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FIU Announces Virtual Commencement and Other Coronavirus Updates

Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor Instead of walking across the stage in cap and gown, FIU’s spring graduates will be attending commencement from their laptops, according to a new University email. In the latest coronavirus update, the University confirmed that it will hold a virtual commencement ceremony for students finishing their studies this semester, and that those […]

Wertheim pledges $10 Million for School of Music Enhancement

Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor   Herbert Wertheim has pledged $10 million to transform the school of music. As announced by University President Mark B. Rosenberg in an email teasing a “special announcement,” the namesake for the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center announced today a donation of $10 million dollars to enhance the building to […]

Police investigating shooting threat near University

Tamica Jean-Charles/Entertainment Director   A tweet sent out on Monday, May 20 from the account “@Seven_JC7” spelled out a mass shooting on June 2, at the AMC Tamiami 18 movie theater located four miles from the Modesto Maidique campus. The Homeland Security Bureau Southeast Florida Fusion center released a statement saying law enforcement officials are […]

Missing student arrested for trespassing

By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer   Update 10:55 p.m., 4/17/19: The student reported missing earlier today was arrested by Miami police for trespassing after warning. The City of Miami Police Department Public Information Officer Michael Vega told Student Media that Kelvin Sanchez was arrested around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17 outside of the Coconut Grove […]

Breaking: Police activity at BBC

By: Joshua Ceballos and Muriel Almeida/PantherNOW Staff   A gun was pulled and shots were fired as two Aramark employees on the Biscayne Bay Campus got into a heated argument. An FIU Alert was sent out warning anyone on the Biscayne Bay Campus to immediately seek shelter was sent out at around 1:45 p.m. on […]

Looking back: Collapsed bridge almost decade of work

The “Worlds Ahead” pedestrian bridge crossing SW 8th St. and 109th Ave. collapsed five days after it was “swung” into place, leaving tragedy and questions in the wake of a project that had been in the works for almost a decade.

BREAKING: Vehicle fire at Modesto Maidique campus

A car has caught fire at the Modesto Maidique campus on SW 17th Street between the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center and the Blue Garage.
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