By Andres Gonzalez | Contributing writer Almost everybody who has or is currently attending college knows what an academic advisor is. A professional whose job is to help guide students through their college careers. While this seems like an important and helpful tool, many individuals attending FIU might be able to point you towards a […]
By Lea Abito | Staff Writer Summer A has begun, and with it, an influx of online classes that students may learn little in. However, the summer semester is only one symptom of a much larger issue. At Florida International University, dozens of courses are offered online, some of which have no in-person counterpart. While […]
Carla Mendez | Staff Writer Writing is a pillar of sharing the human experience. It has the power to connect, educate, and transform lives. At FIU a class named “Writing as Social Action” has taken to introducing students to the often-overlooked world of the incarcerated. For both FIU students and inmates, this collaboration with Exchange […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer As the summer semester approaches, students need to find a way to balance a carefree summer while committing to their summer classes. With the proper planning, it can be easier than we think. Taking summer classes can accelerate your studies, keep you active during the summer and can quickly fill […]
Elise Gregg / Editor-in-Chief The faculty senate unanimously approved changes to FIU’s incomplete grade policy, with more detailed guidelines and specific rules for graduate students. “This one is for graduate and undergraduate students…something got lost in translation last time,” said University Registrar Ducle Beltran in an interview with PantherNOW, explaining that the previous policy did […]
By: Elizabeth Fernandez For the second time, The Real Housewives will be coming to Miami. Starting this Fall, the Department of Communication will offer a special topics class on the hit Bravo television show, The Real Housewives. The class will analyze the franchise and provide students the opportunity to practice public relations and advertising […]
Jeffrey Steele/ Contributing Writer There’s no such thing as spring break when you are a college student. It’s that time of year again when college students get a whole week off. Spring break was something that growing up we all looked forward to, a moment in which we finally got a chance to do something […]
Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus is where I started out my freshman year. The next semester I had all my classes on the Modesto Maidique campus which gave me insight into how BBC lacks certain resources that MMC has due to its smaller student body. While much smaller than MMC, it still […]
