Isaac Campos | Contributing Writer In a long line of Juneteenth festivals FIU presented, alongside the Department of Access, Compliance, and Equal Opportunity(ACEO), the June 15 Freedom Day Celebration! The Freedom Day Celebration offered an opportunity for students, local artists, and vendors to come out and celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth reminds us of the day in […]
Duvasana Bisoondial | Contributing Writer Summer is officially here at FIU! With the semester well on its way, here are some June events to keep in mind as you visit campus. Garnishes & Glassware: Join the Wine Guild in BBC to learn about different garnishes and glassware at the Wine Spectator Restaurant Management Lab in […]
Duvasana Bisoondial | Contributing Writer Miami is well-known for its Hispanic cuisine. However, more and more people are becoming drawn towards the city’s Asian food scene, expanding their cultural palates one meal at a time. To celebrate Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here are five food spots near Modesto Maidique Campus where FIU students […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director The Haitian Student Union strives to unite FIU’s Haitian community and to enrich the student body as a whole. HSU’s official message “unify all students of the Haitian diaspora here at FIU”, emphasizes their mission to highlight Haitian culture on campus and to introduce students into it. External vice […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director FIU got spooky this Halloweekend. The multi-club Halloween Bash, hosted by a collaboration of clubs such as the Garden Club, Sigma Phi Alpha, the Fresh Club, the Hearts Art club and the Geek Culture club, got creepy with food, games and more on Friday, Oct. 27. Along with keeping […]
Sound therapy gurus, artists, and scientists shared expertise on good living in the World Happiness Fest. The World Happiness Fest was held at the BBC campus from March 23-25. It is a traveling event with a worldwide audience created to further the knowledge of happiness through conversation and free exchange of ideas. This year, the […]
Emily Martinez | Contributing Writer FIU hosted Relay for Life to honor people impacted by cancer on March 10 at the Modesto Maidique Campus, with several student organizations collaborating to raise $40,000 for the American Cancer Society. Greek organizations, academic fraternities, and even FIU Athletics all participated in the relay, music, serving food and hosting […]
Ana Mancebo | Contributing Writer It’s only the first month of the year and Panthers are already feuding. On January 24th at the Graham Center pit, FIU got a taste of what it’s like to partake in a game show. For Blue and Gold Recruitment Week, students got the opportunity to team up against each […]
Andres Rivera | Contributing Writer Hennessy Sepulveda | Photographer The stars were shining at BBC on Jan. 25 as the Wild’N Out Cast members appeared for a comedy sketch that included the student body here at FIU. Comedy and culture were in the melting pot this evening. Haitian, Jamaican, and many Latino and Latina students […]
Cindy Claros | Contributing Writer Hanboks, dancing and food: FIU celebrated Lunar New Year in style. Members of the e-board from the Korean Culture Club hosted the Seollal Festival collaborating with Korean Language Empowerment Club to spread awareness of Korean culture to the FIU student community on Jan. 20. FIU students from multiple backgrounds gathered […]
Ana Mancebo | Contributing Writer Week of Welcome had a lot of loud events, like UPROAR, Aux Cord Wars and more. But Thursday night in the Graham Center pit featured something a little different: stress balls. At 6:30 pm, on the first Thursday back from winter break, the Multicultural Greek Council collaborated with FIU’s Healthy […]
