Sophia Noya | Staff writer In keeping with the Halloween season, the Vietnamese Student Affiliation invited students to paint pumpkins and enjoy Vietnamese snacks in the Graham Center last Wednesday. With materials and goodies provided by the club, attendees were able to customize their pumpkins to their liking and take them home. Attendees decorate their […]
Karen Alava | Staff Writer With Halloween just around the corner, FIU students are already embracing the spooky season. On Oct. 21st, the Halloween Cosplay Competition was held at GC Ballrooms. Hosted by the Honors College, GameHers FIU, and the Disabled Student Union, the event ran from 6 to 8 p.m. and brought together students […]
Juan Moreno | Contributing Writer For some people, the Halloween season begins in October, but for others, it starts in late August when the annual Halloween Horror Nights commences on both coasts. If you are not familiar with the event, ten haunted houses are curated, with a couple being based on popular films or TV […]
Michael Andrillon | Contributing Writer The V/H/S franchise arrives with a stack of fresh and rancid tapes for another year of shrieks, shrills, and a lot more laughs this time around. Since 2014, with the less-than-stellar V/H/S/Viral, the series had been stopped in its tracks, until it was revived from the dead in 2021 with […]
Sophia Noya | Staff Writer Halloween totally rocks! The Geology Club met last Wednesday on Oct. 30 to celebrate Halloween with pizza, games, and miniature archaeological excavations. “We like to do this every year,” said Katelyn Garcia, who has served as club president for two years. “We like to have social events, so people get […]
Kelly Ho | Staff Writer Hosted by organizations including the Garden Club, Alpha Rho Chi, Geek Culture club, Board Game club, and the Food Recovery Network at FIU, students had a blast with food, board games, and singing on Monday, Oct. 28. With multiple cosplayers coming for a cosplay competition, the Halloween spirit was vibrant […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer What is it about fear that’s so enticing, so provocative? Once Halloween season enters the fray, we as audiences begin to yearn for a dark place to crawl into, calling to us like a siren’s song. No more is this fact than through the music that is tailor-made for the […]
Duvasana Bisoondial | Staff Writer Fall semester is in full swing as we head into Hispanic Heritage Month and Halloween season! Here are some October events to keep in mind as students near the halfway point of their classes. Hispanic Heritage Social Hour: Join the Student Support Services Club for a Hispanic Heritage Social Hour […]
Jaymz Cosme | Staff Writer Sports got spooky on Oct. 31, 2002 and played their first Halloween football game in school history. Coming in the program’s inaugural season, the FIU football team battled the Jacksonville Dolphins and haunted their night. This encounter was a testament to the resilience and budding talent of a young football […]
Kaysea Suzana and Conor Moore | Staff Writers Bigfoot beware, and get ready Panthers, because the Skunk Ape is America’s premier cryptid, right in our backyard in the spooky swamps of South Florida. Labeled the “Sasquatch of the South East”, the Skunk Ape has been rumored to exist for decades now. Dave Shealy, expert on […]
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director FIU got spooky this Halloweekend. The multi-club Halloween Bash, hosted by a collaboration of clubs such as the Garden Club, Sigma Phi Alpha, the Fresh Club, the Hearts Art club and the Geek Culture club, got creepy with food, games and more on Friday, Oct. 27. Along with keeping […]
By: Andrea Garcia // Staff Writer FIU students will celebrate Halloween with multiple festivities happening on campus, from karaoke to a fashion show all taking place the last week of October. Boos and Booze: Students will learn how to safely maneuver Halloween celebrations while having the chance to win Uber gift cards. Drink covers will […]
