Sophia Noya | Staff Writer Jemercis Lazo reads her writing to the audience | Sophia Noya, PantherNow As part of the annual Writers on the Bay series, FIU creative writing MFA alumni gathered at Books & Books on Sunday, Sept. 8 to share their writing with the public, musing over family, relationships, and identity. Mitchell […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director Two poets juxtaposed satirical humor with an earnest look into life in oppression at the spring semester’s first Writers on the Bay. As part of the English department’s creative writing program, the Writers on the Bay series welcomed authors Vievee Francis and Matthew Olzmann on Jan. 30 to the […]
Menah-Alla Ahmed | Contributing Writer Through imaginative prompts and creative freedom, the Hearts Writing Club spotlights students’ creative writing skills. The Hearts Writing Club’s current president and behavioral neuroscience junior, Abenaa Yamoah, wants the club to be a safe space for students to relax from the stress that comes with being in college. “The main […]
By Thomas Marin/ Staff Writer FIU’s Creative Writing Program hosted the annual Student Literary Awards this past Thursday, Apr. 21, at the Biscayne Bay Campus. The purpose of the award is to encourage students to submit their work and celebrate those whose work has excelled in the eyes of the judges. Students of all majors […]
Dante Nahai / Staff Writer Critically acclaimed films like “Shutter Island,” “Gone Baby Gone” and “Mystic River” all have one thing in common. They were film adaptations of novels written by FIU alumni Dennis Lehane. Before Lehane became a well known writer, he was another college student anxiously waiting to see where life will take […]
This week on The Golden Hour we talked about the changes happening at the Engineering Center and one graduate student gives her point of view as a mom attending the University. MMC SGA President Sabrina Rosell talks about all the improvements taking place at the College of Engineering and Computing. Throughout the Summer and into […]
Ackena Miller/ Contributing Writer “I know they must carry the weight of their lives in the curl of their sullied and empty hands,” wrote John Hodgen in his book, “In My Father’s House.” Students will weigh and immerse their lives in the poetic words of Hodgen as part of the Barnes & Noble Writers On […]
