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Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court during a private ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 7.

BREAKING: Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court

Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed to the United States Supreme Court with a final vote of 50-48 on Saturday, Oct. 6, following a controversial nomination process which included protests and a week-long FBI investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

FIU law shouldn’t be a ‘silo,’ says new law dean

By: Lizandra Portal/Staff Writer   The FIU Law school has found their new dean to replace Alexander Acosta, who is now the secretary of labor under President Donald Trump ‘s administration. Dean Antony Page came to FIU from Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indiana where he served as vice dean and as a […]

Fewer women in upper level communications positions, report says

By: Lizandra Portal/Staff Writer   The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center at FIU released the results of a national survey that found more women in junior level positions in communications, while men dominated top management positions. The 2018 survey was distributed to the membership of 22 national professional organizations representing newspapers, digital/mobile/online, broadcast, public relations, advertising, […]

Photovoice to be taught in Honors College

By Lizandra Portal/News Video Producer   The Lens project will be offering a two-semester long course for Honors College upper-level students. The project was a two-year long project in the Dominican Republic that helped get people involved in their communities by helping them become social analysts by putting cameras in their hands and teaching them […]

FIU College Republicans group chat shows DACA deportation jokes

Leaked screenshots of the FIU College Republicans group chat shows members making deportation jokes regarding students who attended a walkout protest on Thursday, Nov. 9 for a “clean” Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals bill.

ROTC hosts third annual leadership symposium

The U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Southern Strike Battalion at Florida International University, in partnership with the University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, held their third annual Operational Global Engagement Leadership Symposium on Thursday, Nov. 2.

Language and ethnic identity ‘big part’ in students lives

Miami-Dade is one of the biggest Hispanic-majority county in the U.S., where 66 percent of the 2.7 million population is Hispanic, according to the Pew Research Center.

Irma left students unable to return to Bayview

Hurricane Irma caused significant water damage to Biscayne Bay’s Bayview apartments.

Media climate affects political expression on campus

In the current media climate, both Democrats and Republicans on campus feel that their political opinions are being suppressed.

University works to reduce financial strain of textbook costs for students

When it comes to textbooks, students can take Jessie J’s advice and forget about the price tag.

FIU Digital Commons surpasses 2 million downloads

FIU’s Digital Commons has gone viral and reached beyond FIU’s physical borders, achieving more than two million downloads.

FIU works to restore coral reefs through Aquarius program

In collaboration with NASA and the Coral Restoration Foundation, FIU has deployed two coral nurseries off the Aquarius Reef Base in Tavernier, Florida just south of Key Largo, according to fourth year PhD biological sciences student Daniel Merselis.
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