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September 2020 in photos: Campus, fish and football
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September 2020 in photos: Campus, fish and football

By David Drucker

September 30, 2020 at 5:39pm

Turtles swim and splash in the water beneath campus' iconic teal bridge. Landscapers ensure that every bush is manicured to aesthetic perfection. Football players wear masks and train on the practice fields. After the first full month of Fall 2020, the university looks like a place ripe for welcoming back more students as soon as it is safe and healthy to do so. Here are some of our favorite images and videos from September, as captured by Margi Rentis and Doug Garland.

Moment with the fish

If fish could speak, they might tell you how much they miss seeing thousands of students pour in and out of the Graham Center every day. Video by Doug Garland.

 

 

The first play of FIU's 2020 football season was a touchdown. Sophomore Lexington "Flex" Joseph, a Miami native, returned the opening kick for more than 100 yards.

 

 

Senior running back D'Vonte Price rushed for 148 yards and scored three touchdowns in FIU's season opener at Liberty University. As of Sept. 30, he leads the nation in yards per rushing attempt, per FIU Athletics. #PawsUp
For more on Panthers football, check out FIUsports.com. The team returns to campus for the Homecoming game vs. Middle Tennessee on Oct. 10.
Timothy Tejera and Lillie Garcia met in a Green Library (GL) study booth. This month. they got engaged in one. Photo by Margi Rentis.

Tejera, 23, reached out to FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg over the summer to share the story of how he met Garcia, 23, in GL. Check out the full story behind the proposal here.

 

 

Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Operations Sanyo Mathew trained student ambassadors to promote pandemic protocols on campus. These Panthers' jobs are to educate the university community on the importance of wearing a mask, social distancing and other measures. Photo by Margi Rentis.

Check out our full story on the Panthers Protecting Panthers ambassadors here.

 

 

Moment with a turtle
A turtle on campus soaks up the sun. Video by Doug Garland.