Brian Olmo | Editor-in-chief Recently, several major construction projects have been proposed to the Board of Trustees for consideration. Each building aims to fulfill a current need for the FIU student body, such as adding more dining options or creating more student housing. Here are a few of the key things FIU is working on […]
Andres Davila | News Director With the implementation of the Campus Master Plan in June, the Board of Trustees Ad Hoc Committee held a meeting on Dec. 14 to discuss plan advancements. The Campus Master Plan is a plan currently being drafted to understand what the university will look like until 2030, based on Facilities […]
Paloma Pimentel | Contributing Writer Each year, our world experiences climate-driven threats that intensify over time, such as record-breaking hot temperatures, devastating natural disasters, and rising sea levels. Hence, in December 2022, FIU was proud to host the White House announcement event for the National Initiative to Advance Building Codes (NIABC) in D.C. This meeting […]
Andres Davila | News Director Construction continues at FIU. In September 2021, FIU broke ground to construct a “121,000-square-foot, six-story building that will house makerspace labs, active learning classrooms and research laboratories on FIU’s main campus”, according to the College of Engineering and Computing Impact Report. “This is our opportunity for our tech community to […]
Valentina Palm/Staff Writer Despite non-stop construction during the summer, the Biscayne Bay Campus food court will not open on time for the start of the semester. Roary’s Bay Cafe inauguration was delayed due to unfinished construction and pending city permits. Although the university’s Business Services dining department expects the cafe to open September 9th, there […]
Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director Figg Bridge Group, the construction company that was in charge of the FIU pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six people in March 2018 is overseeing a new bridge renovation in Portland, Oregon. The 71-year-old Arigoni bridge, which connects Middletown and Portland, will have its structural steel renovated and replaced by Figg […]
By: Gerard Albert III/Assistant News Director This morning unexpected roadwork caused a major traffic delay for students heading to the Biscayne Bay campus on Northeast 151 Street. The road, which is the only entrance to BBC and other schools, has been under construction all summer. As of now the nature of the construction is […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Deuxieme Maison is undergoing construction, and the loose blue crystals are a thing of the past. DM, the building that houses the English and math departments at the Modesto Maidique campus, is known for its courtyard that features a floor of loose blue crystals, air plants on the ceiling and […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Parts of the Gold Garage (Parking Garage 1) will be closed due to structural repairs at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 21, until 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 27, according to an email sent out by External Relations on Friday, May 18. Several parking spaces on the second through […]
