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 […]
Kaysea Suzana | Staff Writer Gracing the podium of the Biscayne Bay bookstore were married poets Barbara Hamby and David Kirby. Hamby and Kirby, who have been married for more than 20 years, were invited by FIU’s Creative Writing department as part of the Writer’s On the Bay event series. Denise Duhamel, acclaimed American poet […]
Ana Mancebo | Staff Writer FIU’s Global Shakespeares course shows that Elizabethan classical drama has room for multiculturalism. First taught by professor Vernon Dickson in the 2017 spring semester, Global Shakespeares explores adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays across many cultures. Though most classical English literature taught in universities revolves around the cultural contexts of England, […]
Maritza De Armas/Staff Writer Creativity shined through as the open submissions phase of the 2020 Student Literary Awards came to a close. The Student Literary Awards is an annual competition hosted by the Creative Writing program on the Biscayne Bay Campus. Students of all majors who were enrolled in the fall 2019 and spring 2020 […]
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 […]
Ashley-Anna Aboreden/Contributing Writer Florida International University’s colorful campus has many students from different nationalities representing various backgrounds, including international students from over 140 diverse countries. Walking through the halls of this campus, students experience different cultures, making this a big part of what makes FIU unique and exciting. Being a diverse university, FIU has a […]
Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer While some athletes leave their countries looking for a better education, one FIU swimmer came to the United States in search of an opportunity. Kyna Pereira, a junior freestyle swimmer from South Africa, arrived at FIU seeking more opportunities to swim competitively. Pereira said that there was not much emphasis […]
