Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer For the second year in a row, the Homecoming Council canceled Panthermonium, the (previously) annual fall homecoming concert. While the official reason concerns their funds and budget, which the Student Government Association controls, being reduced significantly, SGA President Alexander Sutton stated in PantherNOW’s article that the administration plans on phasing […]
Alex Luzula and Dioslyn Oliva | PantherNOW Staff FIU’s annual fall homecoming concert has been canceled this year, with the rising cost of performing artists cited as the reasoning behind the decision. This marks the second year that FIU has canceled Panthermonium – with last year’s due to “unforeseen circumstances.” This year, student leaders had […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Opinion Director Being back at FIU has been great. The campus is bustling with life again and things are starting to feel slightly better. Homecoming is something we missed out on last year, for obvious reasons. Many of us are excited to experience homecoming week for the first time since the pandemic hit, especially […]
Jason Grioua / Staff Writer Panthermonium 2020, starring local DJ Silence Of and popular DJ and producer Diplo, took place last week entirely online, a first for FIU when it comes to their concerts. Usually in-person as one of FIU’s larger Homecoming events, this one took place through the Looped live-streaming platform, reserved for virtual […]
Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director Students who were highly anticipating DJ Steve Aoki’s virtual performance tonight will be disappointed to find out the headliner will no longer be on the lineup. According to an email sent out by FIU Homecoming this morning, the performer backed out “due to circumstances beyond their control.” However, the concert and planned […]
Sophia Medina / Staff Writer This year, festival goers will be experiencing two incredible live performances during FIU’s Panthermonium. FIU’s very own DJ Silence Of and popular dance music artist Steve Aoki will both perform during the virtual event, which is set to take place Oct. 4. The performance will be taking place on Looped, […]
Staff Writer / Sophia Medina COVID-19 won’t be stopping the party this fall season. Homecoming is just around the corner and FIU is ready to get the Panther family pumped for the fun-packed week. This year, Homecoming will be bigger and safer than ever as the annual pride-filled week will be taking place for the […]
Tamica Jean-Charles/Assistant Entertainment Director Get ready to go hard in the paint. Panthermonium will kick off this year’s Homecoming week with rappers Lil Yachty, Waka Flocka Flame, Sheck Wes and Flipp Dinero The FIU Homecoming council will host a week of Panther pride events at the Modesto Maidique, Biscayne Bay, Engineering and FIU at I-75 […]
Latricia Young/Contributing Writer Music blasted through the myriad PK speakers at FIU’s Ocean Bank Convocation Center, blue, red, yellow, green lights flashing all around the stadium for this year’s Panthermonium, which took place Sunday, Oct. 28, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. Thousands of students convened to witness the performances of three of the industry’s top young […]
Stephanie Gambill/Contributing Writer Four days into Homecoming Week, the overall director hopes that his colleagues’ hard work has paid off. “We rely heavily on social media. We try to blend together pop culture and the interests of the students with our own events,” said Jordan Thompson. Thompson points to Simon Plummer’s, assistant director of communications, […]
