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FIU’s football team got everyone’s attention last season with its first championship and bowl win. Now they are hungry for more By Pete Pelegrin ’96 Walk into the FIU football offices and you are greeted by the sparkling gold 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champions trophy and the 2010 Sun Belt [...]
This university advisory was posted at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23: The FIU Emergency Management Group continues to monitor Hurricane Irene, which is expected to bring severe weather to South Florida by Thursday. At this time, all university operations are taking place as scheduled. Every member of the university [...]
Alumnus David F. Alfonso ’96 has a prediction for FIU graduates who have never been to an FIU football game: “Come to the first game on Sept. 1, and you will come to all the rest.” When you do, you’ll be watching FIU’s champion football team play on the newly [...]
Kelly Ann Hutchinson provided some hair-raising moments at the women’s soccer home opener Sunday, Aug. 21. The Panthers faced off against ninth-ranked University of Florida, losing 2-0. Hutchinson, a senior defender, was denied a goal on a header attempt in the 86th minute of the match. The Panthers look to [...]
Star player T.Y. Hilton pushed himself this summer so he can defend FIU’s Sun Belt Conference championship By Pete Pelegrin ’96 If you were looking for T.Y. Hilton this off-season as he prepared for his upcoming senior season you were likely to find him on the beach or with his parents [...]
The FIU Emergency Management Group (EMG) is monitoring Hurricane Irene, which is expected to approach South Florida by the end of the week. At this time, all university operations are taking place as scheduled. Members of the university community are being advised to stay alert to media updates about Hurricane [...]
Find out everything you need to know to navigate the new academic year, whether you’re an incoming freshman or a returning Panther. FIU’s faculty and staff are poised to welcome an anticipated 46,000 students to the university Monday, Aug. 22, for the first day of Fall 2011 classes. Among this [...]
The FIU Panthers women’s soccer team hosts its home opener Sunday, Aug. 21, when it takes on the No. 9 Florida Gators. The game will begin at 7 p.m. at FIU Soccer Stadium at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The Gators won their fifth consecutive SEC Championship in 2010 and are [...]
More than 3,400 students received their degrees this summer in three ceremonies held on Aug. 13. As anticipation gave way to celebration, the FIU News team was at the U.S. Century Bank Arena to find out what’s next for the new alumni. This was FIU’s first summer commencement. The ceremonies [...]
