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Features Editor Thomas Chiles. Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor

Thomas is a senior multimedia journalism major. He started at the Owl Radio news show before joining the UP as a contributing writer. You will most likely catch him reading the New York Times on his phone or keeping up with the latest Miami Heat news.

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Alejandro Sanchez-Samper, faculty supervisor for Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, working at the recording studio’s control board. Thomas Chiles | Features Editor

How FAU’s recording studio works

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
December 5, 2017
Students practice their Super Smash Bros. skills in the Student Union. Thomas Chiles | Features Editor

Students train to make it in the competitive video gaming scene

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
November 30, 2017
Ryan Rossi outside of the FAU's Student Union. Violet Castano | Contributing Photographer

Ryan Rossi: From Graduate To Government

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
November 13, 2017
Desiree Cancel, a junior majoring in psychology, paints a pumpkin at Owlcraft. Thomas Chiles | Features Editor

Halloween events take over Student Union at Davie

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
November 2, 2017
Pen and Paper Life President Phil Matadeen, 25, ponders his next move while playing Magic. Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

FAU sees rise in tabletop gaming despite video games’ popularity

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
October 31, 2017
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

College of Business poll shows Hispanics dissatisfied with Trump and the economy

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
October 15, 2017
Students Take Shelter

Students Take Shelter

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
October 10, 2017
Students snap a photo together at the hurricane shelter. Photo courtesy of Alvaro Valarezo

Students Take Shelter: Irma Evacuates FAU

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
October 10, 2017
Adam Devine. Photo courtesy of Wikepedia

Preview: Healthy Campus Expo to feature actor/comedian Adam Devine

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
October 3, 2017
Students hold a banner before the march for Charlottesville in front of the Social Science Building. From left to right: student body Governor Der'Resha Bastien, Jordan Bowles, and Marek Madro. Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Unity in the face of hate: Students, staff react to Charlottesville

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
September 28, 2017
Former Heat guard Dwyane Wade training at FAU Arena in 2015. Ryan Lynch | Business Manager

Miami Heat to hold training camp on Boca campus

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
September 25, 2017
Alexander Gillis. Photo courtesy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

University Park shooter faces 48 years for killing FAU student

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
September 25, 2017
Photo courtesy of Max Pixel

Preview: Game show, second panel to focus on ‘fake news’

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
September 19, 2017
White House correspondent April Ryan will be at FAU this Tuesday. Photo courtesy of FAU College of Arts and Letters

Preview: University to host first panel in its two-part series on ‘fake news’

Benjamin Paley and Thomas Chiles
September 18, 2017
A tree outside the College of Medicine was uprooted during Irma onto a path leading to the building. It was later split into pieces following an inspection of campus. Ryan Lynch | Business Manager

Students react via social media to hurricane Irma

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
September 16, 2017
A satellite image of Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 6 in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo courtesy of Flickr

Homework isn’t due while classes are canceled, but FAU still wants you to prepare for Irma

Thomas Chiles and Benjamin Paley
September 7, 2017
FAU’s mascot Owlsley helps the opening act, hip-hop violinist Josh Vietti, get the crowd dancing during his performance. Joshua Giron | contributing photographer.

Tenth annual bonfire goes off without a hitch

Ross Mellman and Thomas Chiles
September 1, 2017
Yung Joc performs for military members at a U.S. naval base in Africa. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion: FAU’s music choice is your iPod nano from middle school

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 31, 2017
Transit and parking map of Florida Atlantic University's Boca Campus. Map illustration by Ivan Benavides | Senior Designer

A guide to getting around FAU’s campuses

Thomas Chiles and Kerri-Marie Covington
August 27, 2017
Welcome to FAU

Welcome to FAU

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 24, 2017
The parking lot outside Wimberly Library is tough to park in because there aren’t many spots. AVOID! Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Parking lots you should use and ones you should avoid

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 24, 2017
(From left to right) Student body Governor Der’Resha Bastien, Jordan Bowles, Marek Madro and Khalia Moore hold the #WeStandWithCharlottesville banner at the beginning of the march. Photo by Alex Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Students gather to march in solidarity with Charlottesville

