Nya Sylvester/Contributing Writer FIU Housing received over 700 students this spring semester who are now dorming on campus, in the midst of the pandemic, according to Housing and Residential Life. This spring more students returned to campus as the university offers more in-person classes. FIU Provost Kenneth Furton said this semester 53.8 percent of classes […]
Andrew Naylor/Senior Director of Housing & Residential Life At FIU Housing & Residential Life and Bayview Student Living, we understand how important the college experience is to our residents and we appreciate the trust students and their families put in us. During this pandemic, more than ever before, we recognize our responsibility to promote a […]
Valentina Palm and Joshua Ceballos/PantherNOW Staff On Friday Aug. 30, students filled backpacks with a change of clothes, toiletries and snacks to either stay in the hallways of Parkview Hall or go home despite clear skies and good weather. Hurricane Dorian is projected to hit South Florida late Sunday night or Monday morning, and in […]
This week on The Golden Hour we talked about the changes happening at the Engineering Center and one graduate student gives her point of view as a mom attending the University. MMC SGA President Sabrina Rosell talks about all the improvements taking place at the College of Engineering and Computing. Throughout the Summer and into […]
Rose Lopez/Contributing Writer My husband and I are both full-time FIU students. We also have two small children. A little over a quarter of our nation’s college students have children too, according to a 2017 study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. For the record, this number only includes undergraduate students with children, which […]
Shaunte Thomas and Tamica Jean-Charles/PantherNOW Staff Finding housing on campus should never be an issue, and housing at the Modesto Maidique campus is as smooth as possible, according to the associate director of housing. Andrew Naylor, associate director of housing, oversees the occupancy management portion which works with students with disabilities. He works with various […]
By Ruben Palacios/Assistant News Director For all of its illustrious beaches and nightclubs, Miami makes its residents pay, literally, when it comes to living in the city. According to a New York Times article, Miami is one of the most expensive cities in the country to rent. On average, rent in Miami consumes 43 percent […]
Diego Saldana-Rojas/Staff Writer Students are paying less attention to fire alarms. Speculation is that due to events in recent weeks, including the false alarms on April 1, students have become desensitized to fire alarms. “If it happens to be a real fire no one is going to actually believe it. It’s the boy who cried […]
