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Rushing touchdowns by Darriet Perry and T.Y. Hilton gave the FIU defense a chance to win Saturday’s game in double overtime as the Panthers held on to a 7-point lead. A sack by Toronto Smith on second down and a fourth down stop by Ash Parker sent the Panthers and [...]
MIAMI – Eddie and Carlos Hondal have always been on the same team. When the Miami Dolphins play, both brothers are in the stands cheering for their home team. When Eddie Hondal’s Golden Panthers face off against an opponent on the football field, both brothers support his alma mater, FIU. [...]
Free agent and former Golden Panther Carlos Arroyo signed a one-year non-guarantee contract with the Miami Heat on Oct. 12. Arroyo, who will wear number 8, told the Palm Beach Post Monday that he had wanted to play for the Heat since college. The seven-year NBA veteran returns to the [...]
The Golden Panthers overpowered the Hilltoppers, 37-20, at an away game on Oct. 10. The blue-and-gold team will come home on Oct. 17 to face Troy in their Blackout Game at FIU Stadium. The losing streak is over: FIU beat WKU, 37-20, on Oct. 10 Bowling Green, Ky., scoring its [...]
The author and MacArthur “Genius” met with children from the Overtown Youth Center and Golden Panthers at BBC on Sept. 30. By Martin Haro The Honors College and Tau Sigma Alpha, the Honors College Honors Society, hosted “A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat” Sept. 30 at the Mary Ann Wolfe Theater [...]
The week ending on Sept. 20 brought victory and defeat to FIU’s football, volleyball, soccer (men’s and women’s), golf, and cross country teams. FIU’s volleyball team scored its 10th win of the season on Sept. 19 at the Radisson-UCF Classic as it defeated host UCF, 3-0 (25-9, 25-21, 25-20). Led [...]
The wide received the honor from CollegeFootballPerformance.com two days after the Golden Panthers lost to No. 4 Alabama’s Crimson Tide, 40-14. CollegeFootballPerformance.com named FIU wide receiver T.Y. Hilton Kickoff Returner Performer of the Week on Sept. 14, two days after his 96-yard kickoff return against Alabama. The 96-yard return is [...]
FIU scored its second victory this season against UNC Wilmington on Sept. 6. Meanwhile, the women’s soccer team lost against UCF at the Dafeldecker Classic in Tampa. The Golden Panthers defeated the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington, 2-0, on Sept. 6 at FIU Soccer Stadium. It was the team’s second win [...]
As blue-and-gold enthusiasm builds for 2009-’10 academic year, below is a guide of important information for incoming freshmen and returning Golden Panthers. By Martin Haro This fall, FIU is kicking off not only a new semester – it is kicking off a new era. The university’s fifth president, Mark B. [...]
In a message to the blue-and-gold community, FIU President-designate Mark Rosenberg encouraged alumni who are not members of the FIU Alumni Association to join their alma mater‘s organization. Rosenberg wants 2,000 new members by June 30. By Martin Haro FIU President-designate Mark Rosenberg has issued a challenge to the Alumni [...]
