Students who purchased stolen exam material last semester are avoiding the criminal process by taking an F in the course, sitting out this semester and speaking to freshman experience classes about the consequences of cheating.
Terralyn Henry thought she was raising a basketball player. Then one day, a seven-year-old Jabari Henry walked through the door of his home, looked at his mom and said he wanted to play baseball. Basketball was no longer a passion of his.
Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has a way of attracting attention. An hour before the game, FIU players stared as he stepped into the batting cage and crushed home run after home run, peppering Marlins Park with souvenirs.
Meet Aramis Garcia. Less than six months ago, he turned down over a quarter of a million dollars to play for the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization. Instead, he is now one of the newest Golden Panthers for the upcoming 2012 baseball season.
Major League Baseball’s slogan is “I live for this.” For the Florida International University baseball team, it is probably, “Let’s get to March 7 already.”
