Initiative for Muslim World Studies. Microsoft will stop producing a product over a decade old are the Xbox 360, the decade-old starting to creep up on us.” The video-game console that Xbox 360 sold neck and neck cemented the company’s place in with Sony’s rival PlayStation Lecture discusses Jewish the living room. The Xbox 360, 3, and eventually outsold the the second version of the device Japanese conglomerate’s device aimed at extending the company’s in the U.S. At the peak of that Ethiopian community reach beyond personal computer generation of consoles in 2012, gaming, debuted in 2005. “Xbox consumers were using about 57 360 means a lot to everyone million Xbox 360s, compared HILLEL, PAGE 1 “The reality is that the Jewish community is very diverse - and because in Microsoft,” Xbox chief Phil with about 65 million for the have. Now I’m proud to say I’m Black, I’m black that stands out even more,” Spencer said in a blog post. “And PS3, according to a report from Jewish, Ethiopian and Israeli. It confuses she said. “My parents only ever knew while we’ve had an amazing run, Barclays, citing NPD Group data people and I’m happy to tell them my black Jews until they came to Israel in the realities of manufacturing and company reports. story. Being a minority is complex - there the 80’s and saw Jews from European, are challenges and successes and I think Oakland drawing more tech startups Arabic and Asian origin countries. Then it’s important to talk about it.” they understood the Jewish world is much The lecture also coincided with the When Uber opens its massive the city may be on its way to larger than they thought.” Jewish holiday of Passover. new headquarters near downtown becoming the next San Francisco “Hearing Rebecca’s story can benefit “Passover is upon us,” said Hertzmann, Oakland next year, flooding or Palo Alto. “I think in general the FIU community by opening their eyes “That’s the night when Jews tell the the area with as many as 3,000 there is a realization across to the diversity there is in Israel,” said biblical story of Exodus. The journey workers, it will become part of an most tech companies right Shkori. “A lot of people see Israel in a of the Jews from Ethiopia has a lot in already thriving tech scene. now that there is unrealized really negative light and don’t understand common with the biblical story - so we As the city makes an effort value over in Oakland,” said the level of acceptance and beauty that is wanted to emphasize that.” to become more tech friendly, T3 Advisors managing director there.” dozens of other startups have David Bergeron, who helps tech joined longtime anchors Pandora clients find office space. But just and Ask.com in Oakland over as Oakland’s startup culture is the past few years. The growth making a name for itself, costs in FIU celebrates diversity provides an early sign that the city are skyrocketin NICHOLAS OLIVERA first feature will be a vendor who is majoring in biology. “A Staff Writer with signs featuring popular well-rounded person should TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE [email protected] FIU mottos, traditions, and have some knowledge about even names of students. the world outside of their The University will shine “Those are just signs that comfort zone. a spotlight on its faculty and feature FIU quotes and facts,” University’s celebration student body with an event that Castillo said. “What it means to of diversity could raise some celebrates the ideals of both be a panther.” valid questions from students diversity and community as The second feature is a that concerns the United States’ part of Release Week. photo project. Students will familiarity with other cultures. E-BOARD AND PRODUCTION STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION Release Week is the write down what diversity Some students who have Modesto Maidique Campus: University’s end-of-the- means to them on a white come from other countries Editor in Chief Asst. Entertainment GC 210, Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. semester tradition that allows board. They will then have are somewhat surprised by Cayla Bush Directors (305) 348-2709 for students to unwind the their picture taken in order to the amount of emphasis on Production Manager Emily Afre [email protected] week before finals. Release be posted onto FIU’s Facebook diversity in this country, which Sarah Medina Guethshina Altena Biscayne Bay Campus: Week usually coincides with page for other students to see is something they are simply ews irector N D Opinion Director WUC 124, Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. LGBT Pride Week but that was what’s going on that day. accustomed to. rica antiago E S Nicole Stone (305) 919-4722 not the case this year. “The photo project is our “I lived in Peru for years [email protected] Although the two way to engage the community so interacting with people sst ews irector A . N D Asst. Opinion Director Fax: observances don’t occur on in what diversity means and from Europe, Asia, all over tephanie spaillat S E Michelle Marchante (305) 348-2712 the same week, that does not prove that there’s a real sense is something I’m just used Aliana Zamorano mean the University will not of community here at FIU,” to,” said Jeronimo Davalos, a Editor-in-Chief: Director of Student (305) 348-1580 celebrate what makes Pride Castillo said. sophomore who is majoring in Sports Director Media [email protected] Week important. Students on campus are finance. “Diversity is important lejandro guirre A A Robert Jaross “We want to celebrate looking forward to the event, because it brings ideas from Advertising: everything that has to do which many of them believe different parts of the world Asst. Director of (305) 348-6994 Asst. Sports Directors with pride, especially if it’s could be an opportunity to that you wouldn’t know about Student Media [email protected] Laura Gonzalez pride in diversity and pride expose themselves to someone without stepping outside your Jacob Spiwak Alfred Soto The Beacon is published on Mondays, Wednesdays in community,” said Pamela who is from a completely bubble.” Entertainment and Thursdays during the Fall and Spring semesters Castillo, graduate assistant for different background than