FIU to commemorate 9/11 with day of reflection

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Events are part of  “Unity/Diversity: Reflecting on the Meaning of 9/11” On Sept. 9, as the country readies to observe the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the FIU family will come together to honor victims, survivors, first responders and the armed forces. A day of events has been planned that includes [...]

Let it rain

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Students wait out a passing rain shower under the entryway of the Graham Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus.  

Chili’s ‘Game Day’ at FIU

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Chili’s Too in MMC’s Graham Center is running some great promotions Saturday, Sept. 11, for fans of Florida football: Watch the following games: Noon           Michigan State @ Florida Atlantic 12:21 p.m.  South Florida @ No. 8 Florida 3:30 p.m.   No. 17 Florida State @ [...]

FIU catches World Cup fever

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Soccer – or is it football? – enthusiasts can gather in the Graham Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus to watch World Cup games in four big-screen TVs that have been brought together to provide the ultimate experience on campus. Here, a group of students watches the nail-biting June 23 [...]

Makeovers underway at FIU Barnes & Noble, GC restaurants

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Renovations are underway in the Graham Center that will offer more options for dining, gathering and shopping by summer’s end. The improvements began on the first day of the summer sessions when students, faculty and staff returned to campus to enjoy a renovated GC Food Court situated with new tables [...]

A Worlds Ahead greeting for GC visitors

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The Graham Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus now welcomes visitors in a Worlds Ahead fashion. On March 4, the map of the world previously over the benches was moved over the entrance doors of GC. To highlight the university’s commitment to educating globally engaged students, FIU’s new initiative Global [...]

Ping-pong wizards

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Alumnus Bryce Health ’08 and Roberto Ramirez played a match of ping pong while visiting University Park last week. Health headed FIU’s ping-pong club when he was a student in business management.  

Domino Effect

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    On a recent afternoon, the clatter of domino tiles greeted lunchtime visitors to the Graham Center at University Park. Marc Chin, a marketing major, Mallory Sachs and Ryan Ebanks play a couple of rounds between classes. Dominoes is traditionally played by older Cuban men, but at FIU it’s [...]