Dear FIU, We live in dark times that consume our thoughts. We also need to be able to focus on the beauty of things. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love, whether that be from your partner, your friend, or even your love for our school. We, as a team, have embraced the spirit […]
Magali Zoghaib | Staff Writer Since June 1, 2024, FIU has been without on-campus printing services due to the permanent closure of Ricoh which operated at the main printing store in Graham Center and provided printing kiosks around campus. With the fall semester approaching, this leaves over 56,000 students without a vital resource. As a […]
Hennessy Sepulveda | Staff Writer At FIU, architecture students innovate every year to do something once thought impossible: walking on water. This year’s annual Walk on Water event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at the East Side of FIU’s Modesto Campus Green Lake, where architecture students will compete in teams to make it […]
Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director A cooler at the vending area on the first floor of the Green Library (GL) caught fire at FIU’s Modesto Maidique Campus this morning, according to FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas. Casas said officers arrived to extinguish the small fire. No other damage was caused to the area. “Fortunately […]
Jesse Fraga/Assistant News Director Last week, FIU alum Timothy Tejera proposed to his partner in the most Panther way possible, at the Steven and Dorothea Green Library. With shaky hands and tears streaming down fiancé Lillie Garcia’s face, she said yes. After the two were set up through a mutual friend, they met as students […]
Laura Antunez/Contributing Writer Drag queens performed in the Steven and Dorothea Green Library to vicious applause and formed a panel about mental illness. On Nov. 6, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) at FIU and the Sexual Health Alliance Revolutionizing Positivity (SHARP) came together to host six drag queens to discuss mental health, especially […]
Nicole Malanga/Multimedia Director The Department of Architecture hosted its 28th annual Walk on Water competition on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the MMC Green Lake. Students designed and constructed “shoes” which would allow them to walk across the lake. FIU students and external students from other state colleges and universities participated in two races. 40 […]
Amanda Delgado//Contributing Writer Novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain and Harper Lee may dominate public school curricula, but what made them classics has also gotten them stricken from reading lists for decades. The University will recognize its 16th Banned Books Week, which will celebrate and recognize the freedom to read, according to Gricel Dominguez. […]
