Christopher Madrid | Staff Writer Last Tuesday, Florida State Senator Randy Fine filed bill SB 814,that if passed, would allow the conceal carry of any firearm on state college campuses. “The fact of the matter is, the right that you have across the street from a college campus, you should have on the college campus,” […]
Ruth Santana | Staff writer Election season is here and to kick things off, Florida is trying to criminalize TV stations running pro-abortion ads. Cease and desist letters from Florida’s Department of Health were sent out on Oct. 3 to multiple TV stations running an ad supporting Amendment 4, stating they violated Florida’s “sanitary nuisance” […]
Fariha Tasnim Amir | Staff Writer Following the end of the deadly student-led protests of Bangladesh, the country’s political landscape takes a refreshing turn with the formation of an interim government. After the previous prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled to India on August 7th in response to gruesome protests that left hundreds […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer It’s getting more and more dangerous to be involved in politics. The division between parties is keeping us from discussing important issues and uniting as a country. Political violence is unfortunately nothing new, but it’s still scary to think about – look at the attempted assassination on Trump. I was […]
Heidi Cuevas | Opinion Director The long-awaited presidential debate was last Friday and no less than 24 hours after was my feed filled with jokes about the candidates’ performances. From the candidates’ old age showing to the facial expressions they made, the debate wasn’t taken seriously and for good reason. With former President Donald Trump […]
Sim Sitzer | Contributing Writer Governor Ron DeSantis signed the nation’s first ban on cultured meat, outlawing its production and sale in Florida. If somehow you think this is intended to be in the best interest of the state, you’re forgetting DeSantis’ political style. The governor’s main justification for the ban is that it will […]
Benz De Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but part of living in a civilized and modern society requires that we practice self-restraint regarding our views. We see that it’s typical for many to show that they lack the necessary temperament to deal with the demands of a multicultural […]
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 […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Gutting DEI programs is an attack on diversity which has been unfolding before our eyes. This is made boundlessly more staggering by much silence from the student body. Undeniably, we’ve seen plenty of engagement from students on a variety of social issues, and even in this arena earlier on. Who can forget […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board On Jan. 2, Harvard President Claudine Gay yielded to pressure from conservative critics and announced that she would resign from her post following allegations of plagiarism. Undoubtedly, Gay’s infamous congressional hearing this past month also drew the scorn of many who saw her as being indifferent to mounting anti-semitism on college campuses. […]
Kaily LaChapelle | Senate President of Student Government Association, President of Pride Student Union, and Co-Founder/Vice-President of Disabled Student Union Hello Panthers! I have been a part of SGA since July 2021, passionate about leaving a lasting impact on our campus for the representation of marginalized students. To see our academic freedom and civil liberties […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has hinted that he may be open to pardoning Proud Boy’s leader Enrique Tarrio, who has been sentenced to 22 years for his part in the January 6 riot. It is in his best interest to ponder on the role of the president and reconsider whether granting a […]
