Values to vision: Student government addresses threats to DEI, school spirit and SGA reform
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief From Tallahassee to MMC, student government is eager to make some changes. During the State of the Student Body address on…
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“I wish they were able to have more”: Graduate student funding officially decreases
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Budgets keep getting tighter at FIU. Last week, the Graduate and Professional Students Committee officially announced decreased funding for the new…
Florida passes permitless carry – what does that mean for FIU?
Victor Garcia | Contributing Writer In a historic victory for gun rights groups, Florida has become the most recent state to pass permitless carry, following…
Recent SGA elections exemplify stark entrance of outside politics
Arianna Otero | PantherNOW Staff This year’s student government elections was one of the more active and engaged in recent years, boasting two political parties…
Elections start today: here’s what you need to know
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Student government elections start today, running from March 7 to the 8. With a last-minute executive switch-up and heavy competition, there’s…
Rides Between Campuses Could Soon Be Free After SGA Push
By Elizabeth Fernandez After a student led initiative, the FIU Board of Trustees will consider raising the Transportation Access fee by 5%, allowing students…
Student Government prepare to debate before elections
By: Imogen Francis/Staff Writer In preparation for the upcoming Student Government elections, candidates for Modesto Maidique Campus’s Presidency, Vice Presidency, At Large and Engineering…
Democracy shouldn’t be the default for student government
Shawn Barry/ Contributing Writer Direct democracy which is the rule by the people, and representative democracy which is practiced by the United States of America…
SGA should give students more opportunities to participate
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer It has been a hectic and scandalous year for FIU’s Student Government Association as a whole. But aside from all of…
Freebie service to no longer be implemented at University
Student Government’s plan to bring Freebee, a free transport service, to FIU has fallen through the cracks and will no longer be implemented on campus.