defense

Defensive coordinator prepares players for season kickoff

Samir Bader // Staff Writer With the 2016 football season less than two weeks away, new defensive coordinator, Ron Cooper, is focusing on getting the team ready. On day two of training camp, Cooper doesn’t believe the team is ready to face the Indiana Hoosiers on the season opener game but is confident they will […]

Coach Calabrese expands on season’s defensive game plan

Reinaldo Llerena // Staff Writer The men’s soccer team often plays a game of cat and mouse when on the field. Head Coach Scott Calabrese’s defensive tactics and plays are rival to those of a cat stalking its prey. Similar to zone defense in basketball and football, Calabrese wants his team to trap the ball in a certain part of the field to make defense easier for his […]

Defense stands out as ‘This Is It’ continues winning streak

Seth Louis // Contributing Writer “This Is It”, the FIU men’s intramural basketball team, won its third game in a row beating opposing team, “Alpha Motor Neurons” with a score of 60-46. This Is It started the game off strong, but slowly let Alpha Motor Neurons, who were down by 10 points, storm back to […]

Jonnu Smith and Richard Leonard looking for an Encore Season

“A lot of our production is back and the team is going to be more explosive. Everybody knows what's going on and the young guys are picking it up and that's our advantage."

A tour of the University’s mine resistant vehicle

A tour of the University's armored vehicle.

Internal Racism: Light vs. dark skin

Staff Writer Kieron Williams writes about internal racism amongst blacks.

UPD teaches female students self-defense

University Police Department officers teach defense techniques to female students, faculty and staff. The free course runs nine to twelve hours over the span of three days with class sizes ranging from six to 16 students. Classes are held wherever there is space available on-campus.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Editorial wrong on court ruling

After examining The Beacon editorial on the SGC-MMC Supreme Court decision in the Ex Parte Velez SC 001 Case, CSR believes The Beacon has overstretched aspects of the court’s ruling, and that with its scathing rhetoric against the court, has overlooked the relevant aspects of the case.
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