The Applied Marine Physics Building at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science on Virginia Key The largest metropolitan area in the state as well as the entire southeastern United States is the Miami metropolitan area with about 6.06 million people the Tampa Bay Area with over 3.02 million people is the second largest; the Orlando metropolitan area with over 2.44 million people is the third; and the Jacksonville metropolitan area with over 1.47 million people is fourth. The story of Florida International University's founding began in 1943 when state Senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in South Florida While his bill did not pass Graham persisted in presenting his proposal to colleagues advising them of Miami's need for a state university He felt the establishment of a public university was necessary to serve the city's growing population, South Miami Heights Week of Welcome usually held the first or second week of the Fall semester holds many spirit events such as Trail of the Torch Trail of the Torch is another university tradition that has continued to grow annually where a pep rally is held in the Housing Quad with music food giveaways and dancing After the pep rally the torch of knowledge is lit and blue and gold candles are distributed to the crowd for the procession around the campus trailing the torch from the Housing Quad to the torch in front of the Primera Casa building Rage Week and Homecoming Week are other major back-to-back spirit weeks held in the Fall semester They include the Homecoming Parade Greek Row parties Homecoming football game Blue/Gold Party pep rallies and other Panther Rage events. The Crossings Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas.
; Athletics Old World, Active students: 345,545 8 See also 2.3 Arts & Entertainment District! TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam See also: Florida International University Alumni Association, American Airlines Arena home of the Miami Heat! ! . The Department Theatre presents a season of four professionally designed produced and directed productions each year that serve as a laboratory for students to put their learning into practice This Main Stage season is presented at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center in addition to Main Stage productions students write direct and perform productions in the Student Theatre Lab Studio the annual New Plays Festival and the summer Alternative Theatre Festival the summer Alternative Theatre Festival includes a development project of a new work by an established playwright a faculty directed piece one student directed piece and may include Alumni showcase and reunion productions.
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