New season, new confidence and full hearts for FIU Women’s Soccer
James Profetto/Contributing Writer A new season for Women’s Soccer at FIU is looming for one head coach and a roster of 24 athletes with full hearts. For those who may not know, FIU Women’s Soccer...
View ArticleLuau Pool Party (Photos)
DJ George Arango plays music at the Luau Pool Party, hosted by Campus Life. The pool party was free for FIU students. Hospitality senior Jane Rodriguez gets her hair braided by Jennifer Charles, an...
View ArticlePlastic Pinks on growth of garage rock scene in Miami
June Summer (left), and Luigi Toni La Roca (center), and Augie Pink (right) spoke about the garage rock scene in Miami. Photo by Natalie Bojorquez/FIUSM Junette Reyes/Editor-in-Chief Diego...
View ArticleSunghosts on Miami’s music scene
Photo by Junette Reyes/FIUSM Junette Reyes/Editor-in-Chief Diego Saldaña-Rojas/Opinion Director In collaboration with WRGP Radiate FM’s program titled Local Radiation, FIU Student Media has had the...
View ArticleCounty sets deadline for Youth Fair relocation site
Junette Reyes/Editor-in-Chief Members of the University community gathered in the Graham Center’s piano room lounge early on July 17, united under a common goal: to show support of the continuous...
View ArticleEditorial: Graduating in four years is so high school
Students that find themselves still in college after four years shouldn’t fret about not walking across the stage sooner. Not only do the majority of college students in the United States not...
View ArticleThe Calabrese era begins for men’s soccer
Jorge Corrales/Contributing Writer This fall, the FIU men’s soccer team will have a new man at the helm— Scott Calabrese. Coach Calabrese took over the program early this year and will try and...
View ArticleStudent Academic Support Center: The Most Important Building You’ve Never...
Photo courtesy of John Cal. By Bryan Palacio/ Staff Writer Dealing with unforeseen complications is important in any business matter, especially when there’s $30 million on the line. That’s the...
View ArticleAS Monaco and Club Atletico Nacional Visit FIU
AS Monaco from France and Club Atletico Nacional from Colombia practiced on the University’s soccer stadium from July 21-23 to prepare for their Wednesday night game. FIU’s own soccer team had a chance...
View ArticleYouth Fair says “NO” to relocation
By Rebeca Piccardo/News Director Despite the recent County support for the University’s efforts to acquire the fairgrounds, the fair has shown it will not go quietly. Now that the county commissioners...
View ArticleYour selfie may dictate your credit score.
Alexis Fernandez /Contributing Writer Could you imagine living in a world without instant connection to friends and loved ones via Facebook updates, live Tweets and notorious selfies? Ironically,...
View ArticleFlorida voters will decide on medical marijuana
By Destiney Burt/Staff Writer Though there has been much controversy, the medicinal marijuana bill has cleared the Florida senate and will be put to a vote in November. The bill would only allow those...
View ArticleEditorial: Safer than most, but is that enough?
Sex crimes are a misfortune and we could only hope the numbers would be zero every year, but unfortunately this is not the case. Some of our neighbors in the state university system haven’t fared so...
View ArticleBBC Summer Picnic (photos)
Students gathered in the WUC ballrooms to enjoy food at the rodeo themed SPC summer picnic on July 31. Psychology senior Vinson Pressley mans the table where students could receive free FIU SPC...
View Article2014 Summerfest Color Party (photos)
DJ Zog from Power 96 takes a selfie with the crowd A torrential storm slightly postponed the 2014 Summerfest Color Party, and attendees took shelter in the parking garages as they waited for the storm...
View ArticleSGC-MMC’s new speaker pro tempore elected, Senate talks funding and town hall...
By Adrian Suarez Avila/ Staff Writer SGC-MMC’s final Senate meeting of the summer semester ushered in a new beginning for CARTA senator and finance chair, Tomas Alcala. Following Caroline Lorenzo’s...
View ArticleOne Student One Question: “Summer VS Fall/Spring”
One Student One Question: "Summer VS Fall/Spring" we ask one students one question and share their thoughts on this weeks topic.
View ArticleRadio Soul (AN ODE TO MATTHEW) 08/04/14
Radio Soul: An Ode To Matthew The New Jack Kid 8/4/14 8-10pm Janet Jackson – Pledge Interlude/GUY – My Fantasy Steve Arrington – Feel so Real (Remix) Lakeside – Party Patrol (Remix) Heavy D & The...
View ArticleNever take no for an answer
Krysisha Conly / Contributing Writer How many times have you been told no? Too many times to count, right? The word no be very discouraging and a major let down. It’s a very scary word for some...
View ArticleFormer FIU guard teams up with longtime friend to make motivational brand
By Ruben Palacios/ Assistant News Director A lot of things can happen inside a stuffy car after an intense summer workout. For former FIU men’s basketball guard Deric Hill, a brand was born. His desire...
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