When Panther Basketball\u00a0traveled to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to take on the 49ers, it was too good of an opportunity for area alumni to pass up.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe decided to gather alumni for some pre-game fun and then to cheer on the Panthers,\u201d said J.C. Alvarado \u201903, president of the Carolinas Chapter of the FIU Alumni Association, who organized the January 31, 2015 event along with Sashle Eslaquit ’05 ’06 MBA ’07. Around 25 alumni and many family members gathered at the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to meet someone who went to your university and is now living in your same city. Friendships are quickly formed,\u201d said Alvarado, owner of Alvarado Insurance Agencies. He mentioned that there are many FIU alumni, including Eslaquit, who work for Bank of America in Charlotte and enjoy discovering a co-worker is a fellow Panther.<\/p>\n
After socializing at the brewery, many of the group went to the Halton Arena to cheer on the Panthers, who defeated the 49ers by a score of 78-70.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had our FIU gear on, including the kids, sitting together and rooting for the Panthers,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cWhat a fun time!\u201d<\/p>\n
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