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By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director
Hatzel Vela moved to Cuba to cover Miami local news.
Vela, a former FIU Student Media Editor in Chief from when the publication was called “The Beacon,” is the primary Cuba correspondent for Local 10 News. He’s been covering Cuba for over 2 years, and has lived on the island since 2017....

Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director
From intermediate algebra to physics with calculus I and II, the Assistance for Academic Achievement Tutorial Program has offered its services to students who need help with their courses.
As part of the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, the program provides math and science tutoring to all FIU students through walk-ins, appointments and individual or group sessions....

There is a loneliness epidemic in developed countries.
It has led to crippling depression in places like England and Japan and is caused primarily by technology.
The use of smartphones has made it possible, even commonplace, for people not to have any human contact for days on end....

Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer
When students sit around Green or Hubert Library with laptops open, piles of papers and highlighters strewn across their tables and a venti Frappuccino at hand, you know finals week is upon us.
It’s the glorious time of year when stress is at an all-time high and our Instagram stories are filled with awkward pictures of students cramming for their exams the night before....