Andres Rivera
Andres Rivera is a senior and veteran FIU student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Digital Journalism with a minor in political science attached. Before FIU, he obtained an associate degree in Psychology from Miami Dade College. He served as a sergeant in the United States Army for seven years, with a deployment to the middle east that broadened his knowledge of culture and foreign affairs. He is also an FIU Panther Now staff writer and photographer with experience in keeping up with quotas and media content creation. After graduation, he plans to become a reporter on foreign politics outside of the united states.
It is what it is: A young soldier’s reflection about the Army life
The military, for some, is the commercials they watched when they were kids. Crazy imagery that depicts a soldier dropping into the battlefield ready...
Another life: RPGers create worlds online
Nathan Smith was trying to escape a dragon as well as some bandits and a skeleton. But then he and four others fought their...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month survivor story: Diane Rodriguez
Diane Rodriguez, who lives in Flagler County, was one of many women who woke up one day and headed to work only to learn...
Where the homeless can find family
Alex Chaviano, case manager at The Caring Place, was addicted to crack cocaine. Like many other individuals in unfortunate circumstances, he lived on the...
As Panthers and Golden Knights play for Stanley Cup, military families benefit
As the Stanley Cup Finals roar on, the owners of the Florida Panthers and Las Vegas Golden Knights have taken steps to ensure that...