October 2018 in photos: Halloween, homecoming and school spirit


Homecoming week and the beginning of the holiday season brought color and spirit to campus. Here are just a few of our favorite moments from October, as captured by FIU photographers Margi Rentis, Eduardo Merille and Carl-Frederick Francois.

A student and loyal fan of “The Office” kicked off October by donning a pumpkin covering on her head. Photo by Margi Rentis.

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Students performed their best skills in the name of school spirit at “Panthers Got Talent.” Photo by Margi Rentis.

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Panther pride isn’t just for students. The children of our faculty and staff are proud to rock gold and blue, too. Photo by Eduardo Merille.

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Nobody was more excited about the football team’s undefeated record in October than the FIU Marching Band. Photo by Margi Rentis.

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Singer-songwriter Miguel headlined this year’s Panthermonium, a concert that rings in homecoming week. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.

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The university community enjoyed a zipline, carnival games and food at FIU’s new homecoming tradition: the Uncaging. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.

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A fireworks show illuminated the sky above the Green Library  to cap off the Uncaging. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.

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If Halloween is on a Wednesday, then there are bound to be costumes in the office. Photo by Margi Rentis.

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