A prominent third-party candidate, Gary Johnson and his running mate William Weld from the Libertarian Party, visited FIU on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center in the hopes of capturing the attention of an audience full of potential voters.
The Clinton campaign visited FIU to announce Tim Kaine as Clinton’s Vice Presidential running mate. Debbie Wasserman Schultz also spoke at Clinton’s rally before stepping down as party chair of the DNC due to a controversial email leak.
The Student Government Association at the Modesto Maidique Campus is working on putting together events at FIU to register students to vote during the fall semester.
On Monday, July 11, FIU lost one of their former first ladies, Mary Ann Wolfe who was the wife of FIU’s third president, Gregory B. Wolfe who also passed away this year. Mark B. Rosenberg on Thursday, July 14, addressed the student body in a mass email that shared the unfortunate news concerning Mary Ann Wolfe.
Due to recent events involving police officers, the FIU community came together to reflect on the escalation of tragedies taking place all around the world. FIU gathered to reflect on the significant horrors taking place in Turkey and Bangladesh, and also the systemic issues concerning police brutality and violence here in the United States.
The Student Government Association at the Modesto Maidique Campus has started the summer semester by conducting bi-weekly meetings and have already begun confirming the cabinet. Showcasing its diversity and ingenuity, President Alian Collazo shared his hopes for the newly appointed and elected team.
SGC-BBC is calling on FIU students to apply for open positions and opportunities within SGC-BBC in order to build the council for the term.
A gunman in possession of an assault rifle, fatally shot 50 people, and wounded 53, in a downtown LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, FL. This tragedy marked history as the worst mass shooting in the U.S. and the deadliest terrorist attack since 9/11.
Parkview East, a housing building at FIU, had a small kitchen fire in one of its housing units on Tuesday, May 24 around 10:30 p.m. According to a mass email sent out by FIU’s External Relations, the fire was immediately extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system and no one was reported to be injured in the incident.
In celebration of competitive activities at the Biscayne Bay Campus’ Wellness and Recreation Center, the City Bikes Biscayne Bay Triathlon will be hosting their fifth annual triathlon event at FIU’s BBC. FIU students and other community participants will be able to engage in a sprint distance race consisting of a 500-meter swim, 10-mile bike, 2.8-mile run.