News briefs

BY GRACE RODRIGUEZ, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

FIU AND GOOGLE TRAIN ENTREPRENEURS

Florida International University (FIU) has partnered with Google to help train Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. The collaboration, known as Grow with Google, will host free webinars. Participants will learn to use programs such as Google Sheets, advanced web searching, search optimization, and Google Ads.

“FIU has always had a large amount of Spanish speaking students,” FIU junior Daniel Martinez said. “Due to more Spanish speaking entrepreneurs graduating from FIU, the school’s reputation will ultimately increase.”

COUNTY CIVILIAN REVIEW PANEL

Miami-Dade County (MDC) commissioners approved a plan back in August to begin an independentlyrun panel for Miami-Dade residents to report instances of police mistreatment and misconduct. A majority vote of 8 to 5 approved the independent panel. Following this, a petition given in late May to begin the formation of the panel was signed by 7,700 residents in early June.

“The more people there are to help record and hold police accountable, the more they know that they won’t be able to get away with things any more,” junior Vivian Frederique said.

BISCAYNE BAY MASS FISH MORTALITY

This August, thousands of fish were found dead in the Biscayne Bay area due to high sea temperatures and low oxygen levels, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Residents complained of a pungent smell coming from the water where the fish lay dead, shortly before pumps were installed in mid-August to try and revive the surrounding ocean area.

“Biscayne Bay is uniquely diverse with many endangered species,” senior and Gables Earth Co-President Ana Bermudez said. “These fish kills are detrimental to the state of Miami’s wildlife.”