American Sign Language class to be offered this spring
By: Patricia Menendez/Staff Writer An American Sign Language is being offered at the University for the first time in years following requests from hundreds of students and faculty. The course,...
View ArticleServices at Healthy Living Program target physical and mental wellness
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Relax. Feel good. Be well. This is what FIU’s Healthy Living Program hopes to encourage within the University’s population. Located in the Student...
View ArticleFIU, say hi to Krav Maga and Muay Thai
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Joshua Mendez wants to exhaust the hell out of you. Through the intensive workout he has planned for the Wellness and Recreation Center at Modesto Maidique...
View ArticleVP of Student Affairs retires after 29 years
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Journalist, Director of Student Activities, University Ombudsman and Vice President of Student Affairs: all of these positions and more describe FIU giant Larry...
View ArticleUniversity administrators still hopeful, despite loose ends, over Royal...
By: Valentina Palm/Staff Writer Five years after the University and Royal Caribbean began a partnership promising to benefit both institutions, differences in partnership visions have only made...
View ArticleProject SWEET brings water to those in need
By: Patricia Menendez/Staff Writer FIU students and alumnus returned from a trip to an indigenous tribe in Colombia to find out that a product they created may not work for the community, but that...
View ArticleWelcoming the new Panther Camp facilitators and peer advisors
Christian Benabe/Contributing Writer At a ceremony held Jan. 10 in the Wolfe University Center at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus, Alexandra Jean-Lestin, a freshman majoring in criminal justice, rejoiced as...
View ArticleUniversity hosts State of the World 2019 conference
By: Imogen Francis/Staff Writer The Dorothea Green Lecture Series: State of the World 2019 took place in the Graham Center Ballrooms on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Friday, Jan. 11. The discussions focused on...
View ArticleLiving on campus is a great opportunity
Jordan Coll/ Staff Writer Living on campus is an opportunity for students to enhance their years in college to the fullest. Waking up knowing your classes are right next door is an experience worth...
View ArticleThe reality of commuting to campus
Nelida Insua-Coelho/Staff Writer Even though commuting to campus isn’t an exact science, calculations need to be made to make it to class on time. Driving in Miami is not easy, and doing it far from...
View ArticleFIU swim team win their first meet of the season
Zoe Chin/Sports Director The FIU swim team won their first dual-meet of the spring season (127.5-67.5) against Central Connecticut State University on Panther territory at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic...
View ArticleAssistant residential life coordinator prioritizes student success
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director There’s nothing more important to Assistant Residential Life Coordinator Cassidy Cook than her students. “I always make sure that my students are my top...
View ArticleCoursicle app keeps track of open classes before add/drop
By: Yeskanisayka Urbina/Staff Writer Students at the university can now track when a course is available while registering, thanks to Coursicle: an app developed by a student for students. Joe...
View ArticleFlasher reported on both University campuses
By: Joshua Ceballos & Muriel Almeida/PantherNOW Staff BREAKING: Reports of a flasher indecently exposing himself have been made at both the Modesto Maidique Campus and the Biscayne Bay Campus. A...
View ArticleAthletic Trainers are the “Background Support”
Zoe Chin/Sports Director As one of the University’s three certified athletic trainers on-site, Shane Vaughan know that when it comes to sports, there are goings to be injuries. Every time there is an...
View ArticleAlumni’s rise in state government
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director University alumni have taken big leaps into the political sphere in the first month of 2019. Two FIU graduates, Jeannette Nunez and Barbara Lagoa, have been...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of resident assistant applications
Anamaria Soler/Staff Writer At FIU, the resident assistants within Housing and Residential Life lead a community of approximately 30 to 75 students on a floor assigned to them. Since this job is such a...
View ArticleFIU Alumni Tymell Murphy goes from Collegiate Basketball to International Pro
Dalton Tevlin/Asst. Sports Director New York native and University alumni Tymell Murphy fulfilled his life-long dream of playing professional basketball. Student Media got the opportunity to have an...
View ArticleFrost Art Museum presents exhibitions to express international empathy
By: Victor Jorges/Staff Writer In order to reflect the university’s “Worlds Ahead” vision more closely, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Art Museum is making an effort to include more international...
View ArticleMarlins Park welcomes back football with FIU vs UM 2019 Orange Bowl
By Daniel Torres/Contributing Writer On Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, Florida International University held a press conference about the 2019 Orange Bowl at Marlins Park. This will be the site for the FIU...
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