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    Baseball set to begin season versus No. 6 Rice

    When asked what was best thing about this upcoming baseball season, senior outfielder and reigning Sun Belt Player of the Year Pablo Bermudez gave an odd answer. “This team has no face,” Bermudez said.

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    New York Times writer speaks to University students

    The University hosted Thomas Friedman, a New York Times foreign affairs columnist, to speak on Feb. 13 about America’s challenges and his latest book “That Used to be Us.”

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    Students on Valentine’s

    Valentine’s Day has caught a lot of flak in recent years for celebrating materialism rather than love. Students are definitely using money this year to impress their loved ones, from making reservations at a favorite restaurant or buying roses.

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    Professor gets down to business

    What started out as a hobby has now become the “leading technology on innovation.”

  • BBC plagued by bad cell phone reception

    Getting a clear signal on your cellphone can be a challenge, especially if you’re at the Biscayne Bay Campus.

News

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Professor breaks down love in light of Valentine’s

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, William Berry, professor of psychology, dished out the truths about the L-word.

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Rosenberg to speak to BBC community

University President Mark Rosenberg is holding a town hall meeting at the Biscayne Bay Campus today to address the concerns of the University community.

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Lecture makes science simple

The loaded jargon of science has often driven people away from trying to understand its content. The Science Café lecture series that started last Saturday is seeking to make this a situation of the past.

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New York Times writer speaks to University students

The University hosted Thomas Friedman, a New York Times foreign affairs columnist, to speak on Feb. 13 about America’s challenges and his latest book “That Used to be Us.”

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Professors boycott major publisher

Researchers at the University are taking a stand against one of the world’s largest scientific journal publishers.

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Bill to make student BOG representative governor-appointed

A Florida Senate bill to make the student member of the Florida Board of Governors a position appointed by the governor was approved by a higher education committee on Feb. 9.

Sports

Rough week ends with a loss to Arkansas State

By Malcolm Shields / Staff Writer malcolm.shields@fiusm.com The Panthers have hit their breaking point. In what was easily the team’s worst week of the season, ended in Jonesboro on Feb. 18. FIU’s inability to put together a complete game continued as its offense was efficient, but defensively Arkansas State’s hot shooting from the three-point line hurt the Panthers the entire game as Arkansas State (12-17, 6-8 SBC) defeated FIU 77-67. Phil Taylor finished with 17 points for the Panthers. Dominique Ferguson followed with 14 points and 10 rebounds. DeJuan Wright added with 13 points for FIU (7-19, 4-10 SBC) in defeat. Head coach Isiah Thomas did not coach in the game due to a suspension…

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Baseball set to begin season versus No. 6 Rice

When asked what was best thing about this upcoming baseball season, senior outfielder and reigning Sun Belt Player of the Year Pablo Bermudez gave an odd answer. “This team has no face,” Bermudez said.

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Late rally falls short at home against Denver

Turnovers and poor shooting by FIU, coupled by the efficient shooting by the Pioneers, paced Denver to a 38-14 lead at the break. Fueled by the scoring of seniors Jeremy Allen and DeJuan Wright, the Panthers made a push to cut the deficit to three late in the second half. In the final five minutes, Denver’s 7-0 run ended the Panthers comeback, as the Pioneers held on for a 77-63 victory at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

Sasha Melnikova drives to the basket during FIU’s matchup with North Texas on Feb.9.

Roundup – Tennis team swept; basketball hits road for UALR

The weekend didn’t go quite as well as coach Melissa Applebaum-Dall’au and her team would have liked it. At the Lady Raider Shootout in Lubbock, Texas, the Panthers fell to 1-9 on the season after getting swept 0-3 in the three day tournament.

Megan Home (left) takes a swing during FIU's doubleheader against Louisville and UMass Feb 11

Panthers split matchup against Illinois and UAB

On the final day of the COMBAT Classic, the Panthers were looking for their first win of the year and they found it as they beat Illinois with a lofty 8-0 score.

Mariah Dawson, who pitched just the day before, started again on Sunday. But unlike her first start of the year, she didn’t have her best stuff. Dawson battled through and kept Illinois off the board the entire day.