The pandemic has dramatically affected the airline industry around the world. Since mid-march, nationwide lockdowns and a rise in the number of coronavirus cases, led to a negative decline in the number of travelers. For months, up to 80% of airplanes were grounded, including American Airlines, United Airlines, Air New Zealand and Air France. As states moved into reopening phases, airlines continued to put in safety precautions with mandatory face coverings, blocking middle seats and strict so

Forecasts for this year’s hurricane season predicted above-average activity with slower, stronger storms. Now that we are nearing the end of what’s been the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, trends show that experts were right. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted 13–19 named storms forming in the Atlantic, three-to-six of those being major hurricanes. As of Nov. 18, this hurricane season, which began on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30, had already produced 3

Whether you’re cooking for the first time this holiday season or you’re looking to whip out some new dishes, we got you covered. Below find some of our e-board’s favorite and mouth-watering Thanksgiving appetizers. What it is: A cheese bread with golden crust, and a gooey, cheesy interior. Those sweet Hawaiian breads are irroestiable, I get it. But why not try your hand at something new. What it is: No description needed. It’s strawberry goodness! If you’re tired of the traditional pumpkin and

In a time where public trust in the media is already at an all-time low, the latest presidential election has only fueled the conversation on the press’ objectivity and their influence on public opinion. For Emmy Award-winning newscaster, Calvin Hughes, the 2016 and 2020 elections proved one thing: the media was wrong. The Local 10 News anchor sat down for FIU’s weekly “Cafecito Chat” with Vice President of the Office of Engagement, Saif Ishoof on Thursday, Nov. 5. “We should not be i

In late March, states across the country began issuing stay-at-home orders as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to climb. Effects of the pandemic have included periods of isolation as people were forced to stay away from their loved ones, food insecurity due to closures and shortages and job loss felt by either both or one spouse. Among feelings of stress over a looming economic recession and overall health worries, all of these were contributing factors to the decline of mental health in y

For two months, Tammy Gammon sat in a Marriott hotel room with her three sons, her vision board, and a shower curtain from her home that she hung up so the one-bedroom felt a little less foreign. After the first floor of her Atlanta home was ignited in flames, destroying her personal possessions, the mother from Kingston, Jamaica, her 11-year-old son and 16-year-old twins were left living together in a room. In that fire, Gammon also lost the inventory of her self-owned art business, Thr

With our curiosity in space remaining strong, one FIU student is developing an efficient communication system allowing spacecrafts to send information and photos back to Earth. Marisol Roman, a PhD student with a focus in Electrical Engineering and Computing, is one of three engineering students who were awarded a fellowship by NASA, which aims to support research in space exploration and increase opportunities for STEM minority students. “Growing up in the US as an immigrant, it makes me

The threat of unprecedented sea level rise is not one that is unknown to residents of South Florida, especially those living in the low lying coastal City of Miami Beach. With projections of up to 56 inches of sea level rise by the year 2070, a question that is often posed by historians and architects is how will the city’s infrastructure be conserved. That is a question that FIU Architecture students are working to answer in a new advanced design studio course titled “Historic Preservat

Students who were highly anticipating DJ Steve Aoki’s virtual performance tonight will be disappointed to find out the headliner will no longer be on the lineup. According to an email sent out by FIU Homecoming this morning, the performer backed out “due to circumstances beyond their control.” However, the concert and planned festivities will continue on. In his place, American DJ and producer, Diplo will be headlining the show along with opener and electronic music artist, DJ Silenc

If 15-cent tickets aren’t enough to convince you to sit in a theater again, you can always enjoy a classic film from the comfort of your car. That’s right, the pandemic has brought the return of an old-time favorite: drive-ins and now one’s parking itself right next to campus. The Miami-Dade Youth Fairgrounds, located next to FIU’s Modesto Maidique campus, is temporarily transforming into a drive-in theater. Starting Aug. 14 through Sep. 06, residents can catch a variety of family-frien

In a time of uncertainty, Dr. Natalia Echeverri, gynecologist and obstetrician, is spending almost every hour of the day ensuring her community she is there to help. For Echeverri’s patients, that means delivering babies even when she’s not on call and making sure they have a hand to hold during labor. Something that expectant mothers worried wouldn’t be possible after private hospitals in New York temporarily barred partners from entering delivery rooms. “Taking a partner away from a lab

Remote learning at FIU will continue throughout the Summer semester, for Summer A and Summer C. In the latest Coronavirus update from the University, FIU announced that no in-person classes will be held for the Summer A and C term. This means that all scheduled face-to-face classes for the Summer A and C term will now be transitioned to online. No decision has been made for Summer B as of yet. The decision comes after Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order on Monday advi

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 Resort, she sported swimsuits from Toxic Sadie and Ola Vida while dolphins jumped from the water behind her. The Colombian model, whose high-school classmates voted her “most likely to appear in a Sports Illustrated issue”, never imagined she’d be one of six women featured in the magazine. After getting signed to LA Models agency,