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Coursicle app keeps track of open classes before add/drop

By: Yeskanisayka Urbina/Staff Writer   Students at the university can now track when a course is available while registering, thanks to Coursicle: an app developed by a student for students. Joe Puccio, co-founder of Coursicle spoke to Student Media via email about his app, which is available for FIU students on the Google Play […]

The FIU Police Department is here to keep you safe

Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer The University police department offers a variety of services to promote safety. Some of their services include the FIUGuardian app, “Travel Plan” forms, the Rape Aggression Defense Program and the Self-Defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange. In the app FIUGuardian, powered by Rave Guardian, your guardians are trusted family members and friends. […]

Lula Rides to bring a new kind of rideshare

Muriel Almeida/Contributing Writer   On Saturday, Sept. 1, South Florida brothers Matthew and Michael Vega-Sanz are launching the first car-sharing app, Lula Rides, for college students nationwide – all because of an overpriced pizza delivery. The brothers told Student Media that they were studying in Babson College one night and were craving their favorite Papa […]

College of Business creates new app to increase campus involvement

By: Sherrilyn Cabrera/Contributing Writer   Business students now have a new incentive to be involved on campus with the launch of a new app that offers prizes for involvement. The FIU College of Business (COB) released the BizPass mobile app on Monday, Aug. 20 on the Playstore and App store. FIU Bizpass is a platform […]

Pokémon Go’s popularity spreads to FIU’s campus

The phenomenon that is Pokémon Go's popularity is changing even the FIU Campus Life! You cannot walk around campus without encountering at least a small group of people playing the new virtual reality themed app.

University staff give MyFIU a new look

The commonly used MyFIU website and mobile version underwent their first phase of design enhancements this fall semester.

New app ‘Yik Yak’ piques student interest

The Yik Yak phone app, created just last year by Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, combines elements of both Twitter and “geo-fencing” to create an anonymous environment for students to “yak” about school happenings all across campus.

FIU alum creates new app for anonymous sharing

Alum Brian Summers, along with Michael Francis and Geoffrey Chan have created ShareWhere, an app in which people anonymously express what’s on their minds and what’s happening at places around them.

Dream chasing Kickstarter

Contributing Writer Daniela Cadena shows us the ins and outs of being a student while making an app.

GOP hopeful speaks on campus

An eye of Newt, a touch of Rivera, and a bit of Burton were the key ingredients to the political brew that was Gingrich’s campaign stop on Jan. 25 at the University.
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