PantherNOW Editorial Board It’s becoming more and more dangerous to hold an opinion and voice it in Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Health have been threatening criminal prosecution for local TV and radio stations for running an ad in support of Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights into the […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Governor Ron DeSantis has resurrected an ancient armed group that was disbanded after World War two. Its core purpose is to serve as the state’s very own rescue entity in case of a natural disaster, but its recent deployment to the southern border ignites a backlash questioning the perverted political intent behind […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Florida’s undisputed “culture war” champion, the prime mover of the anti-woke nonsense and failed presidential contender, Ron DeSantis, suspended his bid for the top political job in the nation after he failed to come out on top in the New Hampshire primaries. The DeSantis train seemed at full speed as the governor […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer I never thought the politics around hiring people within our community could get any worse than this, but the hiring freeze proves otherwise. New state laws and regulations implemented a university hiring freeze that lowers the chances of people from “countries of concern” from being hired, including China, Russia, Iran, […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief In the midst of a slew of state legislation impacting higher education, the Florida Education Association and United Faculty of Florida have filed a federal suit against several commissioners of the Public Employees Relations Commission in response to the latest bill from Tallahassee. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 256 on Tuesday, […]
Mariantonia Mejia | Staff Writer As a US citizen, I already live with a sense of fear. Any open area feels like a shooting range. With House Bill 543, a new legislation allowing permitless carry of firearms, any regular day may very well be my last. Though the exact number is disputed, between 143 and […]
Arianna Otero | News Director After weeks of back-and-forth discussions, guest speakers and consistent pressure from student organizations, the senate passed a resolution on Mar. 13 denouncing house bill 999, which seeks to prohibit the funding of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in universities. The divisiveness provoked by this resolution is a symptom of an […]
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 […]
Diego Diaz | Asst. News Director Continuing his crusade against alleged ‘liberal indoctrination’ within Florida’s public institutions, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled a sweeping range of proposals geared at restructuring Florida’s higher education. Policies referenced DeSantis’ rogue gallery of “divisive subjects” including prohibiting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion statements within hiring practices and public universities from […]
Jonathan Casaverde Maimon/Contributing Writer Following Friday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, the United States entered a turbulent period. The decision allows for states to take full legislative control over abortion and reproductive services. In the case of Florida, such restrictions are expected to take hold following the passing of Florida House Bill […]
Alba Rosa/ Staff Writer The famed HB 5, the bill banning abortion after fifteen weeks of pregnancy, will soon be on top of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s. He said he’ll sign the “warranted” bill, and women across Florida will face the terrifying consequences. If the bill is approved, pregnant women have about four months to decide […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer The fight against COVID-19 has gotten a lot more complicated. Although vaccinations are being administered at gradually higher rates, the Delta variant has lit the dynamite’s fuse. States like Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi are at the explosion’s epicenter, and per-capita and new daily cases were at their highest points ever. Naturally, the […]