Whether students want to and once a week during Summer B. One copy per Director Campus Life and organizer of them. celebrate being an FIU panther person. Additional copies are 25 cents. The Beacon Cayla Bush is not responsible for the content of ads. Ad content the event. “The values of Pride “Diversity is important or their own background, the is the sole responsibility of the company or vendor. Week are spread throughout because it’s a chance to University’s celebration of The Beacon is an editorially independent newspaper five days, but the event will be meet people that come from diversity and community will partially funded by student and services fees that are those values concentrated into different backgrounds, which be held on Tuesday, April 22 at appropriated by student government. a single day.” means exposure to different BBC on the first floor of AC1 The event will have two ideologies that you normally between the hours of 11 a.m. features dealing with self-pride wouldn’t be exposed to,” said and 2 p.m. as well as panther pride. The Ayesha Jeanbaptist, a freshman Contact Us Nicole Stone Opinion Director [email protected] OPINION The Beacon – 3 fiusm.com Monday, April 25, 2016 We should put the ‘men’ in menstruation

PANTHER HEALTH experienced the same feeling. due to the lack of discussion about away from the topic of menstruation they will feel comfortable carrying For many women, it’s menstruation during the early age or have even stopped period- such products for no reason, but if embarrassing to ask another woman of a girl’s life. This consequently shaming. There are a few, though, it’s for their girlfriend, it shouldn’t for a tampon or pad. What’s worse is translates in the lack of comfortable that understand a woman’s situation. be something to be embarrassed not getting one because no one else discussion as adults. One local Miami teenager, José about. I mean, what is embarrassing has one. Menstruation is still perceived Garcia, believes men should stand about carrying it for your significant No matter how well a woman as unclean or embarrassing and by women and carry extra tampons other?” Soo said. tracks Mother Nature’s monthly girls are taught not to speak about it and pads in their bags just in case a FIU, a university committed to MAYTINEE visits, no single smartphone app publicly or in private because it’s an woman needs them. keeping its students safe and healthy, KRAMER or calendar check can guarantee inappropriate subject. Last year, Garcia started the should encourage discussion Though every woman is different that a period will be punctual. This Making matters even more hashtag #realmensupportwomen that emphasises that a woman’s in her own way, there is one thing leaves women feeling uncertain and difficult, feminine hygiene products after garnering attention for period is nothing to be ashamed or that many of us have in common: a worried about when their period are largely inaccessible in the United posting a photo of himself holding uncomfortable of. visit from good, old Aunt Flo. will come and they are often caught States and even hold an imposed pads and urging all guys to carry Apart from providing free tampon Almost every woman can off guard at the most inconvenient luxury tax, despite access to such sanitary products to help women. and pad dispensers in the university recall at least one traumatic story times. products being a basic human right. Even feminine hygiene product bathrooms, male Panthers should be that featured Aunt Flo’s visit and Men, in turn, should stop avoiding The National Conference of brand, Kotex, took notice and encouraged to support their female sometimes those stories feature a the subject and stop treating periods State Legislatures reported that created an advertising campaign for friends. Doing so is an appropriate feeling of shame or embarrassment. like they’re disgusting. Just because only 22 states and Washington #realmensupportwomen. step towards destigmatizing periods. For something that is completely men don’t go through menstruation D.C. require public schools to teach Fellow Panther, Soo Min Lee, If men develop the new habit natural, normal and healthy, a on a monthly basis doesn’t mean sex-education. However, there is no a junior majoring in chemistry, of stashing sanitary products for majority of men also still shy they should pretend it doesn’t exist, mandated curriculum, which means doesn’t mind carrying feminine their friends, perhaps they, along away from the subject. Along with or more importantly, not care about lessons vary from school to school hygiene products for his girlfriend. with women, will become less women, men should take part in periods or avoid helping. without clear indication of how “[B]ecause it’s better to have them embarrassed about walking through breaking the taboo that surrounds With the amount of women thoroughly menstruation is taught to in case of an emergency than to be the tampon aisle or talking about the menstruation. who menstruate in mind, men both boys and girls, let alone if it’s sorry,” Soo Min-Lee said to Student subject. Even though it’s about as One way to start is to carry should develop a chivalrous habit being taught at all. Media. “I’m not embarrassed at all. I womanly as possible, guys should feminine hygiene products. Periods of stashing a few lady products - Efforts from a growing number think it’s more embarrassing to walk be a part of the incredible section should be put squarely on the public perhaps in the glove compartment of of advocates, entrepreneurs and around with your girlfriend showing of nature that is the reproductive agenda and everyone should take their car or gym bag. female lawmakers to destigmatize blood marks, so why not carry a few system. menstruation into consideration. However, expecting men to carry periods have been especially heavy to prevent it?” Panther Health is a Many women, myself included, or stash pads and tampons for their in the past year, with Cosmopolitan However, while he feels commentary on college health still hide their pads or tampons up female friends still seems like a far magazine calling 2015 “The Year comfortable about carrying feminine and nutrition. Maytinee Kramer their sleeves on their way to the reach, especially in consideration The Period Went Public,” after hygiene products himself, he is a staff writer for FIU Student restroom - even then, we try to to how society still dominates the conversations about periods reached understands that men in general may Media. For more commentary, be discreet about it, as though the taboo that surrounds menstruation. never before seen levels. not feel the same way. please contact Maytinee at girl in the stall beside you hasn’t Periods still remain a taboo topic Yet men haven’t stopped shying “For general friends, I don’t think [email protected]. The media is raising our children ALWAYS A WINNER

