Mia Petruccelli/Staff Writer Well, here we are. Another step forward from one very challenging year. Almost everyone is getting vaccinated, readjusting back into pre-pandemic life, or both. But why doesn’t it feel the same? I’ve noticed that I am exhausted by the simplest conversation, or even just leaving the house. I’ve been vaccinated for four […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer With the arrival of vaccines for COVID-19, many assumed that the pandemic would come to a swift end. And the signs were promising… Until they weren’t. With a new barrier to full conquest erected, the virus mutated a great many times to adjust. This is normal for diseases, but scientists claim that […]
Mia Petruccelli/Staff Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series When I was asked to write about my experience with COVID, I was surprised when I stared at a blank screen for about three days with absolutely nothing coming out of me. After countless walks, long showers and staring at the […]
Jacob Chavarria/Contributing Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series Everyone has lost something during the pandemic. Whatever these fragments may be, they’re important parts of our identity – how we try to fit into humanity’s narrative. Seclusion has torn away at this, but in absence what they’re created from only […]
Nicole Ardila/Staff Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series The past year has been a mental health rollercoaster, but it allowed me to become the best version of myself. I began the year of 2020 as a high school senior, eager to go on my New York senior class trip, […]
Amanda George/Contributing Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series As I took to my usual routine of Twitter doom scrolling, which Merriam-Webster describes as incessantly scrolling through grim news, there were multiple threads on the reality of ADHD and its comorbidities. I felt an odd sense of relief. The realization, […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series I have written extensively about the political and social impacts of this pandemic. However, I have yet to actually discuss the mental impacts. COVID-19 constructed an emotional highway in my head, just like so many others. Some days, I was sad. […]
Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series I remember hearing about the increasing loss of life across the world every time I turned on the news or read a new headline. How people mourned the loss of their loved ones and desperately pleaded for others to wear […]
By PantherNow Opinion Staff Produced by Gabriela Enamorado Throughout the pandemic, FIU students have faced a slew of difficulties and changes. Many have gone through personal hardships in their relationships, some have had changes in their political beliefs, others may have found their true passions. FIU panthers stuck through it all and remained strong throughout […]
Julia Gomez/ Staff Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series Quarantine has completely changed the dynamic of my relationship with my boyfriend. We’ve been together for almost two years, but most of our relationship has taken place during the quarantine. Despite living less than 30 minutes away from […]
Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer This article is a part of PantherNow’s opinion section “Pandemic and Me” series I almost feel guilty for not struggling through this pandemic as badly as the rest of the world. Perhaps, the challenges of immigrant life and the military taught me to look for positive in every situation. Still, I seem […]
