Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Over spring break, several legislative candidates for student government found themselves stuck in a 72-hour rut following yet another round of accusations of election violations. View this post on Instagram A post shared by YDSA @ FIU 🌹 (@ydsafiu) These candidates, all endorsed by Young Democratic Socialists of America at FIU, […]
Candidates and students gathered together in Graham Center to listen to FIU’s Student Government Association candidates debate and lay out their initiatives on Feb. 21. BBC Governor candidates The first up were the Biscayne Bay Campus candidates for governor, Reubens Bravo of the Gold and Blue party, and Jabari Baptiste of The Future is You […]
Gabriela Danger & Danette Heredia | PantherNOW Staff Candidates and students gathered together in Graham Center to listen to FIU’s Student Government Association candidates debate and lay out their initiatives on Feb. 21. Presidential Candidates The running SGA presidential candidates for this term are Santana Way with The Future is You party and Francesca Casanova […]
Elise Catrion Gregg | Editor-in-Chief After SGA senate president Kaily Lachapelle was disqualified from running for student body president, the Future is You party was left without a candidate. So, they picked an unlikely person – student body vice president Santana Way, the student who had originally brought the complaint against Lachapelle that got them […]
Magali Zoghaib | Contributing Writer The Student Government Association passed a bill to hold a referendum for students to cast their votes about the increase in semester fees. This could significantly alter the revenue allocated for investment back into the FIU campus and the services provided to students. “Students deserve to be well informed on […]
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director With only a month left until Election Day, the Student Government Association has announced its list of candidates for all seats up for election this year. Elections this year are being held on two days, March 5 and March 6. Prior to the election, a candidate’s debate will be […]
Elise Catrion Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Student government is calling on FIU to address “the urgent need for a permanent prayer space for Muslim students”, noting problems with the current space. S.R. 04 015, or “A Permanent Prayer Space for Muslim Students at FIU”, passed unanimously at the last senate meeting on Feb. 12, celebrated by […]
Gabriela Danger | Staff Writer The Student Government Association has recently put out a survey meant to gauge student attitudes toward online proctoring systems like Respondus Lockdown Browser, ProctorU, and Honorlock. The survey simply asks students whether or not they’ve needed to use these applications for an assignment, and then asks them to rate their […]
Elise Catrion Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Just days before student government campaigning begins, senate president Kaily Lachapelle has been disqualified from running for student body president. As senate president, LaChapelle led the legislative branch of SGA while also serving in leadership roles in the Pride Student Union and Disabled Student Union. “After three years of advocacy […]
Elise Catrion Gregg | Editor-in-Chief The student senate passed a resolution on housing safety at its last meeting, intending to integrate safety measures by housing and FIU police. “This bill has been a long time in the making,” said Senator Alexander Stone during the Feb. 5 senate meeting. “I’m pretty excited to see what this […]
Magali Zoghaib | Contributing Writer All the president of the Muslim Student Association is asking for is a secure and secluded space for Muslims to comfortably perform their daily prayers, fostering an environment that honors and supports their basic needs. Fatima Zia, president of the MSA and pre-dental student at FIU, is actively collaborating with […]
Elise Catrion Gregg | Editor-in-Chief After countless contentious senate meetings, rounds of edits to the resolution and debate from numerous students, “Ceasefire Now!” is officially dead. It’s been months since the first version of the resolution was introduced, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the university administration to condemn any human rights violations, […]