IN TRUTH effect with an alarming Advertisement targeted setting themselves on fire amount of kids that don’t towards children receives “for the Vine.” believe in Santa Claus. heavier scrutiny than Kids can be our future This is partly due to how any other advertisement and that scares people as many kids are just able to meant for an older they get older because the search it on the web and audience, for good younger generation will get instant results. reason. control how their country DAMIAN GORDON The illusion of many Look no further than is run. childhood figures that the ‘80s where most We, as a society, hope Kids may be the least were once easy to keep cartoon shows couldn’t to instill the values we important things in the alive is gone - look at get green lit unless they see as virtuous in our kids world with the 18 years wrestling, the outrageous had a positive message and in the things they see worth of work their Hulk Hogan can have his for kids, like G.I. Joe’s on their monitor. parents do to try to prevent dark life outed in a couple famous “the more you This is not entirely their children from falling of clicks. know” slogan. about how youth are victims to Darwinism. Media has a powerful Now, there is no filter getting stupider, as What is important are effect - if the World content on what the youth they’re probably more the adults that those kids War I campaign is any can consume. While knowledgeable than their turn into and this is the indication - and the most watching “Worldstar” parents were at this age. primary concern of the moldable people out there Vines, I start searching It’s about how the product older generation. are the youth. up nice areas in Canada of the media can be the The public is always Obviously, it was to live in because one of producer of our future. wondering what the effective as the U.S. these kids might have media’s effect on children army ads still play today, kids of their own one In Truth is a is; a prominent concern showing convincing day and I don’t want to commentary on issues that because children are the dreams, like promises of be anywhere near that everyone has thoughts indicators of changing how good life could be, future. about, but doesn’t discuss. times. What we influence a portrayal comparable to A deranged person Damian Gordon is a staff them with can foretell an Axe ad. with a knife is less writer for FIU student how a certain future era Children’s advertising terrifying than a teen media. For suggestions, or generation is going to has many regulations with a camera phone, email Damian at play out. such as the time and simply because these damian.gordon@fiusm. The information age place it can be shown or teens are doing crazy com is already seeing this even the content of it. life-threatening acts like Samuel Pritchard-Torres/The Beacon

SEND US YOUR LETTERS DISCLAIMER EDITORIAL POLICY Have something on your mind? Send your thoughts (400 words maximum) The opinions presented within this page do not represent the Editorials are the unified voice of the editorial board, which is composed to [email protected] or drop by our offices at either GC 210 or WUC 124. views of The FIUSM Editorial Board. These views are separate from of the editor in chief, management, and the editors of each of the five With your letter, be sure to include your name, major, year, and copy of your editorials and reflect individual perspectives of contributing writers sections. The Beacon welcomes any letters regarding or in response to its student ID. The Beacon will only run one letter a month from any individual. and/or members of the University community. editorials. Send them to [email protected]. Contact Us Cayla Bush Entertainment Director [email protected] LIFE! The Beacon – 4 fiusm.com Monday, April 25, 2016 WHEN DOVES CRY Prince ‘finally punched it to a higher floor’ ADRIAN HERRERA bounce. He made music into love, and Staff Writer love into music. He had hits (my god, did [email protected] he have hits), but he had misses as well. He kept moving. He made a statement and Dearly beloved, what does one say pushed forward. about the passing of time? About the He had a tremendous amount of emptying and filling of space? How does compassion, but he was also kind of a one talk about death? About a ladder to prick. He was sweet, but not always nice. heaven? Is God a man, a woman, or both? He made pop, but he made art. Is death a cacophony, or is it gentle and He was Prince. Chaos and order. Yin silent? And what does silence look like? and Yang. He and she. Prince. Singer, Purple. Today, silence looks purple. guitarist, pianist, drummer, producer, Prince is dead. We live in a world writer, actor. Prince. 39 albums and seven where that can happen – where Prince and Grammys. He crystalized chaos into Bowie can both die in the same year only flawless amethyst and made it look easy. months apart. Where it snows in April just Prince was a party that lasted as long as as hard as it did in January. a party possibly could: a lifetime. Maybe it’s climate Here’s something else change driving Prince said, in an interview the aliens away with Notorious magazine, – those people “Music is real. It affects that conquered people, it’s real. ... The humanity to such a other night I went degree that we can’t to a club and I help but look at them as other-worldly. People die all around the world all

