Contributing Writer | Andres Sanchez On July 4th 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which, among a wide array of other new tax and spending legislation, made broad changes to federal student loan programs. While no federal student loan programs were changed immediately after the bill […]
FIU’s Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter voiced their grievances with President Nuñez and Police Chief Casas over 287 (g). Aniela Cabrera | Staff Writer Yesterday, a group of FIU students gathered on GC lawns to voice their opinions on how President Jeanette M. Nuñez is handling FIU. Protestors chanted, “F*** Nunez” and “ICE off […]
FIU held its student government elections on March 10 and 11, days that felt routine for most students but carried high stakes for candidates awaiting results. Alicia Bolton | Staff Writer Campaigning students spread across hubs like the Graham Center, Green Library, and MANGO, explaining their platforms and encouraging peers to vote. Newly reelected SIPA […]
Staff Writer | Joshua Aarons There has been a litany of coverage regarding the racist and bigoted remarks made in a WhatsApp group chat, including members of the Turning Point USA and College Republicans chapters at FIU. To avoid beating a dead horse, I’d like to posit a discussion regarding free speech prompted by a […]
Sonia Stolar | Staff Writer I’ve never been much of an academic, yet before coming to college, I’ve had this perception of mahogany interiors and elongated bookshelves in classrooms, students hunched over notes from lectures and sleepless nights spent studying. My imaginary world of future collegiate years was not the most realistic, nor an exhilarating […]
Investment supports hurricane resilience, semiconductor development, and health research. Jonathan Roman | Staff Writer FIU is once again garnering national attention after a congressional delegation secured more than $25 million in federal support aimed at addressing hurricane resilience to semiconductor innovation. The multi-million dollar funding will position FIU as a major research university. The funding […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board In the fiscal year 2018, FIU Student Media received $328,000, allotted by student government. In the fiscal year 2025-2026, the number is $160,000. That is not a rounding error. SGA’s approved $20 million budget for fiscal year 2025–2026 cut the Student Media allocation from $250,000 to $160,000, or a 36% reduction in […]
Florida is set to adopt a new series of “anti-terrorist” legislative bills passed by the State Legislature earlier this week. Chief among them is House Bill 1471, “Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations”, which gives the Governor the power to designate terrorist organizations and to force any students deemed as ‘providing material support’ to designated […]
By Jessica Hayek | Staff Writer Communications students at Florida International University met with employers and industry professionals last week at a campus career fair aimed at connecting current and graduating students with job and internship opportunities. Organized by FIU’s communications department and career specialists, the fair featured recruiters from public relations firms and marketing […]
The federal student loan system is undergoing one of its most transformative shifts in decades, and for millions of borrowers, including FIU students and alumni, the overhaul could have massive consequences. David Brown | Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Education, the overseer of the nation’s federal student loan program, announced Thursday that management of its […]
