Former Zeta Beta Tau sweetheart looks back on her experience
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director When Valeska Pella was invited to the Zeta Beta Tau chapter at FIU in 2016, she did not know what to expect. After the reunion, she left with a ZBT...
View ArticleSGC-MMC holds election sessions to educate applicants
By: Muriel Almeida/Staff Writer Elections for the Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique campus are taking place in April and election officials are hosting a series of meetings...
View ArticleTau Sigma National Honor Society offers opportunities for transfer students
Maria Lago/Contributing Writer From community service to professional development, the Tau Sigma National Honor Society wants to see its members succeed. Tau Sigma is an academic organization that...
View ArticleFIU ADVANCE trains faculty members how to be active bystanders
By: Patricia Menendez/Assistant News Director The University’s Bystander Leadership Program has entered its second semester of workshops that aim to educate STEM and Social Based Sciences faculty on...
View ArticlePanthers Meet Eagles for Game on Home Territory
By Dalton Tevlin/Assistant Sports Director The FIU men’s basketball team will be playing against the University of Southern Mississippi, their Conference USA rival, at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center...
View ArticleStudent Athletes Make University History with Highest Cumulative GPA
By: Dalton Tevlin/Assistant Sports Director Student athletes this semester have made history with the highest cumulative athletic GPA in the University, according to Anthony DeSantis, the assistant...
View ArticleUniversity to convert one Greek house; future of other house uncertain
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director The Greek pause may be long over but the fate of the two Greek houses on campus still remains. Located at the southwest corner of the Modesto Maidique...
View ArticleAXID Runner Balances Sisterhood and Sports
By: Alejandro Gonzalez/Contributing Writer From 6 a.m. practices, competitions, academic and sorority activities, track and cross-country runner Lauren Garcia does her best to balance it all. While...
View ArticleWhat comes after “Game of Thrones”?
Rashawn Raysor/Staff Writer Winter is now closer than its ever been. On Sunday, April 14, the eighth and final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” will premiere, and with the final season, months away...
View ArticleSPC rings in the semester with second annual drag brunch
Rashawn Raysor/Staff Writer Spring has blossomed to life three weeks into the semester with the Student Programming Council’s fabulous event. On Jan. 25, SPC hosted the second annual Drag Brunch in the...
View ArticleBeta Breakdown grooves back into the ballroom
Melanie Rodriguez/Contributing Writer For the first time in three years, Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s dance competition “Beta Breakdown” returned to the University on Friday, Jan.18. For this event,...
View ArticleUniversity helps students shadow industry professionals for training
By: Yeskanisayka Urbina/Staff Writer The University is giving students a chance to experience a real day in the life of their aspired jobs through a shadowing program. The Panther Shadows Programs...
View ArticleBREAKING: Kodak Black sighted at Parkview Hall
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Rapper Kodak Black surprising students with a late night visit under the Parkview Breezeway at the Modesto Maidique campus on Friday, Feb. 1. An Instagram...
View ArticleThe adventures of rush week
Nayeli Lomeli/Contributing Writer At the beginning of the semester, various fraternity and sorority members spoke about their experiences during “rush week,” what they were looking for when they...
View ArticleSGC-MMC participates in ReggaeFit class at WRC
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director The Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Campus participated in ReggaeFit, a workout class offered at the Wellness and Recreation Center....
View ArticleStudent Programming Council making preparations for Uproar
Victoria Abella/Staff Writer No need to travel to California, FIU’s own premiere music festival Uproar is right around the corner. “Mine” singer Bazzi will be headlining Uproar, along with Domino...
View ArticleVice president of BSU discusses her Afro-Latina roots
Cristina Gonzalez/Staff Writer Being of dual ethnic heritage or “mixed-race” often means reflecting on what identity truly means. While many feel forced to identify with one ethnicity, others...
View Article$750 million Next Horizon capital campaign open to the public
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The University is well on its way to reaching its $750 million goal as part of their Next Horizon Campaign, as the fundraising ramps up after the public kickoff. The...
View ArticleBaseball looking to pitch a great season
By: Daniel Torres/Staff Writer The FIU baseball team ended their 2018 season with a record of 26-28 with back-to-back losses to Florida Atlantic University and Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA...
View ArticleBlack Female Development Circle provides open dialogue to students
Maria Lago/Contributing Writer An organization that provides a space for an open dialogue and helps students build themselves up. That’s the Black Female Development Circle. BFDC was initially created...
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