By Fernando Fernández / Staff Writer After months of endless speculation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally done it. He has launched his long-awaited invasion of Ukraine and, in the process, changed everything. Gone are the days when the global liberal democratic world order was unquestioned. This latest incursion by Vladimir Putin’s Russia represents not […]
Produced by Julia Gomez Written by PantherNow Staff and Contributing Writers Halloween is the time when bumps in the night are a bit too loud and whistling winds send chills down your spine. Halloween’s the time when ghosts and ghouls are free to roam. Stories of vampires, zombies and other creepy critters are told. We […]
Fernando Fernandez/Staff Writer With the last of the American forces having withdrawn from Afghanistan a little under two weeks ago, the time for reflection has officially finally arrived. This was the United States’ longest war after all. It is therefore only right that we question what exactly we accomplished there. Was the 2001-2021 Afghanistan War […]
Fernando Fernandez/Contributing Writer Something very dangerous is happening right now, and very few people are noticing it. According to a recent 2018 poll that was conducted [in part] by Georgetown University, only a mere 40% of Americans are satisfied with American democracy right now. This is in accordance with an even more recent poll [from […]
Fernando Fernández/Staff Writer Welp, folks, it may be hard to believe, but we are finally reaching the endgame. In a little less than a month, the semester ends, and the time to look back begins. Under normal circumstances, said thoughts would usually be reserved solely for our grades and newly-made friendships. However, this semester, like […]
Fernando Fernández/Staff Writer Ladies & gentlemen, habemus praesidens. Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America and Donald J. Trump has officially been made a one-term President. Seems like pretty good news for the Democrats, right? They have once again captured the presidency and […]
Fernando Fernández/Staff Writer The date is September 6, 2020, and the case for single-payer healthcare has never been more clear. You see, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a whole lot of things, from just how inept many of our “leaders” are, to just how much we truly take for granted, in our everyday lives. […]
Fernando Fernández/Staff Writer Welp, folks, it finally happened. In what came as a surprise to almost no one, the 2020 Democratic nominee for President—former V.P. Joe Biden—has officially selected California Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate. Quite the bittersweet moment, if you ask me. On the one hand, it’s quite awesome to have […]
Fernando Fernández/Staff Writer If you were to have asked me a year or even four months ago who was projected to win the 2020 U.S. presidential election, my answer would have been pretty straightforward — incumbent President Donald J. Trump. Not only was the President benefiting from the perception of a booming economy with 69% […]
Fernando Fernández/Contributing Writer Throughout the last couple of years, a myth has floated around political circles (specifically, those on the right flank of the political spectrum) that college campuses are imposing liberalism on students. Such beliefs have fueled the rise of youth-centered conservative organizations such as Turning Point USA, which perpetuates the notion that college […]
Fernando Fernández/Contributing Writer As of today, there are exactly 145 days left until the nation’s first Iowa caucus. It’s an event that will provide many political enthusiasts, such as myself, with a definitive answer to one of the most pressing questions defining the 2020 Democratic Party: does its future lie at the center of the […]
Fernando Fernández/ Contributing Writer The election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States of America was a result of many things — a deeply flawed opponent, a unified Republican base of support, etc. However, as I’ve discussed numerous times in the past, the biggest factor that contributed to one of the […]
