Contributing Writer | Leeann Sanon This November, there will be an election for Florida’s governor. This election will decide the trajectory of Florida politics. The governor’s administration has the ability to change the curriculum taught in Florida’s public schools and universities. Ron DeSantis, the current governor, has already implemented policies to do this when he […]
Kendall Moffett | Staff Writer Instead of advocating for the diverse student bodies across Florida’s public Universities, officials want to promote late conservative commenter Charlie Kirk– plastering his image on campus roads. This isn’t just coercive; it’s an insult to the marginalized communities Kirk repeatedly targeted. Starting Jan. 13, 2026, Florida’s public institutions are required […]
Linette Garcia | Staff Writer On Sept. 3, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced plans to end vaccine mandates at a news conference. If these plans come to fruition, I will be the first to buy a plane ticket to leave this failing state. This jarring move would make Florida the […]
Linette Garcia | Staff Writer With the news that a donor withdrawing their $1 million donation from the university due to the removal of in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students, it’s time we refocus on the values the university was founded on. Cuban American businessman Miguel Fernandez promised a donation intended for scholarships for all […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Governor Ron DeSantis continues to surprise Florida with how asinine he can be by twisting the law to fit his political agenda. Erasing important terminology from state laws neglects the reality we’re living in. On May 15 DeSantis signed HB 1645 into law which removes the term “climate change” from […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Universities are quick to blame students for protest violence, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Colleges should worry more about protecting their students from harm rather than its reputation. Students should be able to express their views in a safe environment, but that is far from the current […]
Benz De Marshall Pierre| Staff Writer The Republican-controlled legislature in Tallahassee clearly has not had its fill of gutting the slightest liberal endeavor, as is shown in a barrage of bills. Now, so called blue cities will suffer and it would appear that not even the Florida Democratic Party has been spared from these capricious […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer Minority rights in Florida, particularly in higher education, are under attack yet again with a new set of regulations. On Jan. 17, the Florida Board of Education officially passed regulations that prohibit the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs at state universities. This lines up […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer The number of educators working in Florida is dropping at an alarming rate due to our state’s seeming inability to give them appropriate academic freedom or pay them properly. In a new report from Florida’s largest association of professional employees, the Florida Education Association, there is currently a vacancy of […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Florida’s undisputed “culture war” champion, the prime mover of the anti-woke nonsense and failed presidential contender, Ron DeSantis, suspended his bid for the top political job in the nation after he failed to come out on top in the New Hampshire primaries. The DeSantis train seemed at full speed as the governor […]
Ana Cedeno | Staff Writer After spending two months in South America, Alessandro Catenazzi, FIU biologist and assistant professor of biological sciences, has found new ways in which to restore the dwindling frog populations in the neotropics. Originally from Sweden, Catenazzi spent his childhood loving the outdoors. In his own words, it was how he […]
Benz De Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer Books are the repositories of knowledge and having their future on shelves vulnerable to the caprices of a legislature with illiberal tendencies signals something bad. To be clear, books have always been the target of censorship. Beloved novels such as George Orwell’s “1984”, for instance, stands as the […]