Photos courtesy of Creative Commons watched a DJ control an entire room. Even politicians can’t do that.” the time but This is a tremendous truth. not these people. These people are Prince and Bowie are gone but these as close to super heroes as politicians are still around WHAT PRINCE MEANT TO ME we’ve ever come. And they’re making everybody miserable gone. Nothing will compare to and telling us what we can’t do or [Thursday], we lost a prolific artist and one of them. what is wrong to do. Prince showed the most innovative musical minds of our time. Prince said a great many things us what we can do, what is okay to The unexpected death of Prince at such a young in his almost 40 year career. Many do; it’s okay to speak your mind, even age is a loss not just for musicians but for all of them are too funky to print here, when your thoughts are freaky; it’s okay but here’s one that resonates, “Life is a to dance; it’s okay to be androgynous, to generations of his listeners, past, present and party, and parties weren’t meant to last.” be gay, to be straight, to be black, to be U. future. His presence in the music landscape will Parties are internal chaos and disorder Yes he is gone, but this knowledge be greatly missed. unified in external joy fantastic. remains. The music remains. The movies Jim Hacker Prince is much the same - within him and TV skits remain. The party is over but Proffessor and Studio Musician we see the sexed-up dude leaning on the the memory of the party reigns on, and FIU School of Music bar talking to a girl about his new guitar the prince that was more a king reigns and how he’d like to show it to her, the on, and the purple rains and reigns on ad activist enlightening some party-goers on perpetuam rai memoriam. It was unexpected, he was one of those people that how broken-window policing perpetuates Perhaps a metaphor about doves crying pushed pop music in the direction it needed to be. There gang-violence, the fashionista slung would be appropriate here. But there’s across a couch, too cool to comment, the something else Prince said that may serve are very few people out there who can do that in their boy that feels more like a girl and the girl us better on this dark maroon day, “always craft. that feels more like a boy, the spiritualist cry for love, never cry for pain.” Chris Baos trying to help a sad drunk find his center, The doves might mourn how we Senior the business men discussing contract scream at each other, but they’re also Music Major obligations and intellectual property celebrating the fact that despite our ownership – all of these individuals screaming, there is hope; there is life. It’s gathered at this party, engaged in very an ugly world but life is beautiful. Prince Prince was to young black men what Bowie was to young serious conversation with each other and had life, and life is an electric word. It white men in the sense that he advocated for being a carefree with the world, yet having a ball, dancing means forever and that’s a mighty long black man in a world that constantly forces hyper-masculinity – they are all Prince, or rather Prince is all time. upon them. His reach was just as cultural as it was musical. of them. What else is there to say? The details An unlikely combo of social and surrounding his death are still scarce, but Erica Santiago sexual commentary blended with virtuoso his body was found at his Paisley Park News Director and WRGP General Manager artistry, pop sensibility, strict business Studio, collapsed on the elevator. It seems FIU Student Media ideals, and a passion for fun/k. He made he finally punched it to a higher floor. He consciousness sexy. He made activism was 57. May he rest in purple. fiusm.com LIFE! The Beacon – Monday, April 25, 2016 5 Millennial DEAR EARTH Islamic leaders discuss diversity

KATHERINE DEL RIO groups. Contributing Writer The idea for the panel discussion [email protected] was brought up to Dan Alvarez by Khan when she asked what Students, faculty and community initiatives were going to be taken members filled every seat and even for Muslim women in the FIU sat on the floor to participate in a community. panel discussion about Islamic “We can solve problems women at the Steven J. Green by having forums like this and School of International and Public talking,” said Khan. Affairs on Thursday, April 21. The women stressed that what is The Role of Women in Islam shown by media does not represent panel discussion featured five the larger picture of the 1.6 billion community leaders and experts from Muslims and is often taken out Florida International University; of context. Islam is the fastest- and were aimed at debunking growing religion in the world and Guethshina Altena/The Beacon common misconceptions about the majority of Muslims live in From left to right: Honors college students, Samantha Barnett senior liberal studies, Jennifer typical Muslim women, along with Indonesia, not the Middle East. Baker senior asian studies and management of information systems, Naser Hamad biology showing the diversity of the female “No one wants to hear the junior and a volunteer cleaning the street of SW 109th avenue on Friday, April 22, 2016. Islamic community. moderate voices,” said Pissaris. “It’s really important to clarify While headlines of the extreme what we really think of women,” terror group, Islamic State in Iraq said Youssef Bouzoubaa, a Muslim and Syria, are constantly displayed senior studying management and in the media, the panelists said Undergrad students marketing. “People think that nothing justifies what the group Muslim women are undervalued.” is doing. Adding that the group Panelist included: Karen Shah, has killed more Muslims than present research on vice president of the Broward non-Muslims. women in communication SAM SMITH her team’s findings with their friends,” said the research, and said Staff Writer alongside SJMC Rogers. “It also allows although he knew about It’s really important to clarify what we really think of [email protected] professor Ted Gutsche. people to share their the disproportion before, women. People think that Muslim women are undervalued. Black said her own story on there.” the extent of it was Thursday, April team analyzed 15 Ashley Orozco, a “mind-blowing.” Youssef Bouzoubaa 21, the Lillian Lodge hours of recorded digital media studies “Everybody has Senior Kopenhaver Center webinars and seminars senior at FIU who women in their life, and Management and Marketing for