Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Assistant Opinion Director As this semester comes to an end, we at PantherNOW bid adieu to many of the talented staff who have shaped our student newspaper into what it is today. As her assistant, it is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to our Opinion Director, Gabriella Pinos. As is […]
Joshua Ceballos and Gabriella Pinos/PantherNOW Staff Updated March 19, 5:31 p.m. Elizabeth Bejar, senior vice president of Academic and Student Affairs, released a statement on FIU’s Twitter and Instagram story regarding the pass/fail petition. “All recommendations that support the quality teaching and learning environment and support student success will be considered but we will do […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director I have a love-hate relationship with a past I’ve never lived through. Nostalgia — a longing or affection for the past — is basically that feeling you get whenever you blast “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the car or rewatch an episode of “Full House.” From newer shows like “Stranger Things” to remakes of […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director I shouldn’t have to tell you that school shooter jokes aren’t funny. If you’re in college and think it’s okay to point at someone and say, “that guy looks like he could shoot up a school,” kindly go back to middle school. I’m sure the 12-year-olds will appreciate your brand of humor. […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director In between classes and multiple jobs, Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden pursued comedy as little more than a hobby. Years later, that hobby has blossomed into full-time YouTube careers and a nationwide comedy tour. Since they joined the site, YouTubers Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden have amassed 2.9 million subscribers and 1.6 […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director Love it or hate it, Netflix is the undisputed king of streaming services. With over 139 million subscribers worldwide, 1,847 shows and 3,934 movies, the service is a juggernaut in the media industry. There’s something to watch for everyone, from its sub-par original content to the sitcoms and dramas people actually want […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director The notion that all life is sacred apparently doesn’t apply to women in America. Even though the U.S. Supreme Court declared that women have the right to get an abortion over 40 years ago, our reproductive freedoms are still being challenged. On Wednesday, May 15, Alabama signed a bill that prohibits abortion […]
Gabriella Pinos/ Assistant Entertainment Director All my life, I’ve wanted to get out of school. Ever since I was in high school, I dreamed of entering the workforce. Always the obedient, academic pupil, I reassured my professors that college was the right path for me, and I would get a job in my desired field […]
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Although she had been awarded a full scholarship to the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Patricia Garcia decided to stay in Miami and take care of her ill mother. It was through constant hospital visits that her passion for medical engineering and the different ways it is involved in medical […]
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director For the first time in the University’s history, the Campus Movie Fest is arriving at the Biscayne Bay Campus to give students the opportunity to create their own short film. The CMF is a worldwide student film festival where, over the course of a week, students in participating colleges are tasked […]
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director Grammy-award winning artist Clifford “T.I.” Harris visited the Biscayne Bay Campus on Thursday, March 28, to speak to students about leadership and issues surrounding the black community. Harris visited the University as part of the Student Government Council at BBC’s ongoing lecture series. Jefferson Noel, president of SGC-BBC, moderated the lecture, […]
Gabriella Pinos/Assistant Entertainment Director The Student Media Board has chosen the new chief management for PantherNOW and The Roar, FIU’s student-run radio station, for the 2019-2020 school year. Effective Monday, April 15, Gerard Albert III will serve as PantherNOW’s editor-in-chief and Anabelle Torres as The Roar’s general manager. Albert, a senior majoring in journalism, joined […]
