FIU’s new Game Room is fun but funded irresponsibly
Jacqueline Flores | Staff Writer After over a year of anticipation, the game room is finally open. While the room seems inviting with a new…
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SGA Senate’s Hurricane Ian resolution delayed due to inefficiency, lack of attendance
Arianna Otero|Asst. News Director On Sep. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a near-category 5 storm, leaving widespread destruction across the region…
SGA Passes first legislation of fall
Arianna Otero | Asst. News Director SGA approved their first pieces of legislation for the fall session, passing both the Paying for Pantherversary Bill and…
Off the hook— SGA ignores checks and balances for over a year
Bernardo Mandalho | Contributing Writer SGA unacceptably operated without a judicial branch established for over 15 months. In the absence of one of the powers,…
Executive orders aren’t legislation, they’re decrees
PantherNOW Editorial Board It’s been nearly a year and we’re still waiting for the Graham Center game room renovation to finish. But the backing of…
Students deserve senators who show up
Dioslyn Oliva | Contributing writer Throughout the summer term, some senators from our Student Government Association have not done their jobs, not doing the bare…
Senate Absentees Continue to Delay Key Judicial Confirmations
Jazmine Santillana / Contributing Writer The Student Government Association continues to push back its agenda after not being able to meet quorum twice during the…
Student Government’s Executive Powers Continue to Expand
Last week, PantherNOW published an article about the Graham Center game room renovation – how it was funded and how it has far surpassed the…
Graham Center Game Room Renovation Incomplete Nearly a Year after Funding
Michael McEwen | Investigations Director One of the first projects undertaken by former SGA President Alexander Rubido was the renovation of the game room in…
SGA’s Judicial Branch Continues to Remain Unfilled and Unused
Jazmine Santillana / Contributing Writer The Student Government Association still has no judicial branch. The seven positions for the judicial branch have gone unfilled for…