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Panther Press, April 17, 2017 Florida International University Florida International University FIU Digital Commons The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) Special Collections and University Archives 4-17-2017 Panther Press, April 17, 2017 Florida International University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Florida International University, "Panther Press, April 17, 2017" (2017). The Panther Press (formerly The Beacon). 914. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper/914 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and University Archives at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PANTHERA Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International PRESS University One copy per person. Additional copies are 25 cents. Vol. 1 Issue 12 PantherNOW.com Monday, April 17, 2017 HEAR ME ROAR Miami Urban Initiative receives $1.2 million from Knight Foundation TAPKANNIA KEOUN of an existing venture between Staff Writer FIU-CARTA and the Creative Class Group, the Miami Creative FIU’s College of City Initiative, which looks at Communication, Architecture advancing economic benefits and the Arts, in a partnership with accumulated in Miami in the past the Creative Class Group, will two decades. head a project that will establish “We’ve been working in Miami as a leading economic the Miami region with Florida metropolis. International University for the The project, titled “The past three years. They are top Miami Urban Future Initiative,” notch in creating the next level of is keen on researching former talent that’s going to really grow JOSEPH GOMEZ /PANTHER PRESS and current economic trends the region and we thought there in the region,and developing was a need to continue this type Ali Qureshi, mechanical engineering student, attends the Uproar concert and enjoys the giveaways new strategies to put Miami on of work,” Florida said to Student at the FIU Arena on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. the map as a globally creative Media. economy. Recently, the initiative “The initiative will help received $1.2 million in funding BISCAYNE BAY map economic, occupational from the John S. and James L. and technological aspects in the Knight Foundation to resume this region. We’ll bring in partners economic research. and experts in addition to our “Improved intelligence and MPAS to host release week team to provide the necessary research guide Miami’s strategic data to grow a more inclusive direction – there will be four to six DOUGLASS GAVILAN After, students will return and take part in an economy,” said Rana Florida, annual briefings and publications. Staff Writer ice cream social where student discuss what they CEO of the Creative Class Group. Any future economic and noticed from taking the pledge. The Creative Class Group is community development in the Beginning Monday, April 17, the Multicultural “Typically, this has been happening around high an advisory firm that works with region must be guided by data Programs and Services and Campus Life offices schools and colleges around the U.S.,” said Ojeda. companies and businesses which and facts about the region, such will be hosting a week-long event that incorporates “People can commit to taking a vow of silence. studies the correlation between as trends and regional strengths relaxation and issues affecting the LGBTQA They are given an informational card that they can cities and economic growth. The and weaknesses,” said Schriner. community. hand to people. The card explains what is the event group was founded by Florida’s The future of the initiative As Pride Month continues, “Release Week” will and why they are participating in the event.” husband, Richard, an author and places importance on bringing have five events including a day of silence, which National Day of Silence is a student-led day professor of urban economic together international thought is an annual nationwide event to spread awareness meant to fight bullying and harassment and was theory. leaders and regional practitioners, on the effects of bullying and harassment many first organized in 1996 by a group of students at “[We] disseminate this to catapult Miami as an urban members of the LGBTQA communities often face. the University of Virginia, according to the Gay information and inform the center for economic development “Release week is a cool opportunity in which Straight Advocates for Education organization. broad strategic vision for the and creativity. LGBTQA initiatives partners with Campus Life,” Campus Life and the Multicultural Programs region’s private and public The Miami Urban Future said Sebastian Ojeda, graduate assistant for the and Services will team up again for “Pride BBQ,” stakeholders through ongoing Initiative will be located at the LGBTQA initiatives. which follows on Tuesday, April 18. It will take local convenings and briefs,” newly developed FIU-CARTA at Students who take the pledge, which will be at place in Panther Square and last between 11 a.m. said FIU’s dean of the College Mana Wynwood on the eastside. 10 a.m in the Panther Square, will be given a shirt of Communication, Architecture, The initiative is projected to and expected to stay silent until the event wraps up. SEE RELEASE, PAGE 2 and the Arts, Brian Schriner. begin in September and will be in The project is an extension place through 2022. SGA’s elected candidates share their plans for new term CEYLIN ARIAS but the core of it, it remains the same. There is a on campus. SGC has that potential and understand how crucial it is to address students’ Staff Writer lot of work to be done,” he said. empowerment and once we start doing that, concerns.” Cosio said he could not share many of the people will see that SGC can create positive Schmidt said to Student Media that she has Election season at the University officially details about his platform as he has not officially change for the entire student body,” said Schmidt. been working with student government ever concluded on April 5, results confirmed FIYou begun his term as president -- which will be in Schmidt says that after joining SGA, students since her freshman year as a lower-division candidates at MMC President-elect Krista May-- he has a few plans to reduce transportation tend to form their own bubble and lose touch senator. Schmidt and Vice President-elect Jordan costs for students. with what’s going on outside of that. During “I actually ran with Alian at the FIYou party Thompson, and President-elect Leonardo Cosio “We want students to know that we are here the year she took a break from SGC, Schmidt and that’s where my roots all started because that and Vice President Meredith Marseille at BBC for them. In fact, one of the things that we will says she was still engaged with students and was my first involvement on campus. Throughout as winners of this year’s student government be addressing is the bus shuttle fee. Five dollars organizations involved with SGC. my academic career at the University, one of election. per bus ride gets expensive and so the SGC-BBC “I felt that this perspective is what is the organizations I have been a part of was the Though Cosio and Marseille both ran will find a way to cut costs,” said Cosio. really needed this upcoming year in student Lead team and it completely changed my life,” uncontested, this did not make winning the Cosio also said SGC-BBC work for students government. When they asked me to run at SGA said Schmidt. “It taught me how to be there for election at BBC any less important or exciting, and want students to know their concerns will back in December, although I didn’t necessarily other people and what it meant to be a leader. said Cosio. be addressed and fixed. MMC president-elect see myself doing this in prior years, I realized I Employers nowadays want to hire leaders, not “The feelings Krista might have felt when Schmidt echoed the same sentiment. could make that change myself,” said Schmidt. followers. It gave me confidence and helped she found out she won the election must have “My vision as a student government “I have already been around students throughout been different from what I felt when I found out, organization [representative] is to be visual all the organizations I have been a part of so I SEE SGA, PAGE 6 2 Panther Press – Monday, April 17, 2017 NEWS PantherNOW.com NATION & Organization brings prison WORLD BRIEFS reform awareness to University STEPHANIE CASTRO club’s main goal is to further prison a Miami-Dade County Juvenile Afghanistan says 36 militants killed Assistant News Director education, raise awareness on campus Services Department initiative which after US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ and work together with other SAPR is a part of the Miami-Dade Anti- The Student Alliance for Prison chapters to influence both national Gang Strategy, created in 2008. against Islamic State Reform is an established national and state policy. The event allows residents access PANDOLA, Afghanistan — A day after the network of students who support As a global medallion student, to social and economic services, United States dropped the largest non-nuclear initiatives to bring out change in the SAPR’s FIU President Elimelech child care, as well as youth services weapon it has ever used in combat, U.S. military criminal justice system via advocacy, Risse first got involved when she and disability services. helicopters pounded a mountainside village in education and service. attended a seminar with a panel “When people get incarcerated eastern Afghanistan on Friday in an ongoing Eric Feldman, advisor for SAPR, of speakers addressing mass it’s not just the person going into operation against fighters loyal to the Islamic State.
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