Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC) experienced a power outage this morning due to a downed powerline nearby. The outage lasted from about 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 5., following a powerline collapse on Southwest 117 Avenue, according to a university-wide email. This impacted traffic near campus. […]
Maytinee Kramer/ Opinion Director It took more than a week for FPL to restore power to my home. But still, thousands more were left without power and suffering in the sweltering heat. Despite promising full power restoration to all east coast customers by the end of this past weekend, FPL’s Power Tracker map indicates that, […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer My friends are hot, and it’s because of their broken air conditioners. After Irma ravaged the whole state of Florida as a category 4 storm on Sept.10, it took away the one thing that Floridians desperately need—electricity. “Hurricane Irma’s march across Florida and the Southeast triggered one of the biggest blackouts […]
