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Florida International University

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Isiah Thomas Fired by FIU

    Isiah Thomas has been fired from his job as head basketball coach at Florida International University, according to a statement released by the school. The former NBA star and New York Knicks coach brought big hopes with him to the campus but failed to deliver.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Eat Whipped Cream Off a French Guy at Frost Art Museum's Francophile Exhibit

    ​When most people hear the term "Tour de France," they think of the 2000-mile long international bicycle race. But after witnessing Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artists from France in Florida's Private Collections at Florida International University's Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    FIU Students Speak Up! Top Five Places to Chow Down

    ​Short Order has friends in all the right places. Florida International University won this year's Best of Miami's Best Food Court, and now we're asking its students tell us where their favorite food spots are.The categories are as follows: Best Hangout Spot, Hookah & Hookup, Drunk Munchies, I ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    FIU's upstart law school kicks UM's aristocratic ass

    ​Short Order has friends in all the right places. Florida International University won this year's Best of Miami's Best Food Court, and now we're asking its students tell us where their favorite food spots are.The categories are as follows: Best Hangout Spot, Hookah & Hookup, Drunk Munchies, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    87-Year-Old WWII Veteran Will Be FIU's Oldest Graduate Ever

    ​At 87-years-old Richard Smith will become the oldest graduate in Florida International University's history. This Saturday he'll receive his doctorate degree in History, which makes sense considering that more than most people on campus he's actually lived it. The veteran served in World War II a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Rick Sanchez, the New, Questionably Informed Voice of FIU Football

    ​Local folk hero and fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez will strap on a headset this fall and announce football games for Florida International University, according the Miami Herald.We thought he might have had some kind of circus deal with Mega TV in the works, but he's pulled another drunken sw ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2011

    Tweed Ride

    ​Local folk hero and fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez will strap on a headset this fall and announce football games for Florida International University, according the Miami Herald.We thought he might have had some kind of circus deal with Mega TV in the works, but he's pulled another drunken sw ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    Flea by Night

    ​Local folk hero and fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez will strap on a headset this fall and announce football games for Florida International University, according the Miami Herald.We thought he might have had some kind of circus deal with Mega TV in the works, but he's pulled another drunken sw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    SoBe Wine & Food Festival: A Simple Person's Attempt at Navigation

    ​The Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival is a great big beast that seems designed for the press, the wealthy, and the social geniuses of the world, right? Even the name is long. The website appears so complicated with its many tabs. How does a normal human come up against this Goliath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    $18 Three-Course Lunch Deal Returns to FIU

    FIU​Fall semester has begun at Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, which means the $18 lunch deal is back! Students in the school's Advanced Foodservice Management classes, under the direction of Chef Mike Moran and Chef Roger Probst, host, serve, and p ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    Letters from the issue of February 18, 2010

    FIU​Fall semester has begun at Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, which means the $18 lunch deal is back! Students in the school's Advanced Foodservice Management classes, under the direction of Chef Mike Moran and Chef Roger Probst, host, serve, and p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Isiah Thomas Stays Put Just in Time to Make the Cover of New Times

    Over the weekend, Florida International University men's basketball coach Isiah Thomas denied aC. StilesIsiah Thomas really likes FIU -- even if his squad keeps losing.​ Foxsports.com report that the Los Angeles Clippers were courting him to be the NBA team's president, general manager, and c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Dialed In: Last Week's Top Ten From FIU Radio Station "Radiate"

    Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Dialed In for the week of November 1-7Florida International University- WRGP 88.1 FM & 95.3 FM, "Radiate"Radiate 95.3 FM transmits ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    Reading Really Is Fundamental

    Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists on South Florida's campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Dialed In for the week of November 1-7Florida International University- WRGP 88.1 FM & 95.3 FM, "Radiate"Radiate 95.3 FM transmits ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Dialed In: Top Tens From Local College Radio

    Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists from South Florida's campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.via myspace.com/anewstartrockA New Start's Loser was #1 on WNSU chart this week. The band hails from Fort Lauderdale where the in-tow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Dialed In: Top Tens From Local College Radio

    Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists from South Florida's campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Top Ten Albums for June 15-19.via myspace.com/datarockDatarock's new album, Red, made WVUM's top ten this week.University of Miami- W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Dialed In: Top Tens From Local College Radio

    Raveonettes still rule at RadiateDialed In is a new weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists for South Florida's campus radio stations. University of Miami - WVUM 90.5 FM, "The Voice" The Voice is dedicated to playing music that commercial stations leave out of their broadcasts.1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Isiah Thomas Already Acting Like a Bit of a Dick

