By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Changes to the University academic calendars will affect how students schedule their upcoming classes. Starting in Fall 2019, some colleges will begin scheduling fall and spring classes that will last over one month, similar in length to Summer A and B sessions. Winter Break in between the ending of […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Changing how people talk about suicide is one of the missions of Adriana Trespalacios, the organizer of the FIU Out of the Darkness Walk to Fight Suicide event and the daughter of a suicide victim. “My father died by suicide. We had no idea that he was even depressed […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director For Dorysped Mancebo, her eyesight isn’t a factor when it comes to seeing her dreams become reality. Mancebo was born with iris coloboma, a condition where a gap or hole forms in the colored part of the eye. She was born with poor vision, and doctors told her parents […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director The University’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program and Hillel at FIU hosted events and exhibits throughout the week of Sunday, Jan. 27 to bring awareness to historic and current events related to the Holocaust, genocide and mass violence throughout the world. “Each year, a few different genocides are highlighted throughout […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Students, faculty and staff walked around the Biscayne Bay campus on Tuesday, Jan. 22 to evaluate and discuss accessibility issues and improvements, especially for those with disabilities. The Student Government Council at the Biscayne Bay campus conducted the first Accessibility Walk to greater understand what improvements need to be […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Nine University students took a 15-hour road trip in a rented van from Miami to march in the first Indigenous People’s March in Washington D.C. on Friday, Jan. 18. The University’s Global Indigenous Group (GIG), a student-led organization, organized the trip for a total of 12 people to participate […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Veterans using the Patriot Passport EASY Card can ride the Metrorail and Metrobus, but not FIU transportation, free of charge. Miami-Dade County issued a free transit pass for veterans who were disabled during service and who are permanent residents of Miami-Dade or veterans, based on their military discharge, who […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director After playing for three hours in almost 90 degree weather, a charity basketball tournament raised over $500 for the University’s Veteran and Military Affair programs, according to Ana Lydia Gomez, one of the organizers for the event. The charity basketball tournament, called Hoops for Heroes, occurred on Thursday, Oct. 25 […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director The Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections selected the Modesto Maidique Campus to be an early voting site in the 2018 Midterm Elections. Early voting is available in the Student Academic Success Building (SASC) next to the Gold Garage. The University has been an early voting site in previous elections, but […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director The University’s Global Indigenous Group hosted events throughout the week of Oct. 8 to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Week. 2018 was the first year that the Student Government Association recognized Indigenous People’s Day on Columbus Day. The following contains a gallery of the events: On Monday, Oct. 8, the […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director This is the first year that the Student Government Association will recognize Indigenous People’s Day on Columbus Day. The holiday will fall on the same day every year, the second Monday of October, along with Columbus Day. “For native peoples, [Christopher Columbus] is not a hero. He’s a genocide […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Every hurricane season the University conducts trainings and exercises to prepare students, faculty and staff for extreme storms. Students that live in the Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are encouraged to go home to their families instead of staying in a residence hall during a hurricane. “You’ll be […]