the Advancement at the Kopenhaver collaborated on that’s where the salience of Women in center, and extracted the research Black and the resonance Interfaith Council, Rabia Khan, The panelists emphasised that Communication and the four overarching presented, noted the comes in - everyone resident scholar at the Islamic problems arise in media when Public Relations Student themes women in importance of doing can relate to this,” he Foundation of South Florida and scripture is separated from its Society of America communication spoke research in college. said. “That way we can principle of an Islamic School, Isra context and only one piece of text co-hosted “Equity and about. Empowerment, “To not have the bring males into the field Yahya Amin Ibrahim, student and is looked at. Equality of the Sexes identity and purpose and experience for the future who understand what’s secretary of the Muslim Student “Any religious text can be in Communication,” a leaning in. really limits you in what happening. The only Association, Seema Pissaris, abused by humans for their own conference to discuss “Our speakers you do,” said Orozco. way to push past this is clinical management professor at manipulated reasons,” said Khan. the status of women in encourage women to “That’s why doing a to collaborate together.” Florida International University To break stereotypes about communication fields. collaborate with one research program is so Each of the team and Aslihan Akkaya, a visiting women in the Islamic community Lillian Lodge another because we’ll helpful.” members were instructor in the department of education is key. Kopenhaver, the be able to share skills Sofia de la Vega, adamant that students global and sociocultural studies at “As millennials it’s our executive director of and progress further another team member should involve Florida International University. responsibility to unpack difficult the center and dean as opposed to doing it and digital media studies themselves more in Each panelist gave a brief content and have these difficult emerita of FIU’s School on our own - they said senior, agreed. undergraduate research introduction on their family life, conversations,” said Ibrahim. of Journalism and Mass this is something that’s “What I liked about in communications. career and faith. Each woman’s Pissaris encouraged those Communication and lacking.” this project was the “Research shouldn’t story tied together only by their in attendance to go out and Brian Schriner, the Because of social exposure. I’ve never just be required for beliefs. befriend a Muslim person, listen current dean of SJMC norms, Black said done anything like this science majors,” Shah was born and raised in to their diverse story and keep the and the College of women still face before, and working said Black. “There Indiana and become a Muslim conversation going. Architecture and the stereotyping as with them has been should definitely be when she married her husband. The panelists explained their Arts welcomed students, homemakers which awesome.” way more with us [in Khan, a single mother of five rights to marriage, to divorce, to faculty, staff and guest can affect their career. Black said she had communications].” children, has memorized the entire property and to education adding speakers at 1 p.m., Even though emotions conflicting feelings Judy VanSlyke Turk, Quran. that there is a fight for all human introducing keynote were often discussed about their findings, a research fellow at the Ibrahim was the youngest rights. speaker Susan Goldberg, in talks, there was also and of the findings of Kopenhaver Center, woman on the panel and an active “The millennial Muslims right the Editor-In-Chief of a need to show more other panelists at the presented the results member in the Muslim community now who are growing up here are National Geographic nurturing attitudes conference. of a survey entitled at Florida International University. American and they become the Magazine and Editorial between women in “I’m a minority “Are Communication Pissaris was born in Pakistan fabric of America,” said Ibrahim. Director of National communication fields. and I’m a female and I Professionals Achieving and is a member of the Shia Ismali, After the event concluded many Geographic Partners. Also at the panel want to go into media,” Their Potential?” a minority branch of Islamic attendees stayed to speak to Among a list were Austriauna Brooks said Black. “Hearing This was the first faith. Akkaya was born in Turkey panelists and ask more questions. of professors and and Rachel Rogers, both all this [research] has survey of its kind from and pursued architecture before “Dr. Alvarez encouraged us to university directors students at Whitworth been discouraging, the Kopenhaver Center. studying anthropology. come and it was pretty interesting,” from across the country, University in Spokane, but at the same time Turk said that, every The event proceeded with said Felipe Gomez, a freshman undergraduate students Washington, who it’s empowering to two years, the center a question and answer session studying physics who hopes the presented their research, collaborated with them see women speakers plans to re-conduct the where attendees were able to direct event is bought back in the future. “What Women Tell to create a website which speaking about how survey to track trends questions to a specific panelist The event was hosted for free Women About Working allows users to interact we can change these and progress in the field or all of the women. Questions by The Initiative for Muslim World in Communication.” with the data they found. things.” of communication. varied from the media’s portrayal Studies and the Middle East Studies Samiyyah Black, “We wanted a more Andrew Trabazo of Muslims today to marriage, Program along with the Center for a junior digital media readable platform so was the only male For the full story, visit education and radical Muslim Women’s Gender Studies. major, presented people could share it student working on FIUSM.com. Contact Us Alejandro Aguirre Sports Director [email protected] SPORTS The Beacon – 6 fiusm.com Monday, April 25, 2016 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Tough spot for Panthers’ new head coach

