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BREAKING: FIU OL Lyndell Hudson Jr. commits to University of Florida

Brian Olmo | Sports Director  FIU offensive lineman Lyndell Hudson Jr. will be taking his talents to the University of Florida after entering the transfer portal to play under Coach Billy Napier, per his agent Jaylon Pressley. The Panthers veteran right tackle received offers from USF, UAB, Houston, Kent State, Norfolk, Old Dominion, Temple, Charlotte […]

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Running backs coach Dixon II leaves for University of Florida

Jake Spiwak/Staff Writer Kerry Dixon’s thoughts on FIU’s incoming class. The new head coach at University of Florida Jim McElwain announced the addition of former FIU running backs coach Kerry Dixon II to the staff at UF Tuesday morning. Although Dixon has been exclusively a running backs coach since 2010, he will be working as […]

Distance learning fee to decrease in the future

FIU Online’s distance learning fee violated Florida statute in 2012, and now the University is working to fix things.

109 Tower opens to FIU community

This fall semester, the private off-campus apartment and condo building 109 Tower has opened its doors to the FIU community.

University president salaries in Florida

When it comes to 2013 salaries, President Mark B. Rosenberg is the 4th best paid chief officer of a Florida public institution.

Graduates fret not, FIU still allows selfies

Although other schools have started taking action against it, University graduates will still be allowed to snap a selfie as they walk across the stage to receive their diploma and shake hands with the president.

Rivalries rule sports, even in Quidditch

It is also very much present at the collegiate level, with rivalries between universities such as Auburn University and Alabama University, University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and, more locally, Florida State University and University of Florida. The same goes for FIU, with Florida Atlantic University being our main rival in most of our sports. But there is one sport in particular that has an unexpected rival: Muggle Quidditch.

Students on good or bad side of Office of Housing and Residential Life

Prospective housing students found themselves either on the good or bad side of the Office of Housing and Residential Life on Feb. 12 when they received the results of the housing lottery.

FIU earns enough points for $7.2 million in new funding

The Board of Governors released final funding recommendations to the Florida Legislature based on its performance model: FIU ranked in the top three and is eligible for $7,268,298 in new funding, according to a Feb. 14 memorandum from President Mark B. Rosenberg.

University funding to be determined by point system

The state’s public universities will now have its state funding scrutinized and re-assessed under a new performance based model recently adopted by the Board of Governors.

College of Law receives B+ as a best value school

While a six-figure debt looms over the nation’s law students, FIU’s College of Law was recently graded a B+ as a best value law school by The National Jurist.

University opposes boycott of Israeli academic institutions [UPDATE]

Members of the American Studies Association recently voted to honor the call of Palestinian civil society to boycott Israeli academic institutions -- a resolution the University has publicly opposed.
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