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ISC promotes diversity and multiculturalism
Isabell Vasquez/ Contributing Writer With more than 3,500 international students from over 140 countries, FIU has granted us with the world at our fingertips. The International Student Club is an...
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‘International’ is a term FIU does not overlook
Ashley Verdugo/ Contributing Writer With the first week of school coming to end, I’m reminded why FIU has “international” in its name. It’s easy to get caught up and think you’re only seeing your...
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FIU’s Diversity Enhanced Through The English Language Institute
Ashley-Anna Aboreden/Contributing Writer Florida International University’s colorful campus has many students from different nationalities representing various backgrounds, including international...
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Meaghan Rivera: Making FIU and the United States her tenth home
Martha Perez-Mendez/Assistant Entertainment Director Florida International University touches each part of the world as students from countless countries walk the halls in pursuit of a higher...
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#YouAreWelcomeHere campaign helps students feel ‘accepted’
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer The “#YouAreWelcomeHere” campaign has been embraced by FIU as a way to make international students feel at home while on campus. The message of inclusion is spread...
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Japan Club Aids Culture Shock
Megan Mosquera/Contributing Writer The Japan club is an interactive student organization that makes dedicating time to incoming students one of its main goals. Last week they held a table at the club...
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FIU lives up to its name by embracing diversity
Caroline Lozano/ Assistant Opinion Director FIU has prided itself for being one of the most global institutions in the U.S. with students from all 50 states and 142 countries attending each year,...
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International Peer Mentor program provides comfort for students
Written by Elizabeth Soza/Contributing Writer The Office of International Student and Scholar Services provides a special peer mentor program for new incoming international students. “Coming from...
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Claw & Growl News and Opinion Talk Show September 1, 2017
This talk show aired live on Friday, August 4, 2017. Catch The Claw and Growl live every Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. only on The Roar at 95.3 FM and 96.9 in North Miami. On this show:...
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FIU’s Small Business Development Center turned a disaster into big success
Written by Alejandra Chamorro/ Contributing writer SBDC was presented two awards for their work on Bizaster, a disaster preparation app for businesses, by the Florida SBDC Network in Saint Augustine....
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Local elections just as important as national elections
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer On September 26, District 40 will be holding a special election to fill an empty seat in the Florida Senate. Although it may seem like an irrelevant election to some,...
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International students face complex issues when facing America’s racial politics
Gillian Daley/ Contributing Writer Race and the United States have been at odds since before the colonies joined together to form this nation. The United States’ complex and problematic racial climate...
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New Housing project welcomes members of the FIU community
Written by Andrea Perdomo/Contributing Staff Writer Student and faculty will soon have the opportunity to live in affordable and modern housing directly off campus. University Bridge Residences will be...
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University creates recycle houses for campus wide use
Recycle houses made of recycled milk jugs can now be found in every housing building on campus. Janet Branch, a manager at FIU’s housing facilities, developed these recycle houses alongside Max-R, a...
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University closes in preparation for Hurricane Irma
Michelle Marchante/News Director Classes are canceled as of 11 p.m. Tuesday night through the weekend for the university community to prepare for Irma, a category 5 hurricane. Normal operations will...
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University Professor recognized for cancer research
Written by Gabriella Genao/ Contributing writer A professor from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine was recognized by a national program that commemorates minorities for his work in cancer...
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FIU alumnus promotes veganism through ‘SoFlo Vegans’
Applying a vegan lifestyle reduces a person’s carbon footprint, with animal welfare accounting for 20 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions from human-related activities. The Internet and other media...
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Diversify your news sources to avoid heavy biases from the media
Due to the rise of “fake news” and commentators, it has become easier to blame or distrust the media for its so-called distortion of the truth, especially with news being so accessible through various...
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‘Fake news’ not the epidemic the media claims it is
Ashley Verdugo/ Contributing Writer Fake news became the phrase of the 2016 Presidential election by President Trump. CNN and the New York Times became his target, and journalists were called out for...
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