Wine and Food Festival: Taste buds satisfied on Ocean Drive
By: Eddith Sevilla /BBC Managing Editor var uslide_show_id = “44c03d79-366c-4790-8136-66099342772a”;var slideshowwidth = “230″;var linktext = “Click here to view our 2008 Food and Wine Festival Slideshow”; More than 30,000 people visited the South Beach Wine and Food Festival to mingle with their favorite Food Network chefs, taste different wines and spirits and eat various foods. Bobbette Coulter of Philadelphia, an avid merlot drinker, was shocked when she discovered FIU students made the merlot she had drank. “I didn’t even know that when I got it. I think it’s wonderful. Coulter said. “At home, I strictly drink merlot. This is a little bit more fruity than what I have at home, but I liked it very…
FIU plucks six Model U.N. honors
By: Luis Valdez / Staff Writer The FIU Model United Nations delegation brought six awards back to the University after participating in the Harvard Model U.N. conference in February. The winnings were unprecedented in the organization’s history. “We’ve never done this before,” said Alexandra Acosta, one of the head delegates. “It was a huge surprise that shows that humble schools like FIU can come up on top.” The FIU delegation was comprised of 10 rookies and seven veterans who were involved in nine separate committees. Together, they brought home awards in five of these committees, including three honorary mentions, one outstanding delegation and one best delegation. In addition, the FIU team won best overall small…
Power outages leave millions without electricity
By: AP Wire Hundreds of thousands of people were without electricity across Florida Tuesday after eight power plants went offline, authorities said. Between 600,000 and 800,000 households had no electricity at the height of the crisis Tuesday afternoon, though power was slowly being restored, Karen Vissepo of Florida Power and Light told broadcaster CNN. Media reports said the outage could have affected as many as 4 million people. The outage affected traffic lights, Miami’s International Airport, air conditioning units and trapped people in elevators. Authorities said some kind of grid disturbance likely caused the power plants to shut down – sparking rolling blackouts – but could not give an exact cause of the problem by…
Technolust…:Tech, Specs and Everything Else: Creating ringtones fosters individuality
By: Susana Rodriguez / Asst. News Director With today’s cell phones capable of playing MP3 quality songs, ditching factory-default beep and whistle ringtones has never been more tempting. The possibilities of assigning specific tones to friends, family or that special someone you might be avoiding will also stoke the fires of freeing your inner customizer. Thankfully, you need not yearn anymore as there are available outlets for these creative urges. Phone service providers such as AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless all offer high quality ringtones for purchase on their Web sites. However,having the corporate muscle to provide the latest songs for your phone allows these companies to digitally price gouge you. At $2.50 a…
Commentary: Opening series’ hopes deflate
By: Chris Martinez / Staff Writer Leading up to the team’s season opener against the University of Southern California, the Golden Panthers’ baseball team generated as much excitement for the upcoming season as it should have with many other FIU teams not doing so well. A rebuilding season for the football team, a dip in performance for the men’s basketball squad and a three game series against a nationally renowned USC program set up new manager Henry “Turtle” Thomas with an unusual amount of excitement from a fan base still finding its footing. Scoring 19 runs in three games is nothing to scoff at, especially against a team like the Trojans that has taken home…
MTV: Students need to stand up for issues or die
By: Roby Gonzalez / Contributing Writer A few days ago my friend and I were having a typical political discussion on who would be the best candidate for president. My friend was a tremendous Ron Paul supporter and of course was telling me the great things Paul could bring our country, and was happily pointing out all the negative qualities of my candidate. After Super Tuesday, I contacted my friend again, and to rub Paul’s defeat in his face, I asked him “Who are you going to vote for now?” His answer was, “I am voting for Ron Paul. If he isn’t the republican nominee, then I am not voting.” Although correct or not, he…
