Kate Anastasia Le | Contributing Writer Last week, Geek Culture Club – FIU’s community for fans of all things geek culture – kicked off its first fall meeting in GC 150, and the room was packed with energy. Extra chairs were even brought in to make sure everyone had a seat. A few students even […]
Kelly Ho | Staff Writer Hosted by the Geek Culture Club, the Koneko club was a refreshing break after finals week, with multiple fun activities including Kahoot, board games like Monopoly, Uno, and Four Souls, a Smash Bros Ultimate tournament, and a costume competition on Dec. 13. Multiple cosplayers came for the cosplay competition, including […]
Cosette Lipscomb | Contributing Writer The Geek Culture Club hosted their first event of the Spring semester by bringing all Pokémon lovers together to paint cute tote bags. The event, held on Feb. 9, was curated by senior Angela Alvarez, the Art Guild Manager, who got inspiration from other clubs around campus and wanted to […]
Priscilla Pozo and Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Directors Hello Kitty and friends made their appearance at FIU with the Geek Culture Club’s Sanrio Takeover event. Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company known for its soft colored characters and marketable plushies as well as merchandise, was the topic of the GCC’s latest presentation on Oct. 13. […]
Andres Rivera | Staff Writer The villains were taking over campus, and they were here to stay. On Friday, Apr 8, the Geek Culture Club hosted the Koneko Spring 2023 convention in the Graham Center, in which students and club members dressed up as their favorite villains from mainstream Netflix series to popular anime and […]
Mhyanif Lozada | Staff Writer Junji Ito’s grotesque horror stories both fascinated and unsettled students at the Geek Culture Club’s takeover this week. Takeovers are weekly presentations proposed and prepared by individual GCC members, about anything from their favorite movies and games to broader topics in geek culture, such as the manga subgenre, shoujo or […]
Jason Grioua/Contributing Writer After FIU announced that all classes would move online for the rest of the Spring semester and all events had to be delayed or cancelled, some clubs moved their meetings online. The Geek Culture Club held a movie night on Wednesday to watch “Ponyo,” a Japanese animated fantasy film about a goldfish […]
Joseph Cardenas/Staff Writer Florida International University’s Geek Culture Club will be hosting another “Take Back The Night” event this Thursday, titled “The Sex Issue”. It will be a forum held in GC140 at 2 p.m. and will explore gendered stereotypes in comics, especially to female superheroes. Laura Pomar, marketing director of the club, spoke about […]
