residential life

There’s not enough on-campus housing for international students. An SGA committee wants to change that.

Samuel Larreal | Contributing Writer The Student Government Committee for International Students launched a petition in late September demanding the Department of Housing and Residential Experience increase access to on-campus housing for international students.  “FIU has decided to prioritize incoming freshmen when it comes to housing, ” Housing Senator Rhea Watkins said to PantherNOW. Due […]

Living on campus is a great opportunity

Jordan Coll/ Staff Writer Living on campus is an opportunity for students to enhance their years in college to the fullest. Waking up knowing your classes are right next door is an experience worth living, if given the chance to. Dorming opens up a whole new venue of options and location wise it’s convenient to […]

Living at Bayview is a double-edged sword.

Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Living at Bayview has brought me a lot of good friends and memories that will stay with me for forever. But for me, there is a slight personal drawbacks of living on a small campus. Imagine taking classes, living, and working all in one place. Seeing the same halls, the same […]

FIU resident assistants discuss residential life during Winter Break

Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director After most of the residents move out of their dorms for Winter Break, the staff and resident assistants at Panther Hall are taking a break from a stressful Fall semester. “Everyone goes home, so you’re really just chilling,” said Alyssa Dukeshire, a junior, nutrition major and RA at Panther Hall. Throughout […]

Student found dead in Everglades Hall

A resident of Everglades Hall was found dead in his dorm Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016.

On-campus drug use on the rise

Enrollment statistics show that between 2010 and 2012 the total undergraduate enrollment went up by 14 percent. However, liquor law referrals doubled, and drug and alcohol related arrests tripled on the Modesto Maidique Campus.

Dorm living: a team sport

Adrianne Richardson/Contributing Writer Leaving home for the first time and moving in with a roommate, or three, is not the easiest transition to make. But as a matter of courtesy and respect, don’t force your roommate to stare at a pile of clothes, your overflowing drawers and miscellaneous knickknacks. “I believe that just moving to […]

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