More swinging chairs please
Photo by Jim Miner via Flickr Ariel Weinstein/Staff Writer From the moment I stepped on campus, I fell in love with the fountain by the Graham Center. If you know the fountain I am speaking of, you...
View ArticleRelay For Life to fundraise for American Cancer Society
Photo by Karl-Ludwig G. Poggemann, via flickr Ariel Weinstein/Staff Writer Millions of people around the world have been affected by cancer. Whether having been diagnosed with the disease or having to...
View ArticleSneak peek: low prices equals great pick ups
Photo by nikochan, via flickr Francisco Rivero/Assistant Sports Director After All-Star weekend and its All-Star selection of shoes it’s safe to say that the pockets around the shoe world are very...
View ArticleFIU rugby en route to National Championship
By Veronika Quispe/Staff Writer The FIU men’s rugby team came one step closer to the national championship as they defeated Florida State 29-19 on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale. This game determined...
View ArticlePanthers beat Marshall, end losing streak
By Steven Rowell/Staff Wirter FIU’s losing streak came to a halt at four games after holding off the Marshall University Thundering Herd 77-66 on Feb. 22 at the Lime Court. The Panthers improved to...
View ArticleFIU sweeps Stony Brook, continues hot start
By Alejandro Solana/Staff Writer FIU Baseball opened up a three game series on Friday, Feb. 21 against the Stony Brook Seawolves. Going into the game friday, FIU was off to a hot start having swept...
View ArticlePanthers ready to dive into conference championship
By Luis Barroso/Staff Writer When we talk about swimming, this is the point in which expectations are met, where athletes soar over the pressure and success is measured, or you could also crumb under...
View ArticleTexeira looks to put “Team 17” on the map
By Giselle Cancio/Staff Writer Freshman infielder Stephanie Texeira’s first week as a Panther resulted in the honor of Conference USA’s player of the week. “When the media relations assistant told me,...
View ArticleOne last go-round for Jerica Coley
By Steven Rowell/Staff Writer Senior Day is tomorrow for the women’s basketball team and it marks the last time senior guard Jerica Coley will take the court at the U.S. Century Bank Arena as a...
View ArticleGolf dominates at the Amelia Island Collegiate
By Reinaldo Llerena/Contributing Writer After coming off the worst finish of the season at the UCF Challenge, the golf team turned its season around last week at the Amelia Island Collegiate, winning...
View ArticleSoftball: the words behind the numbers
Rhys Williams/Staff Writer In individual action sports, such as golf, track and field, or swimming, a person is most of the time competing for their own score, or time that may eventually be part of a...
View ArticleBoard of Religion
There have been times where you walk by the bulletins boards at school to either get news about apartments for rent, tutoring, even students having book sales. But each semester they are swarmed with...
View ArticleHow to have FIU pride
Photo by Yezn0r via Wikimedia Kesha Dorisma/Staff Writer A year ago when I came to FIU as a transfer student from The University of South Florida, I was quite disappointed to see the lack of school...
View ArticleStar freshman, coach key in Panthers rise
Photo by Jasen Delgado/FIUSM By Ruben Palacios/Sports Director Through 16 games, the softball team has earned its brand-new stadium. The Panthers are 12-4 and off to one of the best starts to a season...
View ArticleTruth is, Flappy Bird is a sport
By Ruben Palacios/Sports Director A sport requires skills and is of competitive nature. Flappy Bird is clearly a sport. The critically acclaimed smartphone game is just as challenging to a new user...
View ArticleFrost says campus sculptures threatened for removal
Photo by Florida International University courtesy of Creative Commons. Jessica Rodriguez/Staff Writer Emmett Young, the assistant director of marketing and communications for The Patricia &...
View ArticleUndocumented Panthers continue fight for tuition equity
Adrian Suarez-Avila/ Staff Writer Growing up, Francis Tume hated summers as he worked. The junior international business major, determined not to be held back by circumstances, worked three jobs to...
View ArticlePanther seniors shine, defeat Tulane on Senior Day
By Patrick Chalvire/Staff Writer Senior Tymell Murphy and redshirt senior Rakeem Buckles led the Panthers to their last home game of the season with a win over Tulane, 73-47. Buckles finished with his...
View ArticleMan travels an original Underground Railroad route on a bike
Photos courtesy of Erick Cedeño Samantha Davis/Staff Writer I haven’t met many people who don’t want to travel at some point in their lives. Most people talk about how they want to travel the country...
View ArticlePanthers’ Batman and Robin look back on senior season
By Patrick Chalvire/Staff Writer It has been a year filled with its share of ups and downs that would make even the scariest ride at the fair look like a piece of cake, but for two seniors getting...
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