RIDING SOLA FIU’s women’s basketball team. made to keep it a secret and sweep and scouting opponents,” at her Chinn himself and the University To be fair, nobody could have it under the rug by the FIU athletics previous job with Delaware over chose one of Chinn’s hires to foreseen the Marlin Chinn firing. department, “The University’s the span of nine seasons. lead the program. That may not Chinn had everyone at FIU sold. Title IX investigation into other It is fair for Panther fans who sit well with most of the players Players seemed to love him. The serious allegations made against question whether a life long and even fans who thought hiring coaching staff marveled in his Mr. Chinn by a student-athlete assistant coach who specialized from within is unfair, considering ability to connect with the players. will continue.” only with post players and spent these were Chinn’s people. After three decades of a Malcom was brought to FIU most of her time scouting has Recruiting, which already was ALEJANDRO peevish leader that ended poorly, by Chinn last season, along with what it takes to revive a program. a tough spot having to compete SOLANA the new blood seemed to excite most of the women’s coaching What Malcom takes over now with University of Miami and the What a difference a year everyone, especially amongst staff, which is customary for new is an FIU program that has reached other Florida schools, will only makes in sports, especially for Student Media, myself included. hires at programs. The First State its lowest depths possible. get tougher now that it is a new the women’s basketball program The Chinn firing came at native had only known University The team went 8-52 the last head coach with no experience. at FIU. no surprise once the truth was of Delaware basketball until last two seasons, including a 2-34 The sexual harassment case Only a little less than 365 days brought to light. Without question, year. Conference-USA record over that hanging over the program which ago, the athletics department was he deserved to be fired and will It was Malcom who overtook stretch. The Panthers will lose will also increase its difficulty to announcing the new hire that was hopefully never be allowed to the FIU team as Interim Head four seniors including two starters sway players to come to Miami. going to replace the great Cindy return to a sideline ever again. Coach after Chinn was fired and and their leading scorer, Taylor Malcom was once a dominant Russo. Just a year ago, it seemed The firing, however, did not it only took a few weeks after Shade. post player at the University like all was well for the Panthers. stem from the sexual-harassment the season concluded for her to Only three starters will return of Delaware, that will never A new young coach coming case, officially. be elevated to Head Coach of the to the team, two of which are only be disputed. It must be noted, from a respected program in According to Pete Garcia, program. starting because of injuries to however, that she will definitely Maryland to take the Panthers everyone’s favorite athletic Considering Malcom’s other players. With all this being need much more than a sky hook back into contention in women’s director, “The decision comes coaching experience, one must said, it still may not be the biggest to figure out how to save this FIU basketball, where this team once after Mr. Chinn admitted to ask if she is ready to be a head challenge that awaits Malcom. program from its total collapse. shined thanks to three decades of University officials that he coach for a Division 1 program, The players who are not Russo. knowingly violated NCAA bylaws let alone the disaster that is FIU at graduating all understand what Riding Sola is a monthly Fast-forward now to the present regarding impermissible benefits this moment. transpired with Chinn. They are column about FIU Women’s day, apply a bit of hindsight bias provided to a student-athlete.” According to FIUSports. friends with Destini Feagin and Basketball. For commentary and and you now have what seems like As far as the sexual harassment com, “Malcom primarily worked have heard her side. suggestions, email Alejandro an impossible situation for Tiara case, which from the beginning with the post players as well as They realize this coaching Solana at alejandro.solana@ Malcom, the new head coach for seemed as though attempts were handling recruiting, equipment staff was brought to the school by fiusm.com.

VICTORY! BASEBALL Curt Schilling and gender enforcement in America

T-TIME “A man is a man no behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given matter what they call society considers appropriate for boys and themselves. I don’t care men or girls and women. These influence the what they are, who they ways that people act, interact, and feel about sleep with, men’s room themselves.” was designed for the penis, The key word there is “socially constructed women’s not so much. roles” and that there is where Schilling’s GIANCARLO Now you need laws telling understanding of the trans community is NAVAS us differently? Pathetic.” probably most lacking. Those were the words The concept of gender construction is that recently fired ESPN baseball analyst and simple really, the idea of man and woman as a former World Series Champion Curt Schilling gender has been constructed for centuries. It’s attached to a shared Facebook post. The post a product of society, not something hardwired showed a picture of an overweight person into our DNA. wearing a wig and had tears in their shirt to This then delves into questions of what expose breasts and the stomach. is the essence of a man and woman and The text on the side of the picture reads even further is the concept of “masquerade” “LET HIM IN! to the restroom with your developed by post-structuralist feminist Judith daughter or else you’re a narrow-minded, Butler. judgmental, unloving racist bigot who needs These are all nuanced and very specific to die.” topics that it would be unreasonable to It’s sad how little America understands expect a 49-year-old former major leaguer to about the transgender community and the understand, let alone know of. In fairness to construction of gender. America sees the