Angela Alvarez | Staff Writer Pop artist Andy Warhol visited China and Hong Kong in 1982, and he was fortunate to have his camera with him. Warhol captured more than 200 images during his time in the Far East, and he had a keen eye for everything from the key tourist attractions to hidden […]
Angela Alvarez | Staff Writer The Frost Museum’s “How We Remember” exhibition by various artists captures ephemeral moments and preserves them as lasting memories. The artworks chosen for this exhibition express the artists’ wishes to save fleeting memories of life’s in-between moments as the medium of photography develops. “This exhibition is an opportunity to highlight […]
Camille Orquera/Staff Writer Little Haiti’s rich, vibrant history faces extinction from gentrification, and FIU’s latest research project illustrates the community’s life force that is being threatened with displacement. The project, “Little Haiti: Confronting Gentrification,” was a joint effort between students, faculty and alumni from FIU’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts, the Steven J. […]
Anna Radinsky/Entertainment Director Peggy Levison Nolan pissed off a lot of people in her life. An abusive ex-husband. Angry parents. Annoyed kids. Racist high schoolers. Snotty artists. It makes sense. When Nolan speaks, she refuses to be interrupted. Her thoughts come out without hesitation. You cannot speak unless she finishes what she has to say. […]
By Melissa Muiznieks When one thinks about an Honor’s College student they usually think about a hardworking student whose main goal is academics. However, there are many students in the school who still have hobbies and passions. Alvaro Diaz who is a Honor’s student studying Biology in hopes of becoming a veterinarian. Diaz also wants […]
Megan Mosquera /Contributing Writer Accompanied with FIU’s Common Reading Program and First Year Experience courses, the curation of the Lewis Hine exhibit at the Frost Art Museum emphasizes the possibility of making great social changes regardless of the challenge. This year’s book, “The Promise of a Pencil,” for the freshman first year experience class is […]
The Green School of International and Public Affairs and Kimberly Green Center Latin American and Caribbean Center will be showcasing the hardships of heroin addicts in the Dominican Republic through photos. The Lens Project, spearheaded by Mark Padilla and Armando Matiz Reyes, was a two-year long project that placed cameras in the hands of addicts […]
