Photo credit: Andres Cardenas/The Beacon Daniel Uria/Staff Writer This past summer, The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, located on Miami Beach, debuted a collection of posters that had been confiscated by Nazis from collector Dr. Hans Sachs. Sachs’ collection included 12,500 posters, making it the largest private poster collection in the world. In 1938, during the occupation […]
Photo credit: Stephanie Mason/The Beacon Daniel Uria/Staff Writer Young people are often encouraged to shoot for the stars when attempting to achieve their dreams. Dr. James Webb’s dream involves allowing those same young people to get a better view of the stars. This dream was recently realized with the completion of the Stocker AstroScience Center. […]
Daniel Uria/Staff Writer A large part of the college experience comes from participating in campus events. These events are created to allow students to mingle with their peers, as well as professors, staff and special speakers. On Biscayne Bay Campus, however, there have been repeated incidents of individuals taking advantage of these events to simply […]
Photo credit: Romina Angelelli/The Beacon Daniel Uria/Staff Writer FIU’s Wolfsonian museum has established itself as one of South Florida’s hidden gems, and with the addition of a recent gift from founder Mitchell Wolfson Jr., its presence should continue to grow. The gift includes approximately 25,000 objects for the collection and an estimated 20,000 square feet […]
Photo credit: Stephanie Mason/The Beacon Daniel Uria/Staff Writer Students passing through the Deuxieme Maison building recently may have be surprised by the new look of one of FIU’s oldest buildings. French for second house, the building was the second building constructed on the University’s campus. Over time, its age led to it becoming one of […]
Photo from stock.xchng Daniel Uria/Staff Writer With MMC not quite as busy during the summer, some may expect on-campus activities to slow down as well. But the Theatre Department has taken the opportunity to spice things up a bit with their Alternative Theatre Festival. Running every weekend of the Summer B session, this festival provides […]
Photo credit: Roberto Jimenez Daniel Uria/Staff Writer It’s no secret to any Panther that FIU maintains a tight bond with Miami’s Latin-American community. This relationship was on display as the University recently donated a statue of national hero José Martí in honor of Cuban Independence Day. The late Tony López sculpted the life-size statue of […]
Photo credit: Roberto Jimenez Daniel Uria/Staff Writer While some students may not even notice the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum as they make their way across campus, Miami New Times certainly did, naming it their best art museum for 2013. Since it opened in 1977, the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum has steadily […]
Daniel Uria/Staff Writer As an artist, Facebook can be a great tool to gain exposure for your work or simply share it with your friends. But with this exposure and accessibility comes various copyright issues. Junior Katelyn Ocampo, does sketches and special effects makeup and uses Facebook to share her work with her friends. “I […]
Daniel Uria/Staff Writer The ocean is home to a complex ecosystem that contains many diverse creatures. But this ecosystem is also fragile, and according to members of the Marine Science Program it faces serious threats from humans in the form of overfishing. Overfishing refers to the practice of catching marine species faster than they are […]
Daniel Uria/Staff Writer In January, new Dean of the College of Business David R. Klock accepted an invitation to travel to China in order to meet with FIU’s dual degree partners at Shandong University of Finance and Economics. During his trip, he also met with other partners: Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin Foreign Studies University […]
