BBC needs more food options
Dioslyn Oliva | Staff Writer The Biscayne Bay Campus administration tried over the years to address student concerns regarding meal options. Yet through constant food shortages, limited hours of...
View ArticleClasses shouldn’t depend on financial stability
Paola Manzano | Assistant Opinion Director While reminiscing about my exchange student experience, I’ve found an immense lack of consideration for a student’s financial stability. I’m not sure anyone...
View ArticleFIU social media bans threaten to isolate international students
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director Back in April, FIU banned several social media apps from the university’s network and devices. The ban followed a statewide emergency amendment issued by the...
View ArticleOnline classes may be convenient but the fee isn’t
Dioslyn Oliva | Staff Writer In this digital age, it’s no surprise that students at FIU take online classes. Online classes are appreciated for many reasons, but the extra fee is excessive and...
View ArticleWhy did FIU’s Investiture Ceremony ignore diversity?
Kailey Krantz-Diaz | Contributing Writer The greatest treasure known to FIU’s university life is having the largest, and most diverse student body in South Florida. So why did no one defend it during...
View ArticleIs FIU’s Adam Smith Center really non-partisan?
Alexandra Howard | Staff Writer For being named after the father of economics, FIU’s Adam Smith Center reveals more of a political stance than expected – and it’s been discreetly hiding under people’s...
View ArticleThe Board of Trustees should stand with those they serve, the students
Dioslyn Oliva | Staff Writer Our university’s Board of Trustees has no choice but to enforce Tallahassee’s new higher education laws. As a student, I hope they implement these policies with the...
View ArticleVacation Violence event brings attention to tourism’s impact
Alexander Luzula | Asst. News Director Cultural erasure, violence and sex trafficking were all topics of discussion during Vacation Violence, a virtual panel hosted by the Office of Social Justice and...
View ArticleDr. Beach sounds the alarm: Florida to be swarmed by a 5,000-mile-long belt...
Ana Cedeno | Staff Writer Known as Doctor Beach, Earth and Environment professor Stephen Leatherman has received national coverage over his annual beach rankings. Recently, this passion has also made...
View ArticleFIU hosts discussion on the significance of the Black vote
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Just a week shy of Juneteenth, FIU’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosted a panel at the MARC Pavilion discussing the Black vote and its importance to America....
View ArticleFIU is number one in Board of Governors’ ranking
Diego Diaz | Interim Editor-in-Chief Out of Florida’s 12 public universities, FIU is number one. In a Thursday email, FIU president Kenneth Jessell announced that FIU received the highest score for...
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Last 2022-2023 Faculty Senate starts search for new chair, sets stage for...
Diego Diaz | Interim Editor-in-Chief Three weeks before the implementation of Florida’s recently passed higher education bill, the faculty senate gathered for their last meeting of the academic...
View ArticleFIU director saves over two dozen poached hatchlings from wildlife...
Ana Cedeno | Staff Writer Paul Reillo was ready to start his weekend when he received a call from the US Fish and Wildlife Services on midnight, March 23. Reillo was told that a bag of 29 eggs was...
View ArticleDon’t let the SCOTUS decision distract from the importance of diversity
PantherNOW Editorial Board Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action violates the U.S. Constitution in the case of Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s admission...
View ArticleResearching your anxiety? According to FIU researchers, those internet...
Alba Rosa | Opinion Director Students curious enough to research their mental health concerns often turn to social media for answers. But a recent FIU study is sounding the alarm to this ever...
View ArticleFIU hosts panel discussing former Pakistan Prime Minister arrest and...
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Two months following the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country is still reeling from the political fallout. Protests, riots and wide-scale...
View ArticlePanthermonium, the victim of budget cuts
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer For the second year in a row, the Homecoming Council canceled Panthermonium, the (previously) annual fall homecoming concert. While the official reason concerns their...
View ArticlePanthers second baseman Dante Girardi enters the transfer portal
William Duval | Assistant Sports Director Panthers second baseman Dante Girardi entered the transfer portal, as announced on Twitter on June 27, 2023. The six foot, right handed junior appeared in 147...
View ArticleA threatening shadow drapes over DEI clubs and organizations
Alexandra Howard | Staff Writer A dark blanket of uncertainty draped the shoulders of multicultural clubs and organizations that promote diversity, equity and inclusion on July 1. But why hasn’t FIU...
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Parking is a nightmare, but not just for students
Heidi Cuevas | Assistant Opinion Director Parking is a nightmare for anyone who has a car at FIU. Whether you are a student or staff, there is never enough space for all of us. In the recent Hidden...
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