Elise Catrion Gregg | