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The FIU Marching Band took its talents to the Bahamas recently to perform on a float parade on July 11, culminating a week of events in celebration of the country’s 38 years of independence. Bahamian government officials coordinating the week-long festivities requested the FIU Marching Band to perform at one [...]
Florida International University’s Office of Multicultural Programs and Services will commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a weeklong celebration. In addition, a Frost Art Museum exhibit coordinated by professor Kalai Mathee will stage an exhibit inspired by King’s life and work. This year’s theme is “Martin Luther [...]
How do you build tradition? At Florida International University, that’s a question being asked–and answered—every day. In the playing field, the classroom and the student center. But nowhere is that question so poignant than in the minds of FIU’s marching band members. It’s a band whose history, and future, resembles [...]
Alumni, students, staff and faculty staged the biggest tailgate party in FIU history Saturday before the football home opener. Organized as a “tailgate village,” the party brought together the Alumni Association and FIU’s most enthusiastic tailgaters in Lot 6 next to the stadium before the Sept. 11 Rutgers game. Alumni [...]
The FIU football home opener on Sept. 11 vs. Rutgers will kick off with the unfurling of a 100-yard long American flag, helicopter flyovers and the debut of FIU’s new marching band. The game will pay tribute to first responders and the military. FIU is offering complimentary tickets for all [...]
Trail of the Torch is one of the most cherished Panther traditions. More than 1,500 students gathered Aug. 26 for the seventh annual event in the Housing Quad at MMC to celebrate the start of the academic year. Hosted by the Student Alumni Association, the welcome-back party included performances by Alpha [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University soon will have its rhythm back. The FIU Marching Band is coming back in the fall – with a new look. “We never stopped talking about ways to bring it back,” said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg. “Everyone loves a marching band and we are [...]
