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Vol. 26, Issue 14 fiusm.com Friday, September 12, 2014 FIU and Broward College move in together KRONO LESCANO soon became a part of an academic village that Contributing Writer was set up by the city. [email protected] There, FIU shared space with Pembroke Pines Charter High School and a Broward FIU has left its Broward Pines location and County regional library. The idea was that from has moved into a new building in Miramar. ninth grade to college graduation, a student had This time, it’s sharing its space with a college. everything he or she needed. FIU at I-75 and Broward College’s Miramar “It sounded great on paper, but then in execu- West Center are now both officially open at the tion, there were some challenges,” said Maria same newly-built and state-of-the-art facility. Salazar, assistant director of Broward Programs. The partnership came to fruition when “We outgrew the space.” Broward College President J. David Armstrong At the Pines Center, FIU had an exclu- Jr. approached his friend, University President sive-use wing to use during the day, but the other Mark B. Rosenberg, in hopes of creating a new 75 percent of the building was used by the high experience for both of their institutions’ students. school. FIU’s students wouldn’t be able to use This won’t be the first time the two schools this area until after 4 p.m. have collaborated. Salazar said the issue was that the Academic FIU and Broward College have been partners Village’s space was designed for high school in previous projects in the Broward and down- students and it didn’t fit the needs of the Univer- KRONO LESCANO/THE BEACON town Fort Lauderdale areas, which is something sity students and faculty alike. Armstrong reminded people who attended the Now, FIU is sharing a building with students FIU at I-75 moves in with Broward to a 89,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility construction ceremony in February. in Miramar. FIU moved to Pembroke Pines in 2001 and SEE MIRAMAR, PAGE 2 Recreation Center modifies cost of classes ADRIAN SUAREZ-AVILA A. Maidique Campus less people were coming in The pass also prevents Staff Writer started charging $1 for all the morning and working the hassle of carrying adrian.suarezavila@fiusm. of the classes it’s offering. out on the weekends,” Jian- money. com Both Robert Frye, nine said. “Students even “The biggest thing, at director of Recreation There were certain students who couldn’t came in complaining about least I would presume, Yanelis Suarez was Services, and Lia Jiannine, come in the morning, so it wasn’t fair to the price difference.” is that you don’t have to annoyed that she had to assistant director of fitness make them pay $2. It just made more sense But the price change has constantly bring a dollar,” pay $2 for afternoon fitness programs at the Center, to make every class $1. had positive effects. said Jiannine. classes at the FIU Recre- decided that this was the According to Jiannine, Jiannine also drew ation Center when those in best solution. the all-access pass that was attention to the fact that, the morning were free. “We decided to make it Lia Jiannine sold previously for $60 is outside of the University, a Assistant Director “I had classes during more consistent and made now sold for $30 as a result single fitness class can cost Recreation Services the morning,” said Suarez, it $1 across the board,” Modesto A. Maidique Campus of the change in class fees. up to $20. a junior business admin- said Jiannine. “There With the all-access pass, Students, like Suarez, istration major. “My only were certain students students can take advan- seem appeased as a result. chance to work out was in who couldn’t come in the the reason for charging participate. tage of all the available “I settled on getting the afternoon, and all the morning, so it wasn’t fair evenly was also to motivate Some students classes until the end of the the all-access pass,” said classes then were tagged to make them pay $2. It just students to begin working complained about the semester. They may even Suarez. “The new system with a fee.” made more sense to make out in the morning, the time difference in prices. reserve a spot in classes that To balance this problem, every class $1.” of day in which the fewest “The point was to get normally fill to capacity SEE FITNESS, PAGE 2 the Rec Center at Modesto Frye said that part of amount of students would people [to work out] because quickly. Student uses academic interest, tragedy close to home to raise cancer awareness ILANA SILVERMAN tation and go on Saturday with the ment by teaching and providing She then found The Women’s preventing breast cancer. Contributing Writer best attitude,” she said. supplies for them. Breast Health Initiative to help Breast cancer is the most [email protected] Rodriguez has always had a When she moved to Miami in spread awareness. common cancer that women “I thought this would be a are diagnosed with worldwide, As a busy college student, good way to honor her,” she said. according to the Center for Paola Rodriguez makes time to Within months of volunteering Disease Control and Prevention, work on a cause that is close to at the organization, Rodriguez’s but many women are unaware her heart. cousin passed away. of how to lower their risk to the As a senior juggling a double Sometimes, when you have tragedies so close to home, “I realized the reason she disease. major in psychology and biology that’s when you realize that something needs to be done [passed] was because she didn’t The Women’s Breast Health at the University, Rodriguez also have the tools to save her life Initiative was established in dedicates her time on Saturdays and that is important about what 2005 by Andrea Ivory, a breast as a community partner at The Paola Rodriguez, we do with the organization,” she cancer survivor. Volunteers of Women’s Breast Health Initiative, Senior said. “Sometimes, when you have the organization go door to door a non-profit organization focused Psychology and Biology tragedies so close to home, that’s and educate women about breast on informing women about breast when you realize that something cancer and heart disease. health. needs to be done.” Women who are at risk “For The Women’s Breast passion for helping others. In her 2009, Rodriguez was inspired to She took loss and turned it are offered free screenings by Health Initiative, since [...] I have home country of Colombia, she focus her energy on cancer aware- into motivation to help women been doing it for a long time, I volunteered with children that ness due to her cousin’s battle like her cousin have a better SEE CANCER, PAGE 2 only need to practice the presen- were supported by the govern- with breast cancer. understanding of fighting and 2 The Beacon – Friday, September 12, 2014 NEWS fiusm.com NATION & WORLD University leaves Pines BRIEFS Apple Watch, Apple Pay unveiled Center, moves to Miramar MIRAMAR, PAGE 1 At the Apple event underway in Cupertino, Calif., “This partnership and this new location is going to help give Chief Executive Tim Cook unveiled Apple Watch, “the even more Broward College students the opportunity to transfer to most personal device we’ve ever created,” he said. who share the same needs. the great institution that FIU is,” said President Armstrong. It’s Apple’s first venture into wearable tech. He says FIU and Broward College split up the new building among Bairu Chen, a junior in accounting, is a transfer student from it acts as a health and fitness device and works with them so that the latter would take the first and second floors and Broward College and is taking two classes at FIU at I-75. He likes iPhone but “what we didn’t do was take the iPhone the University would take the other two. Despite only having the convenience, since he’s from the area. and shrink the interface and strap it on your wrist.” two floors for its use, FIU students at the new location now have “I like that it’s new and close to home,” said Chen. The dial on the side is the “digital crown” for input and classes that are both larger and technically on-par with the feel navigation. Earlier, executives introduced the compa- they’re accustomed to. ny’s version of a mobile wallet Apple Pay. “We’ve “We’ve always given top service within Broward,” Salazar created an entirely new payment process, and we call said. “But now we feel like students will be that much more it Apple Pay,” Cook said.