Schilling I think most of America doesn’t truly person in that photo as a representation of the understand what the LGBT community is like, transgender community. especially the “T.” Transgender is a broad term that They haven’t been to drag shows, gay bars, encompasses many things. The American pride parades or even socialize in gay and Psychological Organization defines it as, trans circles. There is a lack of exposure and “an umbrella term for persons whose gender education so naturally people on the outside identity, gender expression or behavior does look at it as weird or strange. not conform to that typically associated with Sports communities are even less equipped Photo courtesy of Al Diaz / TNS Staff the sex to which they were assigned at birth.” to deal with such things. Their construction of Miami Marlins right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) singles in the first inning as the Miami The question then becomes what is gender? the male gender is so clearly defined and often The American Psychological Organization Marlins host the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park on Thursday, April 21, 2016 in SEE GENDER, PAGE 7 Miami, Fla. The Marlins won 5-1. defined this as, “the socially constructed roles, fiusm.com SPORTS The Beacon – Monday, April 25, 2016 7

NFL BASEBALL The gender Dolphin draft could bring change DRUCKER’S DIGEST Lost A large contract can retain them because they can and head coach will need to in the rare hinder a roster, however, like trust them. exist first. Ross believes that binary in sports frenzy Suh’s did before the Dolphins The Dolphins aren’t Head Coach Adam Gase will of South restructured his astounding terrible at drafting, but at be the man to usher in a new Florida $28.6 million against the retaining their talent. Since era of stability in Miami. GENDER, It is in the needed to die. playoff salary cap this season. the 2010 draft, Miami has As Miami takes players PAGE 6 culture of sports Which isn’t games If you’ve followed the landed defensive end Olivier off the board this year, I ask that makes it true, but what DAVID is the Dolphins for a few years now, Vernon, strong safety Reshad fans to not over-analyze them difficult for they can stand DRUCKER upcoming you are probably familiar Jones, tight end Charles Clay based on their past experience. believed to be sports figures for more of is an NFL with how one big-name free and halfback Lamar Miller all Instead, pay more attention to correlated with to understand understanding Draft. The Miami Dolphins agent affects everyone else. in the third round or later. how this upcoming draft class success. the plight and of those that will either draft for need Miami cannot hand out Jones is the only one who is coached under Gase. The more pain of trying don’t fit into and miss out on some of the quality contracts to reliable will be reporting to practice See how much “manly” you to discover their neat little best players available or vice starters because they don’t in Davie this offseason. In Tannenbaum invests in them are, the better. your gender constructed versa. have the cap flexibility. fact, Rishard Matthews, a and how they are treated as Professional identity. gender binary. Why is it that the Dolphins Instead, they must rely on productive wide receiver they approach their contract sports is an In a place are playing catch-up at the rookies and stopgap options drafted in the seventh round, years. ecosystem where gender T-Time is NFL draft every year? Can to hold down important is already trying to devise a The Dolphins need to that chews is so clearly a biweekly they do something different positions. way out of Miami. start treating rookies like up people not defined it be column in 2016 to change their Many of these NFL I believe Miami lets investments. If I have learned fitting and difficult to about gender fortune? newcomers struggle through this happen because of anything from spring after conforming to comprehend issues within Part of the circus that is their transitions and are the inconsistency in management spring of “winning” free its culture. the grays. sports. For the Dolphins’ roster is that weakest links on the roster. and coaching. This year’s agency, it’s that the Dolphins It’s result Schilling commentary they are consistently over- Whose fault is it though, regime is always here to are not. driven and and the picture and aggressive in the offseason. the rookies for performing correct the mistakes of last If they can win the draft, unrelenting, it he re-posted suggestions, As every Dolphins fans poorly or the Dolphins for not year’s and install their own however, and then continue to is Darwinism alleged that email should know, “winning giving them a fair chance to football philosophy. invest in these players, maybe at it’s finest: if they aren’t Giancarlo free agency” can mean a succeed? Therefore, the Dolphins I’ll be able to write a different survive. It’s comfortable Navas at lot of things. Sometimes, Miami may draft a couple clear house of their own story next year. a cliche used with letting the giancarlo. it translates to reeling in a busts every year, but every talent - players they might in sports a lot person in the navas@fiusm. prize like defensive tackle team takes chances on high- be able to get at a discount if Drucker’s Digest is and survival picture go into com Ndamukong Suh at a risk, high-rewards players in they were on good terms with a monthly column about doesn’t have the restroom tremendous cost. Although the NFL draft. them - and become a farm for the Miami Dolphins. For empathy to with their one huge free agent signing After a few of these the rest of the NFL. commentary and suggestions, those on the daughter, then probably won’t lift up your projects blossom into starters, Before talent gets fixed, email David Drucker at outside. people felt the entire team. however, most teams like to continuity in general manager [email protected].

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Top: Tia Mowry talks twins, growing up and Hollywood at BBC lecture series. Middle: Tia Mowry share a laugh on stage at BBC lecture series Bottom: FIUSM staff, Fabienne Fleurantin (left) and Kayleen Padron (right), interview Mowry.

