Jonathan Roman | Staff Writer Former First Lady Jill Biden stopped in Temple Beth Am in Miami to promote her latest book, View from the East Wing. The book is about Mrs. Biden’s time as the 46th First Lady. Mrs. Biden began her book stop by reading an excerpt from the book, after Ana Navarro, […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer “Who is this for?” That was my first thought as I took notice of the “Masters of the Universe” trailer on my Instagram feed. Intuition told me it was haphazardly designed for the 50 and older crowd. You know, the rabid yet harmless ‘80s junkies who jump up and down […]
Leeann Sanon | Staff Writer The transition from living on campus during the fall and spring at FIU to then moving back home during the summer is surreal. Going from being independent of my parents to returning home creates a distorted sense of reality and control. Being an on campus resident at FIU brings out […]
Camila Amieva | Contributing Writer It’s the day before my first final at FIU, and a whole semester’s worth of meticulous notes got obliterated by a cup of black tea (my favorite one, no less!). All of those hours spent transcribing lectures, all of those all-nighters studying, gone in under ten seconds. I panic, I […]
Jorge Cardona | Staff Writer On May 27, FIU broke ground on a new student medical center on MMC campus as part of a cooperation agreement with Baptist Health in a ceremony attended by FIU President Jeanette Nunez and Baptist Health CEO Bo Boulenger. This new medical center, named the Helen and Jacob Shaham Academic […]
Michael Andrillon | Staff Writer Frightful murmurings and audible gasps as the gritty analog camerawork shifts into first person and things begin to move in the corners of our eyes. “This guy gets it,” I tell my friend once it’s over. Backrooms assembles a collage of slow-building dread in the sense of walking through those […]
David Brown | Staff Writer Several students at Florida International University reported receiving suspicious phone calls from a spoofed number appearing to belong to the Florida International University Police Department. When the phone rang, four students answered calls from the official number of the university’s police department from an unknown caller claiming to be an […]
Gabriella Mateo | Staff Writer As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, Florida International University is preparing students and staff for potential storms and emergency situations. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there is a 55% probability of a below-average hurricane season this year. Despite the […]
Ryan Ziwa | Staff Writer I constantly think about how I’m not yet living the “best years of my life.” I Google celebrities my age at least every two weeks, as I have today, to remind myself that I could be doing so much more. If only I had embraced now as the beginning of […]
By Alexia Bedassie | Staff Writer Grab a monstie and bust out your doors Riders! We’ve got a continent to save! Capcom brings a whole new world and a rich story for their Riders to discover. On March 13, Capcom presented their new addition to the Monster Hunter Stories franchise, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted […]
Alicia Bolton | Staff Writer Across the street from FIU, and under the new bridge that is presently being constructed, sits the 109 Tower. There, nestled at the corner, is the restaurant The Green Chicken. It’s a neighborhood gem where you’ll be sure to find the disheveled dwellers of off-campus housing, regular locals, and the […]
David Brown | Staff Writer On March 13, 2026, seven student protesters gathered inside FIU’s Student Academic Support Center auditorium to silently protest campus police’s cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the federal 287(g) program, later causing all seven students to be charged with severe university conduct charges weeks after. As part of a […]
