A night of music and magic with Iranian musician Hossein Alizadeh
Photos by Samannaz Rohanimanesh/FIUSM Samannaz Rohanimanesh/Contributing Writer Maestro Hossein Alizadeh, the legendary Iranian musician and the Monad Trio, held a concert at the Biscayne Bay Campus on...
View ArticleSOBE: Hospitality hosts inaugural dinner for wine and food festival
Image by Fast Forward Event Productions, courtesy of Creative Commons Alex Blencowe/Staff The Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will host a dinner to start of the annual South Beach...
View ArticleCollege students remain heavy users of tanning beds, increasing risk of cancer
Photo by Shela Courtesy of Creative Commons Camila Fernandez / Staff Writer Brittney Banter grew up with a tanning bed in her home with her mom as an avid tanner. “My mom used to go to the tanning...
View ArticleiPad prizes cause students to raid vendors
Photo by midorisyu, Courtesy of Creative Commons. Ariel Weinstein/Staff Writer Michael Cabral, a junior majoring in management of information systems and brother of Sigma Chi International Fraternity,...
View ArticleSEAS discuss Shakespeare in Key Largo
Image by Amanderson2, courtesy of Creative Commons. Maria Britos/Staff Writer As almost every lecture takes place within the borders of the University, one school at the Biscayne Bay Campus is set to...
View ArticleGarcia looks to build off strong sophomore campaign
By Reinaldo Llerena/Contributing Writer While freshman Edwin Rios highlighted the 2013 baseball season for the Panthers, sophomore Catcher Aramis Garcia had an equally impressive season, matching or...
View ArticleSlow start deadly for Panthers as they fall to the Mean Green
A strong second half fell seconds short of a victory as senior Tymell Murphy scored a career-high 31 points in a losing effort, as the Panthers lost to North Texas, 65-63. Down by six at hafltime and...
View ArticleThe Wolfsonian hosts an evening meal with Anthony Bourdain
Image by Phillip Pessar, courtesy of Creative Commons. Alex Blencowe/Staff Writer The Wolfsonian partners up with Anthony Bourdain to host an exclusive dinner inspired by steamships. The 13th annual...
View ArticleHeadphones: A Way of Escape
Photo by Gary Knight via Flickr Ariel Weinstein/Staff Writer Walking around campus, you can find a person with headphones on in almost any direction you look. Why do people wear headphones? If you...
View ArticleFreedom and It’s Price: Moving Out
Photo by John Benson via Flickr Luis Santana/Opinion Director I am a commuter student. I drive from one environment to another almost every day of the week. I go to school – a place of fun and...
View ArticleWhy are we unhappy with our body?
Photo by USNavy via Wikimedia Jennipher Schafer/Staff Writer There are a lot of ways to make us love or loathe our bodies these days. Living in Miami, we have a virtual flood of images for the...
View ArticleAustralian Pavilion architect to speak on ‘sublime’ designs
Photo of the Australian Pavilion by Kasi Metcalfe, courtesy of Creative Commons. Leslie Ovalle / Contributing Writer Matias Del Campo, the head of Vienna-based architecture firm SPAN, will hold a...
View ArticleStudents and faculty weigh in on Bitcoin currency
Photo by btkeychain courtesy of Creative Commons. Rohan Jani / Contributing Writer Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer payment system of crypto-currency, has garnered lots of attention from domestic...
View ArticleUniversidad de San Martin de Porres becomes partner for student exchange
Nicole Montero / Staff Writer President Mark B. Rosenberg met with Alan Garcia, Peru’s former president, and Jose Antonio Chang Escobedo, the president of the Universidad de San Martin de Porres, to...
View ArticleWikipedia struggles to adapt to hand-held generation
Photo by Johann Dréo courtesy of Creative Commons Camila Fernandez / Staff Writer The 21st century has introduced a shift from desktop computers to a generation of hand-held users; but while people...
View ArticleFresh Food Company: FIU’s Weight Watchers
Ariel Weinstein/Staff Writer If you have heard of “Weight Watchers”, you would know that it is all about portion control and keeping track of calories. When I walk into Fresh Foods Company, I feel like...
View ArticleLocal student activsts join Venezuelans in their fight for justice
By Jeffrey Pierre / Assistant News Director Thousands of demonstrators, including students and alumni, waved the yellow, blue and red of the Venezuelan flag in Doral on Saturday to speak out against...
View ArticleNo talks of college athlete union despite national movement
Raul Alvarez/Contributing Writer As of 2011, the University’s football team brought in a total of $25,201,564. That means that after only nine active years, the program made as much money as Drake did...
View ArticleLecture sheds light on global warming’s effects on rainforests
Photo by Ben Britten, courtesy of Creative Commons. Mariana Nava/Contributing Writer Few people give a second thought about plants, but an upcoming lecture series might just change that. As part of its...
View ArticleHospitality students show their skills at SOBE WFF
Photo by Alex Blencowe Alex Blencowe/Staff Writer With the sun shining bright, warm sand beneath your feet and the finest breeze Ocean Drive has to offer, the South Beach Wine and Food Festival brought...
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