Elise Gregg / Staff Writer From COVID-19 to classes, spring 2021 at FIU has left students with a lot of questions on what to expect from the new semester, and what they need to do to be prepared. On Monday, January 25th, FIU hosted a Student Town Hall to inform students of current information for […]
Angela Rivas / Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of FIU students’ lives, including residential housing life. This past fall semester, students who decided to live on-campus housing had to adhere to health guidelines provided by FIU. There are currently 1,800 students living on campus, as opposed to 3,597 in fall of […]
Elise Gregg/Staff Writer 2020 has been an unusual year in many ways because of COVID-19. Most of its impact has been negative — but it has also led to a decrease in crime at FIU. The most recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics stated that as of 2017, there were over 28,000 […]
Featured image of Homecoming banner taken by: Jordan Coll Jordan Coll and Valentina Palm/ Staff Writers FIU students, parents, and alumni drove in front of the Ricardo Silva Stadium this Saturday, to celebrate FIU’s Homecoming football game. FIU CASE and the President’s Council hosted the Homecoming Caravan Carnival to compensate for canceled tailgates and on-campus […]
Miro’s Food Truck at the Modesto Maidique Campus photo taken by: Jordan Coll Jesse Fraga/ Asst. News Director Growing up with a family of chefs, food truck owner, Michael Rosen, better known as Miro, says that cooking has always been in his blood. After closing in March due to COVID-19, Miro’s Food Truck is now […]
Mia Petruccelli / Contributing Writer Santiago Gomez, a junior majoring in hospitality never thought he would test positive for COVID-19. Turns out he did, along with several other FIU students. As FIU COVID-19 cases rose amidst the reopening of campuses, Gomez witnessed students on campus failing to properly protect themselves from the virus. “Many students […]
Nicole Heller / Staff Writer A conversation on whether or not to pursue graduate school in the midst of a pandemic has been a question students have asked themselves during this time. Students joined a Zoom session hosted by The Career & Talent Development and CAPS which was presented by Andrea Cuadra, a career adviser […]
Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer Hackathons aren’t just for computer science majors. PantherHacks, a COVID-19 themed hackathon organized by Upsilon Pi Epsilon at FIU, welcomes students with no programming experience. Students will team up to learn about the latest technologies and build innovative products. It will focus on solving community challenges due to COVID-19 and […]
Nicole Heller/ Staff Writer More than 1,000 students joined a virtual town hall meeting hosted by FIU to discuss what coming to school in the fall will look like for students. “We want to ensure that your needs are met and that your return to the fall is smooth and productive,” president Mark B. Rosenberg […]
By: Jordan Coll & Valentina Palm / PantherNOW Staff The Florida Board of Governors approved FIU’s repopulation plan, known as the Panthers Protecting Panthers, on Tuesday. Last week, the plan was presented to the FIU Board of Trustees. Following their approval, the plan was presented to the Florida Board of Governors which oversees all public […]
By: Elizabeth Fernandez / Asst. News Director There’s a new multicultural group seeking to expand itself into the Greek and Sorority life on campus. The group has set out to express more than just service and academic excellence; the group wants to leave a legacy advocating social justice and equity while eradicating bigotry and intolerance. […]
By: Victor Jorges / News Director The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced the plan to design and build a “much-needed pedestrian bridge” on SW 8 Street and SW 109 Avenue via a press release on Tuesday, May 6. According to the statement, the FDOT will manage and oversee the project. After the collapse of […]
