PantherNOW Editorial Board Warning: This article contains mention of sexual abuse. One of the biggest sports scandals in recent history shows us why student journalism is so important. The Daily Northwestern, the student paper of Northwestern University, dropped a bombshell article in early July that featured interviews of former Northwestern football players who spoke out […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief The Miami heat has nothing on the Southwest scorch. This summer, I went to Arizona for a fellowship with news outlet News21, reporting on the long-term effects of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade from the Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix. We’re looking at stories on a national […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer Being a journalist requires lots of talking to strangers and making sudden phone calls. I’ve never been good at those types of things. I have bad social anxiety. Social anxiety is a mental health condition in which social interaction causes irrational anxiety. The thought of talking to a stranger fills me with dread […]
Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer When I was nine, I played a reporter in a school play. Since then, I’ve been hooked on the idea of being a watchdog for citizens. Being a journalism major and a member of the PantherNOW team are some of the steps I’m taking to make this happen. Like all journalists, student […]
Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor The FIU Student Government slashed the budgets of some student organizations last night, including Student Media’s. The University-Wide Committee, made up of members from the Student Government Councils at the Modesto Maidique and Biscayne Bay Campuses, voted this Tuesday to approve the 2020-2021 Activity & Service Fee allocation budget. To put things […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Journalist, Director of Student Activities, University Ombudsman and Vice President of Student Affairs: all of these positions and more describe FIU giant Larry Lunsford, who officially retires on Feb. 28, 2019 after 29 years of service. On Monday, Dec. 17, the University hosted a retirement ceremony to celebrate Lunsford’s long […]
By: Caroline Lozano I can still remember my first day of college, and the feelings of anxiety and self-doubt that came with it. At the time, I was a recent high school graduate, unsure of who I was and what I really wanted to do—only focused on what others wanted for me. It’s been quite […]
Guethshina Altena & Joshua Ceballos/ News Assistant Director Nicolas Palmieri and Christopher Priestly were commissioned as officers into the U.S. Army on Wednesday Sept. 20. Both soldiers were sworn in as Second Lieutenants and selected for Infantry. “As the past Cadet Command Sergeant Major of the program I had the wonderful opportunity to mentor many […]
