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    Gingrich’s speech lacked details, support

    Gingrich was trying to convince his audience that Obama’s foreign strategies are flawed, yet his reasons were insufficient and lacked details. A president’s role in managing foreign crisis is more to ensure that they are handled carefully and efficiently, and are not ignored or mishandled.

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    Seminar targets importance of activism in universities

    Whether peaceful or violent, civic displays of objection surfaced globally in the past year as protesters brought their causes to the public eye. Local displays such as Occupy FIU are bringing a national sense of protest to FIU’s campus.

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    High-scoring Panthers face low-scoring Owls

    Conference action is in full swing and the Panthers are in the midst of a tough stretch of Sun Belt games. Coming off an impressive victory over Louisiana 78-48, the Panthers (12-6, 2-3 SBC) will hope to continue to stay hot when they welcome their in-state rival, Florida Atlantic Owls (8-8, 3-2 SBC), to the U.S. Century Bank on Jan. 21.

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    Wright a game-time decision for Owls

    Three points. That was the combined point margin that separated FIU from defeating rival Florida Atlantic in both meetings last season. The consequences: those two losses cost the Panthers an opportunity to claim a higher seeding in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. For the Owls, the wins propelled them to the conference regular season title.

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    Defending champs start season against No. 14 Clemson

    The Panthers will begin their 2012 season on the road, visiting 14-ranked Clemson Tigers on Jan. 20.

News

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Financial setbacks threaten availability of journals

Academic journals, the basis for many student papers and reports, are being threatened by an increasing price tag.

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GOP hopeful speaks on campus

An eye of Newt, a touch of Rivera, and a bit of Burton were the key ingredients to the political brew that was Gingrich’s campaign stop on Jan. 25 at the University.

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State of the Union address targets college tuition

President Barack Obama outlined an economic plan during his State of the Union Address on Jan. 24, which included a strategy that would affect tuition for University students.

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Rosenberg: not ‘enthusiastic’ about raising tuition

Financial aid, the impact of STEM degrees and tuition are some of the issues that University President Mark Rosenberg, Student Government Association and members of the University community, will address in Tallahassee on FIU Day.

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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.

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Observation of professors turns into larger issue

Regular observations may be the key to evaluating instructors and their teaching methods and may prove to be successful for students in the long run.

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Swimming looks to continue hot streak at FGCU

The Panthers have demonstrated a dominance over the past five meets, all on the East coast, crushing each team they have faced. Now FIU will look to extend that dominance to the Gulf coast.

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Panthers are hoping to avenge early loss at WKU

Coming off one of the most disappointing losses of the season at home versus FAU, the Panthers are hoping to bounce back at home against Western Kentucky on Jan. 28 at U.S. Century Bank Arena.

Head Coach Cindy Russo wants to emphasize the need of a presence down low, especially the last time that they faced Western Kentucky earlier in the season.

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Panthers represented in Battle of Florida all-star game

Jackson Wolek/Staff Writer jackson.wolek@fiusm.com In the first ever Battle of Florida, held at FAU stadium, two FIU Panthers, seniors Wesley Carroll and Jonathan Faucher, got to show for the last time in their collegiate careers what they had to offer in front of 140 scouts at the game and many others watching on television. Carroll was made captain for the South team and also started at quarterback. However, in the three drives that Carroll played, he totaled negative two yards on 1-6 passing and earned a net yardage of -9 on the ground, as the North side blew out the South side 51-3 and even went to a running clock in the fourth quarter. “It…

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Schumann hopes to fill holes by opening day

After a season that saw the Panthers go 31-27 finishing third in the Sun Belt Conference, FIU leads into a third consecutive Conference tournament appearance. After finishing third in the Sun Belt Conference, the Panthers’ softball team enters the 2012 season with a bit of a new look as this season marks the start for new head coach Jake Schumann.

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Panthers to play Miami Marlins in new ballpark

There is a very long and tedious, albeit metaphorical, line that college baseball players have to make if they ever want to have the chance to compete against athletes from the major leagues on a regular basis.