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Stay healthy while rooting for your team during the Super Bowl

Love is not the only thing in the air this February. Across the nation, football fans are stocking up on potato chips, hot wings, pizza and burgers in preparation for the crème de la crème of the NFL. To avoid fumbling your New Year’s resolution, here are some healthy alternatives.



Stephen King novel explores time travel

Frank Dunning slaughtered his wife and two of his kids with a sledgehammer. He left one of his kids crippled for life. Decades later, his surviving son, Henry Dunning, wrote about his story in an essay he was working on to gain his G.E.D.


Imperial Teen stay true to their catchy-pop sound

Imperial Teen sound is like nothing you’ve ever heard before. It is full of catchy pop hooks, guy-girl harmonies that crash together in perfect unison and choruses that permeate through your head even after the song is over.



PRESS RELEASE: Petition filed to review budget process

“After analyzing Florida State Statutes, we discovered that as mandated by the State Legislature, the legislative body of SGA should be the one approving and allocating the entire budget, not just ¼ of the funds as it is now” said William-Jose Velez, president of CSR. “We understand the current process to be unlawful and non-compliant with the intent of the state government as to how the A&S fee funds should be allocated.



LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Explanation for Jan. 12 arrests from President Rosenberg

I know that many of you have heard that two students and five individuals who are not students were arrested on Thursday, January 12 for disrupting school functions. One of the most fundamental characteristics of the academy is the free and open expression and discussion of all points of view and FIU has a rich history of allowing and supporting individuals and groups to express their beliefs and opinions without hindrance.


Payroll change brings internal glitches

The divisions of Human Resources and Information Technology worked together to combine the capabilities of PantherSoft with the University’s Human Resources services to manage its $13 million payroll budget.