University emergency department prepares for hurricane season
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director Every hurricane season the University conducts trainings and exercises to prepare students, faculty and staff for extreme storms. Students that live in the...
View ArticleBBC students doubt SGA merger effectiveness
By: Gerard Albert III/Assistant News Director Students at the Biscayne Bay campus doubt the effectiveness and level of representation the merging of the Student Government councils will bring. The...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean studio on BBC outgrowing its current space
By: Valentina Palm/Contributing Writer The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Production Studio located at the Biscayne Bay Campus is expected to outgrow its space only three years after its inauguration....
View ArticleFIU students discuss what they want to see at BBC
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Eileen Aguilar (Senior, Broadcast Media): “Because of what happened [at MAST@FIU], we could use more security now.” Kevin Arteaga (Junior, PRAAC): “More...
View ArticleEDITOR’S NOTE: Our campus by the bay is full of potential
Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief You know you live in Miami when your school is by the bay. That’s not something everyone can say. Whether you call it the Biscayne Bay campus or the North campus,...
View ArticleDoubt hovers over SGA as president’s resignation nears
Gerard Albert III/Assistant News Director As the Internal Affairs committee continues to release new evidence regarding Jose Sirven, president of the Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique...
View ArticlePhillip Frost and other donors show FIU’s ties with big business
Clara Barros/ Staff Writer Have you ever really paid attention to the names of the FIU buildings? It’s ok — neither had I. I have to confess: despite having lived at Modesto Maidique campus for over...
View ArticleRoary the Panther takes on Las Vegas
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Although Roary, FIU’s mascot, has only been around since 2002, the spirit council at the Biscayne Bay campus believe he is ageless. “Roary does not have...
View ArticleNew SGC-MMC president takes power
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director As of October 1, 2018 at 4 p.m., Sabrina Rosell is now the President of the Student Government Council at MMC. Rosell, the former vice president of SGC-MMC, takes up...
View ArticleFIU Homecoming Calendar of Events
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Featured image by FIU Flickr. The post FIU Homecoming Calendar of Events appeared first on PantherNOW.
View ArticleConsexual workshop educates students on consent and pleasure
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director A vibrant, neon pink rubber penis sat atop a sign in Vicky’s Cafe on Friday, Sept. 28, as two kink specialists talked to dozens of students about consensual...
View ArticleStudents prepare to compete in Homecoming CROWN pageant
Anamaria Soler/Contributing Writer An aspect of the whole homecoming experience is the picking of the Homecoming King and Queen, which is what the Homecoming CROWN pageant is all about finding. The...
View ArticleVIDEO: SeaKeepers partners with FIU to combat environmental issues
By: Joshua Ceballos & John Perez/PantherNOW Staff SeaKeepers is an international organization that performs marine research around the globe. They’ve teamed up with FIU College of Arts, Sciences...
View ArticleStudents unaware of where their Activities and Service fees are going
By: Victor Jorges & Gerard Albert III/ PantherNOW Staff The Activities and Service fee is collected from every student, but many are unaware of where their money goes and want more transparency...
View ArticlePrograms move to BBC due to lack of space
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The Modesto Maidique Campus doesn’t have enough space for all of the growing programs at the University and that’s where the Biscayne Bay Campus steps in. Two...
View ArticleEDITOR’S NOTE: Homecoming is around the corner
Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief Don’t be surprised if you start seeing people wearing more FIU gear in the coming days once Homecoming arrives. The upcoming week is expected to be one full of...
View ArticleBiscayne Bay homecoming dance themed after “a night in Paris”
Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director Students will have a chance to experience the City of Love in on Friday, Oct. 12 at the Biscayne Bay campus. The theme for this year’s dance will be a Night...
View ArticleNew media hub opens at BBC
By: Gabriella Pinos & Gerard Albert III/PantherNOW Staff On Monday, Oct. 1, the School of Communication + Journalism hosted the grand opening of their Media Hub with a reception and ribbon...
View ArticleIndigenous Peoples Day added to University calendar
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director This is the first year that the Student Government Association will recognize Indigenous People’s Day on Columbus Day. The holiday will fall on the same day...
View Article“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” opens FIU Theatre Fall season
Rashawn Raysor/Contributing Writer FIU Theatre’s Fall season opens with the fantastical Latin American tale, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” The play, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright...
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