Aniela Cabrera | Staff Writer Florida International University students received an email from Jeannete Nuñez regarding her inauguration as Interim President. However, many students and facult remain outspoken in their concerns. Following the protest last week, those opposed to Nuñez’s appointment continued their efforts in voicing concerns and gathering support for a petition. The College […]
Gabriella Mateo | Staff Writer Florida Lt. Governor Nuñez was chosen as interim president on February 7th, 2025 in an nearly unanimous vote by the FIU Board of Trustees, after president Jessel decided not to extend his three-year contract. Nuñez will begin her tenure February 17th. Students chanted “Hey hey, ho ho, Jeanette Nuñez has […]
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 […]
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU organized their final march of the semester to the front of the Presidential House but were met with police shortly after they arrived. In honor of Palestinian Prisoner Day, SJP marched along the outskirts of FIU’s campus to finish in front of the […]
Karyne Martins Araujo | Contributing Writer Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU organized a new protest to voice their opposition to the invitation extended to two Israeli soldiers from Hillel at FIU to celebrate Shabbat and share their experiences on the Oct. 7 attacks. During the protest at the Graham Center on Friday, Mar. […]
Danette Heredia | Contributing Writer Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU organized a die-in protest for recent events in Rafah and were met with counter-protesters and FIU police interference. On Feb. 15, SJP at FIU organized a die-in protest called “All Eyes on Rafah” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his troops would […]
Conor Moore | Assistant Opinion Director Following the failure of “Ceasefire Now!” and the arrest of a student, it’s time to look at protests and ask if they’re really worth it, for now and in the future. While I’m not against the concept of the protests and mass demonstrative movements, in recent memory they have […]
Danette Heredia and Elise Gregg | PantherNOW Staff Following the failure of “Ceasefire Now!” to pass in student senate, members of Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU organized a protest which ended in the arrest of a protestor. On Feb. 8, students from SJP-FIU, and Young Democratic Socialists of America FIU, Muslim Students Association […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Students from Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU were removed from Graham Center last night for chanting too loudly and disrupting a screening of footage from Oct. 7. The screening, held at the Modesto Maidique Campus in the Graham Center, was hosted by Hillel at FIU and the Consulate General […]
Conor Moore and Samuel Larreal | PantherNOW Staff Graham Center Lawns became embroiled in protest when a large crowd of students demanded a ceasefire on the Gaza Strip. In response, a Jewish student-led counterprotest denounced recent Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians. The 100 person protest remained peaceful with moderate FIU Police presence. The protest was […]
Conor Moore and Diego Diaz| PantherNOW Staff Despite threatening weather, a couple hundred students, faculty and staff turned out Thursday to denounce potential threats to academic freedom and complacency from FIU’s administration. In the latest community response to the state legislature, members of the FIU community engulfed Primera Casa stairs as part of a walkout […]
Kaysea Suzana and Diego Diaz | PantherNOW Staff Chanting “you can’t ban us” and “Black history matters,” students, faculty, and community members joined in protest against Governor DeSantis’ continued intervention into Florida’s education system, Thursday, Feb. 24. The protest was just one part of the statewide “Stand For Freedom” movement, which saw protest not only […]
