Mariantonia Mejia | Staff writer Fear for safety is not a mindset that anyone should have on a college campus. While FIU does have resources, the university needs to do more to inform students of what they can do to keep safe. When I’m in a place with established security measures, such as a college […]
By: Muriel Almeida / Staff Writer Modesto Maidique Campus In-House Senator, Dominique “Rose” Ingraham, set up a small table outside of Green Library last week to bring awareness to students and faculty about the lighting issue on campus. Directors of Physical Plant for Facilities, Joost Nungia and Daniel Paan; Operations and Safety Manager, Javier Marques; […]
By: Muriel Almeida/Staff Writer Student Government Association’s Senator at large, Dominique ‘Rose’ Ingraham, sparked an initiative for lighting up the campus at Florida International University’s Modesto Maidique campus. This idea first came up when she was taking a late class and was walking to her dorm room alone at night. “That was an issue for […]
Katherine Wong/Contributing Writer A 21-year-old man rides on a skateboard into the establishment I’m working at. The only difference between he and I is that he has a gun in his pocket, and I don’t. Being held at gunpoint wasn’t something I envisioned ever happening to me, but it did. After the incident, my sense […]
Gerard Albert and Joshua Ceballos/PantherNow Staff Sweetwater has been struck with two shootings in the past 10 days, each one dangerously close to campus, and one of them leading to an unfortunate loss of life. Around 2 a.m. Friday morning an unknown vehicle approached 17-year-old Gabriela Aldana in the shopping center on Coral Way and […]
By: Patricia Menendez/Contributing Writer The University’s newly released 2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report showed that drug arrests and drug referrals on the Modesto Maidique Campus have gone down from 2016 to 2017 by about 14 percent and 17 percent respectively. 36 drug arrests and 79 drug referrals were made on the MMC […]
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer Worrying about your night-time commute is a serious concern. Whether you’re an introvert or the world’s best boxer, walking alone at night is dangerous for everyone and should be addressed by every university. I usually feel comfortable being alone. Like many introverts, solitude helps me reflect and run through the volumes of […]
Living safely within a community is everyone’s responsibility, and as Panthers, we all want FIU to be the safest community it can be, but we can’t purely rely on the Florida International University Police Department or staff to keep us safe. We as Panthers hold the responsibility of keeping each other safe as well. Being […]
David Pradere/ Contributing Writer Not too long ago, the Columbine High School massacre was surpassed by a sadistic individual named Nikolaus Cruz who had nothing but malicious intentions. Seventeen innocent teenagers, filled with hopes and aspirations, had their lights snuffed out by this one harbinger of death. Cruz’s name has become a name that now […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer As a freshman living in the dorms, it can be a little worrisome. We hear about the day to day dangers of college and wonder what is being done to ensure student safety on campus. The biggest concern for parents and students is the safety of dorms. FIU does its best […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Contributing Writer The stabbing incident on Feb. 9 has raised many questions regarding campus security. After the two suspects attacked a 74-year-old man, they tried to escape and entered campus grounds. Immediately, students received a vague alert: “police activity ” While the issue was quickly solved, I think it’s clear that our safety […]