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 22, 2017
Students march down Diversity Way to honor the victims of the Charlottesville protest. Students holding the banner pictured from left to right: student body Governor Der’Resha Bastien, Jordan Bowles, Jacqueline LaBayne, Marek Madro and Khalia Moore. Photo by Alex Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Gallery: FAU NAACP chapter holds Charlottesville solidarity march

Thomas Chiles and Alexander Rodriguez
August 22, 2017
Parking lots you should use and ones you should avoid

Parking lots you should use and ones you should avoid

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 21, 2017
Transit and parking map of Florida Atlantic University's Boca Campus. Map illustration by Ivan Benavides | Senior Designer

A guide to getting around FAU’s campuses

Thomas Chiles and Kerri-Marie Covington
August 21, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Opinion: Eating one egg isn’t ‘the same as smoking five cigarettes’

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 17, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Welcome to FAU

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 17, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Opinion: It’s, unsurprisingly, really difficult to make a documentary on Scientology

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
August 6, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Fraud Watch: Scam artists are everywhere, including this university

Joe Pye and Thomas Chiles
August 1, 2017
Damian Francois. Photo courtesy of Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

FAU police: Former rec center student employee allegedly scammed schoolmate out of more than $1,400

Joe Pye and Thomas Chiles
July 26, 2017
Photo courtesy of the Business and Economics Polling Initiative at FAU

College of Business poll shows Hispanics optimistic for economic future

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
July 19, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Opinion: I’m never smoking pot in Southeast Asia

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
July 17, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Opinion: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ is just about ready for lethal injection

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
July 6, 2017
FAU Boca Raton campus Administration Building.

FAU Lifelong Learning Society receives $4 million donation

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
July 4, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides.

Opinion: Hasan Minhaj is the future of stand-up comedy

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
June 29, 2017
FAU's College of Business on the Boca Raton campus. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

University study shows students and grads should rent, not buy

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
June 16, 2017
Photo courtesy of Shardayyy Photography

Opinion: ‘Master of None’ tackles millennials and minorities

Thomas Chiles, Features Editor
June 13, 2017
Illustration by Ivan Benavides

Opinion: Trump’s time in office a failure

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
May 27, 2017
FAU Interim Police Chief Sean Brammer warns college students about drug abuse before introducing DEA agents to the stage. Thomas Chiles | Contributing Writer

Miami DEA educates FAU Davie campus on opioid abuse

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
April 21, 2017
Kristyn Spatz expressed the loss of her boyfriend to suicide through her live performance. Thomas Chiles | Contributing Photographer

Second annual Hope N’ Mic Night rocks the Burrow

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
April 8, 2017
FAU police interim chief speaks to crowd at "This is on Us," event. Thomas Chiles | Contributing writer

‘It’s On Us’ Sexual Assault Awareness Week kicks off with banquet

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
April 4, 2017
Photo courtesy of Flickr user afagen

FAU College of Nursing programs ranked top 50 in the nation

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
March 20, 2017
The end date of Breezeway construction has been pushed due to water damage found during work. Brandon Harrington | Contributing Photographer

Breezeway construction end date pushed back

Thomas Chiles and Sean Fann
March 13, 2017
Image courtesy of the FAU chapter of the Progressive Black Men, Inc. Twitter page.

FAU Art expo celebrating black culture held for third consecutive year

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
February 12, 2017
Craig Ries | Contributing Photographer

Ritter Gallery to host pair of activist filmmakers

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
February 7, 2017
Over 200 students have volunteered over 12,000 hours of community service since the program was founded in 2013. Photo by Mohammed F Emran

On-campus swimming program gives students the chance to work with kids with disabilities

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
January 14, 2017
Over 500 students gather to listen to the final presidential debate of 2016. Andrew Fraieli | Managing Editor

Students look to improve young-adult voter turnout from last election

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
November 4, 2016
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Michael Sam speaks to students about his life

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
October 28, 2016
Photo courtesy of FAU Department of Housing and Residential Life.

FAU Police, Department of Housing to host “Night Out with the Five-0”

Thomas Chiles, Contributing Writer
October 19, 2016
A variety of student groups congregated at The Burrow to watch the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, including the College Republicans and College Democrats. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer

Campus hosts pair of viewing parties for first presidential debate

Taylor Craig, Thomas Chiles, and Amber Ali
September 27, 2016
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