Tia Mowry says to students ‘Embrace who you are’ POLITICOBIZZ Tia Mowry years and never ceases to create a new ever again. To her, this was a noble Mowry also touched on how social perspective on her life by sharing kept it real as momentum for her drive and overall thing but not everyone held the same media has brought bullying into a new it with many in the audience. She she made an success. sentiment. light and how this awful phenomenon inspired me, as well as many others, as appearance at From when she got her start on the She received a lot of backlash for it has affected the lives of so many she spoke about embracing yourself, BBC. hit comedy series “Sister Sister,” where and during the event, she spoke about people. fighting for dreams and how important SGA-BBC she appeared alongside her twin sister, how the ideals of beauty are subjective, “Bullying on social media is a it is to nurture and maintain them. For hosted its Lecture Tamera, to hosting her own cooking yet society seems to make it a singular whole other level than it is—you know, people who may be going into the FABIENNE Series featuring show, “Tia Mowry at Home,” she object that needs to be adopted by we’ve all been bullied before. But business of acting, she had a couple of FLEURANTIN Tia Mowry, who exceeded the bounds of expectation every individual. when you have millions and millions words of encouragement. spoke about topics and refused any labels anyone or “Embrace who you are. I think of people coming at you, saying mean “Don’t let the business define who ranging from her childhood career, to anything may have assigned her. women come in all shapes and sizes, things—why? What is the point?” you are. Do not let success define who struggles in Hollywood and her current One of her current projects, but I think a lot of the time, what As for us college students, she you are. What defines you is your pursuits. “Mostly Mom,” which is a podcast happens is, you will see an actress or shed some light on her experience at integrity, and your character and who Walking in to the view of an eager that airs weekly on podcastone.com, whoever, you know, on the cover of Pepperdine University and that it’s you are as a person,” Mowry said. crowd, Mowry did not disappoint. She has become quite controversial. Kerry a magazine and what they do is, they okay to be lost sometimes. captured the crowd with her wit as Washington had a photo taken in the morph and Photoshop the person to “Follow your passion. I think that’s PoliticoBuzz is a commentary that well as her humble air and disclosed magazine, Ad Weekly, where she was what they think society, what those the most important thing. It’s okay to raises awareness about political issues secrets to how she kept herself honest Photoshopped to the extent of being standards are,” Mowry said. “I just feel change your major. If you find that in the US and worldwide. Fabienne throughout her time in Hollywood with virtually unrecognizable. like that opens up a can of worms with you’re not enjoying it, if this isn’t Fleurantin is a staff writer for FIU all the criticisms along the way. This topic came up on her show and one narrow minded thought of what speaking to you, if this [isn’t] calling Student Media. For more commentary, Mowry has been involved with when Mowry heard this, she vowed to beauty is. Why do we have to be one you, it’s okay,” Mowry said. contact her at fabienne.fleurantin@ so many projects in the past twenty never Photoshop any of her pictures look? Why do we have to be one size?” She brought forth an in-depth fiusm.com Actress shares ‘twintuition’ during lecture series KAYLEEN PADRON loving and supporting family. us because our pants were is amazing. It’s wonderful. I isn’t the only project she has terrible’. And I remember I Staff Writer Her roots in Miami started like high water, because we think being a mom is the best worked for over the years. was crying because he was kayleen.padron@fiusm. back when her parents met couldn’t afford new clothes.” thing that has ever happened to Mowry mentioned her time in like ‘that’s not it.’ And I think a com in high school. After moving However, their luck would me.” the Fox TV show “The Game.” part of me was insecure,” said away together and joining the soon change when they In her new podcast, She even acknowledged Mowry. Wednesday, April 20, Tia army, they had Mowry and coincidentally ran into Suzanne “Mostly Mom,” Tia promotes that it was the hardest thing Tia landed her role as Mowry visited FIU’s Biscayne twin sister, Tamera Mowry, De Passe who previously a safe haven and positive she had ever auditioned for, Melanie Barnett. Her character Bay campus. She sat with along with two younger discovered The Jackson 5. environment for mothers and mentioning that the transition was later cut from the show, student government member, brothers. “She brought us into a room women alike. from girl next door from her but she would still appear as a Jamie Adelson and talked about After realizing the twins with an exec at paramount With a judgement free previous experience with guest star on later episodes. family, her roots in Miami had artistic talent, their mother studios and all we did was zone, Mowry talks to her “Sister Sister” to a more mature Students sat around and and her past experiences in boldly decided to leave the talk,” Mowry said. That various guests about topics role took a lot of practice. listened to Mowry’s past and Hollywood dating back to the army and move to LA so her meeting provided for their beyond motherhood or “I literally had to work so present experiences with 90s. children could pursue their entry into Hollywood. everyday experiences. She hard. I remember auditioning Hollywood as well as her new One thing students were dreams. Fast forward fifteen years even talks about politics with my husband, and going life as a mother and wife. interested in seeing was their In an interview with and Mowry married her current and different points of view over the words and he would Mowry prides herself in childhood idol, grown up, with FIU Student Media, Mowry husband Cory Hardrict. They with no judgement and open work with me. And I remember separating family from work, a successful career as well as a admitted that “life was hard” have a son named Cree Taylor. mindedness. when I did the scene in front of to which she attributed her and that “kids would pick on Mowry said that “being a mom However, “Mostly Mom” him he was like ‘Tia that was success in show business.