Emily Martinez | Contributing Writer At FIU’s Roarthon, physical activity and endurance is key in funding a good cause. Roarthon is an annual fundraiser where both student organizers and attendees dance and enjoy activities in honor of patients of children’s hospitals. To encourage physical stamina and energize attendees, no one was allowed to sit down […]
Marina Alonzo, Cristina Gonzalez/PantherNOW Staff Each year, organizations across the country come together to host the national Relay for Life event in an effort to support the American Cancer Society and their fight against cancer. Despite the on-going pandemic, this year was no different. On March 5, FIU Relay for Life hosted a socially distanced […]
Elizabeth Fernandez/ Assistant News Director For Steven Marin, the question of where his next meal would be coming from was never on the table. He always had a roof over his head and plenty of opportunities that most people didn’t. One of those opportunities was playing on a travel basketball team with his friends […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The University is well on its way to reaching its $750 million goal as part of their Next Horizon Campaign, as the fundraising ramps up after the public kickoff. The campaign technically had its onset when University President Mark B. Rosenberg was first sworn in as president in 2009. When […]
Image by Bakerella, courtesy of Flickr via Creative Commons Adrian Suarez Avila/ News Director While some relay for their parents, Vivian Castro relays for her aunt, neighbor, and grandmother, a two-time breast cancer survivor. The sophomore criminal justice major and sister of Phi Mu was one of five sorority women who participated in the Mr. […]
Aaron Pabon/Staff writer FIU Foundation, Inc. set a fundraising goal of $42 million for the 2012-2013 fiscal year and has surpassed this by raising $43.3 million, according to Howard R. Lipman, senior vice president of University Advancement and president and chief executive officer of FIU Foundation. Each fiscal year has an individual goal to meet. […]
