Video by Conor Moore, Carla Mendez
Christopher Madrid, Alejandra Bendana, Danette Heredia
Dozens of students came out to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, which has been ongoing since October 7th of last year when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking hundreds more hostage. Exactly one year later, the war has has seen over 40,000 Palestinians dead and large portions of Gaza destroyed by fighting and […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer If De La Soul declared three to be the “magic number,” Cypress Hill saw it as witchcraft, moving them closer to the gates of hell. Nothing was shocking about the West Coast hip-hop trio’s decision to step foot onto sinister territory with their third album. “Grim” was an appropriate way […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer “What planet am I on? Is this truly Francis Ford Coppola’s swan song? Why does Shia LaBeouf have no eyebrows?” These questions bounced around my head as I sat through “Megalopolis”, Coppola’s latest and possibly last film of his career, due to a tumultuous production riddled with controversy. Before my […]
Carla Mendez, Aniela Cabrera, Conor Moore | PantherNOW
Brian Olmo | Editor-in-chief On Aug. 6, American rapper Armando Christian Perez, known as Pitbull, held a press conference in Tamiami Hall on Modesto Maidique Campus to announce an extensive collaboration with FIU Athletics. Here are the details we know so far. Pitbull Stadium: Athletic Director Scott Carr announced during the press conference that the […]
In this PantherNOW exclusive interview, entertainment writer Dylan Masvidal chats with Tajai Massey, one of the founding members of the underground hip-hop group Souls of Mischief. Read the original review here.
Brian Olmo | Editor-in-chief FIU Police Department Chief Alexander Casas returned to duty on July 1 after being placed on leave by the university back in May. PantherNOW obtained a memo sent out to FIUPD staff from James Mesidor, the acting chief during the leave, announcing Casas’s return. The memo was later confirmed in a […]
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer FIU Faculty Senate met on Zoom Tuesday to vote on the approval or rejection of numerous courses, and whether they would remain a part of the University Core Curriculum, including courses such as Sociology of Gender and Anthropology of Race & Ethnicity. Many other similar courses got approval for their […]
