FIU’s Meteorology Club forecasts academic growth and student involvement this fall
Natalie Gutierrez | Staff Writer FIU’s Meteorology Club teaches students to navigate the field of climatology and become researchers in their own right. Created in…
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“I wish they were able to have more”: Graduate student funding officially decreases
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Budgets keep getting tighter at FIU. Last week, the Graduate and Professional Students Committee officially announced decreased funding for the new…
Rest and recoup: Getting ready for Finals Week at FIU
Mhyanif Lozada | Entertainment Director Among the endless study halls and review sessions, clubs at FIU are helping students refresh their bodies and minds before…
Association for Women in Mathematics is adding young women to the equation
Natalie Gutierrez | Staff Writer Women make up less than 30% of people working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It can be an intimidating…
The Center for Excellence in Writing: where tutors are made
Kaysea Suzana | Contributing Writer In a corner of the Green Library students can find the opportunity to learn as writers and help other students…
Graduation marks the start of real life
Eliandro Ramirez Chang/ Contributing Writer Campuses provide a sense of comfort and shielding through the ethics of an academic institution, which is lost once you…
University’s academic calendar changes following Irma
The University is expected to extend its fall semester because of Hurricane Irma by an additional week to make up for lost time, said the provost.
With faculty help, dance minor is reinstated
Professor Crystal Patient, with the help of other students and faculty, has brought the dance minor back to FIU. “Dance was a much desired and missed culture at FIU. The goal was to reconstruct and bring it into the 21st century of higher education.” Patient says.
STEM Institute encouraging degrees in science
Using two separate grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, FIU’s STEM Transformation Institute has been working to encourage the completion of degrees in the sciences.
University students take up march in NYC
Last weekend, 11 University students rented two buses and made a 24-hour trip to New York City. Their goal was simple — to take part in one of the largest climate change marches in recent memory.