    Just a couple of weeks into his new gig as Florida International University basketball coach, Isiah Thomas is already beginning to exhibit his world-famous people-person charm.High school forward and Jacksonville native Chris Rozier had been offered a b-ball scholarship to FIU before Thomas got ther ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    No Need to Get Wet

    Just a couple of weeks into his new gig as Florida International University basketball coach, Isiah Thomas is already beginning to exhibit his world-famous people-person charm.High school forward and Jacksonville native Chris Rozier had been offered a b-ball scholarship to FIU before Thomas got ther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Mel Martinez Replacing Modesto Maidique at FIU?

    So, a bit of the massive Mel Martinez early-retirement rumor we missed yesterday is that Martinez might become president of a Florida university, and The Buzz points out it just so happens Florida International University is looking for a prez. Well, isn't that nice. Martinez is denying left and r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    Saturday at the Miami Book Fair: Dennis Lehane, James W. Hall, John Dufresne, Sam Sarkar

    Dennis Lehane On its 25th anniversary, the Miami Book Fair International is just that -- drawing authors from around the world as varied and well respected as Salman Rushdie and Frank McCourt. Saturday morning's marquee session, however, felt more like a hometown celebration, bringing together ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2008

    Geeking Out

    Get your costumes ready for Yasumicon!

  • News

    April 24, 2008

    The Water's Fine!

    Or is it? With the budget ax hovering, we might never know.

  • Dining

    February 21, 2008

    Wine and Food Fest Pops the Cork

    SoBe’s culinary extravaganza gets under way.

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Strap on Your Shin Guards

    SoBe’s culinary extravaganza gets under way.

  • Calendar

    November 30, 2006

    Mysterious Ways

    SoBe’s culinary extravaganza gets under way.

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2006

    Parrots Flock to Fundraisers

    SoBe’s culinary extravaganza gets under way.

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2006

    Hey, Watch That Tentacle!

    They think they’re turning Japanese

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2005

    A Kinder, Gentler Ennui

    They think they’re turning Japanese

  • Culture

    July 28, 2005

    Current Art Shows

    They think they’re turning Japanese

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of July 14, 2005

    Dying newspapers, ATV defenders, and tough-talking college deans

  • Culture

    July 14, 2005

    Current Art Shows

    Dying newspapers, ATV defenders, and tough-talking college deans

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    Newsroom or Classroom?

    Old newspaper pros quit the FIU journalism school as academicians run the show

  • Culture

    July 29, 2004

    Current Art Shows

    Old newspaper pros quit the FIU journalism school as academicians run the show

  • Culture

    July 22, 2004

    Current Art Shows

    Old newspaper pros quit the FIU journalism school as academicians run the show

  • Culture

    July 15, 2004

    Current Art Shows

    Old newspaper pros quit the FIU journalism school as academicians run the show

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    Ass Good As It Gets

    Art in the buff gets buffed; Christian Family Coalition seeks emergency donations

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of October16, 2003

    Art in the buff gets buffed; Christian Family Coalition seeks emergency donations

  • Calendar

    February 27, 2003

    Modern Movement

    FIU classic dance is no pas de deux

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    FIU, too! All right?

    Why Mitch Maidique and Armando Codina hate Amendment 11

  • News

    February 7, 2002

    Before the Lights Go Down

    Poland versus Chediak: There was plenty of drama at the Nineteenth Annual Miami Film Festival

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    The Art of the Done Deal

    As the FIU student gallery makes way for a retail store, some students are seeing red

  • Culture

    October 19, 2000

    Modern Wonders

    FIU highlights contemporary versions of those curious collections from the Age of Discovery

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Riptide

    Shakey's out, Penelian peccadillo, and shafted lumber labor

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    The Incredible Shrinking Roster

    Sidebar to A Shakey Machine

  • Culture

    May 15, 1997

    Scharf Among the Surrealists

    Sidebar to A Shakey Machine

  • Culture

    November 28, 1996

    Exhibiting History and Endurance

    Sidebar to A Shakey Machine

  • News

    August 3, 1994

    That's the Way the Check Bounces

    Thanks to executive order 12922, some Haitian students face the prospect of being kicked out of local colleges for failure to pay tuition

  • News

    December 11, 1991

    Letters

    Thanks to executive order 12922, some Haitian students face the prospect of being kicked out of local colleges for failure to pay tuition

  • News

    November 27, 1991

    Stonewalled

    FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

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