BREAKING: Body found in Biscayne Campus lake
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Update 4:07 p.m.: Miami-Dade Police have confirmed that the deceased is “not affiliated with nor a student” at FIU. No further details were available regarding the...
View Article“Avengers: Endgame” perfectly wraps up Marvel’s Infinity series
Erik Jimenez/Staff Writer Last year after seeing “Infinity War” I crowned it in my review as not only the best Marvel Cinematic Universe film to date but also the best superhero film with the only...
View ArticleGeorgetown and FIU collaborate on new program, sends participants to D.C.
By: Victor Jorges/News Director FIU’s College of Business and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business are collaborating to host a series of classes allowing students to learn on both...
View ArticleVenezuelans reclaim discourse around their country
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Staff Writer As a Venezuelan living in the U.S. I have to clear up misconceptions about what is happening in my country on a daily basis. On Tuesday, April 30, the image of a...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting threat near University
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director A tweet sent out on Monday, May 20 from the account “@Seven_JC7” spelled out a mass shooting on June 2, at the AMC Tamiami 18 movie theater located four...
View ArticleA night to remember the late Michael Orta
Jordan Coll/Staff Writer Students and close friends of the late Michael Orta, a former associate professor of jazz at FIU, gathered in his honor for a performance at the Wertheim Concert Hall on...
View ArticleRyan Reynolds saved “Detective Pikachu”
Erik Jimenez/Staff Writer The Pokémon franchise has always been one of Nintendo’s greatest hits, by guaranteeing quality in all aspects of the franchise, especially for fans who grew up with it....
View ArticleFIU Alum featured on 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
Cristina Gonzalez/Staff Writer Only six months after graduating, Manuela Alvarez Hernandez posed on the sandy beaches of the Bahamas for the 2019 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. At the Atlantis...
View ArticleWater to replace foam at this year’s Summerfest
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Summerfest foam seems to be a thing of the past. This year, a “Summerfest Task Force” will be in charge of dousing the crowd in water, replacing the foam of...
View ArticleThird Installment of “John Wick” surpasses previous ones
Erik Jimenez/Staff Writer Thinking of how small and independent the “John Wick” films started off as, it’s incredible to see how much it upgraded to summer blockbuster status in just three films. The...
View ArticleFive FIU Baseball Players Drafted To The MLB
The 2019 MLB draft has come to a close and five Panthers will have a chance to make it to the big league. While the Panthers season was disappointing, posting a 23-32 record, the team had talent from...
View ArticleFIU student finds happiness through drag
By Tamica Jean-Charles Joey Geballa slaps on his wig after hours of rehearsing his songs, gluing down his eyebrows and contouring his cleavage. Now he is Daphne Lux. Geballa performs as Daphne Lux at...
View ArticleUpcoming FIU film certificate marks necessary change
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Staff Writer Fasten the seatbelts of your DeLorean and put on your pod racing goggles, film buffs. A 15-credit film certificate program is coming soon to FIU. The program would...
View ArticleGen Z students will make a positive impact on FIU
Viharachard Dorval/Contributing Writer Generation Z is Generation smart, or at least Generation well-informed. These students, born between 1995 and 2012, have never known a world without the...
View ArticleOnline students should not pay Athletics fee
With a massive debt looming over their heads, FIU Athletics has chosen the worst way to make up for their mistake – punishing online students. Starting Summer 2019, online students will pay an athletic...
View ArticleStudent DJ prepares for Summerfest debut
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Before he could attend the festival, Nikolas Lam would drive down Biscayne Boulevard with his parents and look on at Ultra in hopes of catching a glimpse of...
View Article“Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is king of the popular monster genre
Erik Jimenez/Staff Writer Despite being the 35th film to feature arguably the most famous movie monster of all-time, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is actually the third film in Warner Bros. In...
View Article“X-Men: Dark Phoenix” worst installment in entire franchise
Erik Jimenez/Staff Writer It’s a bummer to say that despite running for twice as long as the MCU, the “X-Men” franchise not only has about half of the amount of films under its belt, but about a good...
View ArticleFIU should offer by-the-hour daycare to students with children
Rose Lopez/Contributing Writer My youngest is barely one-year-old. I took her to class with me once or twice when she was an infant. Luckily, my professors and classmates didn’t mind (probably because...
View ArticleFIU should replace fast food restaurants with healthy alternatives
Ariana Rodriguez/Contributing Writer The struggle is real when you are a kind-of-healthy person trying to become a really healthy person at FIU. The moment I exit my four-hour class and breathe in the...
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