University Apartments

BOT approves Campus Master Plan Update 2015-2035

Danette Heredia | Staff Writer FIU Campus Master Plan Update 2015-2035 was recently approved through a unanimous vote by FIU Board of Trustees on Thursday.  The Campus Master Plans 2015-2035 outlines future infrastructure and renovations within campus grounds, featuring maps for each campus, sustainability resolutions, and facility maintenance.  During public forum, some speakers expressed discomfort […]

“I’m mortified”: FIU stalker raises concerns for campus residents

Izzy Canizares | Contributing Writer When third-year English student Emma Brewer was reading in bed, the last thing she expected was a strange man looking into her bedroom window in the middle of the night.  She was able to steal a glance at the perpetrator but in a second he was gone, ducking under the […]

Breaking News: FIU Student Found Dead in University Apartments

Jesse Fraga / News Director and Maya Washburn / Assistant News Director An FIU student was found dead at University Apartments (UA) on the Modesto Maidique Campus this afternoon, according to a university-wide email. “Police do not suspect foul play,” stated the email sent on Thursday, Oct. 14 by FIU Communications. “They just did a […]

Week of Welcome sparks insight on fire safety

Adrian Suarez Avila / Staff Writer Living on campus his freshman year, Gordon Kingston was tired of being woken up by fire drills. “They would have fire drills at three in the morning,” said Kingston, a senior history major. “If they [had information sessions on fire safety] and didn’t wake us up in the morning, […]

Out with the old, in with the new at the University Apartments

University Apartment received $310,000 dollars in new furniture that includes: couches, rolling chairs and dining tables. 50 new refrigerators and 40 new stoves were also replaced in several units.

Improvements make residence halls more fire resistant

FIU joins other universities in the implementation of a Firestopper program in dorms and student apartments.

Master Plan proposes reduction in on-campus housing

By 2020 students may not have the option of residing in University Apartments.The 2010-2020 Master Plan’s draft shows that University Apartments may lose some, if not all, of its beds.

Staying informed about the housing process

Contributing writer Adrianne Richardson suggests staying ahead of the game in order to secure preferred dormitories.

Holocaust survivor hosting Honors College lecture

Joseph Weismann, a Holocaust survivor, will speak on his experiences as an 11-year-boy in during the round up and captivity of thousands of Jews in the Velodrome d’Hiver in Paris by French police, on Jan 25. in a special lecture sponsored by the Honors College.
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