Kate Anastasia Le | Staff Writer Just as the Fall 2026 semester gets underway, Florida International University has introduced a university-wide Voluntary Resignation Program that offers separation packages to eligible personnel, sparking concern among faculty over institutional transparency and campus morale heading into the Spring term. The initiative comes as the university navigates shifting enrollment […]
Alexandra Perez | Staff Writer There is a strange expiration date on being taken care of in college: Freshman year. This first year comes with a guidebook, but the years that follow often feel like all they can offer is a degree audit and a “figure it out”. Freshman year, everyone wants to know how […]
By Key Fontaine | Contributing Writer You’ve probably had your job application declined after sitting down for hours perfecting both your resume and interview lines. Maybe you’ve worked up the courage to plan a date and ask that special someone out, just for them to turn you down. Say, you’ve possibly attended a school only […]
Shane Miller and Sophia Baltodano | Staff Writer An FIU student was arrested by FIUPD Sunday evening after he sent explicit images and organized a meetup with someone who was posing as a 15-year-old boy, according to an arrest report by FIU’s University Police Department. Sophomore Jose Pablo Inostroza-Ibanez made contact with an individual through […]
David Brown | Staff Writer Across the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, construction cranes, fenced-off lots, and detour signs are the new familiar as the university moves forward with major developments to go along with its strategic plan to become a top 30 public institution by 2030. Following the partial destruction of University Apartments, construction quickly […]
Sonia Stolar | Staff Writer At the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) FIU chapter’s introductory meeting, the majority of newcomers expressed their interest in joining due to seeing the organization actually take action. The student organization participated in multiple causes in the past three years, ranging from calling for free Plan B at FIU’s […]
Karisma Polly | Contributing Writer International students enrollment at FIU is facing a possible decrease due to growing challenges surrounding student visas. In the past year, changes to immigration policies and uncertainty over F-1 student visas are raising concerns about whether international students can continue their education in the U.S. Since April, the Trump administration […]
By Lea Abito | Staff Writer With fall upon us, students everywhere are looking for their classes, textbooks, syllabi, familiar faces and Starbucks. It’s classic first-day activities. But now, from the moment they step onto campus, students are searching for internships. Internships seem to be on professors’ minds too. On the first day of my […]
Vanessa Cruz | Contributing Writer Florida International University has built much of its identity around being an international university. As fewer and fewer international students are able to study in the United States, that identity may be facing a challenge. The decline of foreign enrollment leaves an important question: What will make FIU stand out […]
Karisma Polly | Contributory Writer On Saturday, during a Pokémon event, smoke started coming out of the vents at the Wolfe Center at Biscayne Bay Campus. Students near the area said they saw what was happening long before they received an alert and were not informed of the cause. The smoke was caused by the […]
Standia Louis | Contributing Writer As the fall semester starts and classes begin, students are navigating the costs of college education. From scholarships to paying out of pocket, the ability to afford tuition can be the difference between graduating on time and not. Although the majority of students who attend FIU tend to pay lower […]
David Brown | Staff Writer Florida’s state university system Board of Governors in a unanimous vote ruled to ban undocumented students from attending all of the state’s public universities and state colleges. The 17-member board, 14 of whom were appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, voted Sept. 3 to block Florida’s 12 public universities from offering […]
