Karen Alava | Staff Writer With Halloween just around the corner, FIU students are already embracing the spooky season. On Oct. 21st, the Halloween Cosplay Competition was held at GC Ballrooms. Hosted by the Honors College, GameHers FIU, and the Disabled Student Union, the event ran from 6 to 8 p.m. and brought together students […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Nearly six months after House Bill 1521’s passing, transgender students at FIU have begun to feel the bills’ cruel effects. The bill, dubbed by Republican lawmakers as the Safety in Private Spaces Act, “prohibits willfully entering restrooms or changing facilities designated for opposite sex and refusing to depart when asked […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer FIU’s Disabled Student Union (not to be confused with the Disability Resource Center), is the newest official bureau to be recognized within our Student Government Association. The decision, which was made on Nov. 27 during a senate meeting, gives the DSU access to SGA funds in the new fiscal year, […]
Samuel Larreal | Staff Writer The Disabled Student Union was recognized as an official bureau within the Student Government on Nov. 27, giving the student organization access to more funding and capacity to help disabled students at FIU. Passing a senate vote 28 to 1 with two abstentions, a new bill recognized the Disabled Student […]
