Skipping out on our education
By The Editorial Board | May 9, 2022In the end, it’s up to all of us — students, professors, everyone — to make sure we are getting the most out of our time at Miami together. Next semester is our fresh start.
In the end, it’s up to all of us — students, professors, everyone — to make sure we are getting the most out of our time at Miami together. Next semester is our fresh start.
If you see something, say something – if you don't, it could be a misdemeanor. But it would also make you a contributor to a needless, toxic cycle.
It’s reasonable to be upset by the fact that community leaders are bad-mouthing the student sector of the community, but throwing a tantrum only proves the point they were trying to make.
The Miami Student Editorial Board is calling on university officials to remove the conscientious objection from the vaccine mandate policy.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been fully Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for more than 24 hours, and despite Miami’s COVID-19 website stating the university would be prepared to mandate vaccination once it achieved this status, officials have been silent.
We understand that the markets act as a business, but they are also an essential student service. They should be catering more toward the latter.
Not only was this choice a complete disregard of people’s lived experiences, but it shows that for the Lecture Series, a documented past of sexual harassment is not a nonstarter.
All in all, you have a lot of options for what vaccine to get, when to get it and where to get it. It’s a great problem to have, but it makes educating yourself that much more important.
Miami has a track record of racist behavior, and it’s on everyone in the Miami community to put an end to it.
While we are endorsing Petrella and Pal in this election, we do not believe they are perfect, or that they have everything figured out.
We want solid relationships with decision makers so that we can report full and honest stories — something we strive for every day.
Miami’s reputation for being a top school for undergraduate teaching is in serious jeopardy if this continues.
Look, it’s not like it’s a bad thing to have students who come from money. But, when you have a lack of balance between students from different economic backgrounds, that’s when you start to create an exclusive and problematic environment for students.
Miami is currently deciding whether to extend this policy for the next round of applicants. To us, the answer is clear — continue making it optional.
It’s surface level, ineffective and uncomfortable. The ideal way to move forward would be to stop with the cards, continue with consistent testing and come up with a better way to keep professors and students feeling safe