PantherNOW Editorial Board We had to spend a few minutes puzzling at a map of the Modesto Maidique Campus before we wrote this one – we may have even flipped it upside down at a few points. On Thursday, PantherNOW reported on developments from the Board of Trustees in developing a new aquatic facility at […]
Brian Olmo | Summer 2023 Sports Director Andrea Loizidou is a mathematics master’s student and track runner at FIU. She’s from Cyprus – a country just south of Turkey, 6,393 miles from Miami. The track she runs on is a lot closer, but it’s still a journey to get there. Despite being the second-largest sport […]
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 games over three seasons with FIU, providing the team with consistency on both sides of the field. Appearing in 53 games in 2023, […]
Richelieu Valery | Contributing Writer Saturday at 7:00 p.m. the Panthers face Rice University, ending a short two-game home stretch at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. The Owls are flying in from Texas and hope that this Miami weather will heat up their cold play after not being able to grab a lone win in […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor After years of tense relations with the Athletic Communications department and months of missed calls and unanswered texts, PantherNOW released a column on Aug. 29 stating that they would cease coverage of FIU football. PantherNOW resumed football coverage when the Athletics Department provided full press credentials after the column was […]
Giuliana La Mendola/Contributing Writer The FIU Women’s soccer team won their first home game Friday, Aug. 30, 3-0 against Jacksonville University. The Panthers lost their two previous away matches against FGCU and Jacksonville State. Despite the heat and chaos of Hurricane Dorian, the team found ways to stay focused on the game. “Before a game, […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Starting fall 2019, students will pay a higher Athletics fee to help pay for the Athletics Department’s over $3 million deficit, which comes after years of severe revenue losses. This includes online students, who will pay Athletics fees for the first time. After weeks of deliberation at meetings and public […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Athletics fee committee members held a preliminary vote to decide if Athletics should take a portion of Activities and Service fees, and they are split down the middle. On Wednesday, April 24, after public hearings at both the Biscayne Bay Campus and Modesto Maidique Campus, the committee members gave their […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Athletics is requesting a bailout from the Student Government Association to help cover hundreds of thousands in revenue losses. The request for funds comes after years of losing revenue, spending borrowed money and not reimbursing the University for cash advances on time, according to an internal audit of the Athletics […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The Athletics Department is in need of money, and they are requesting a higher percentage of student fees to meet their needs. This Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m. in GC 230 will be the first meeting of the 2019 Athletic Fee Committee, comprised of four University administrators and four […]
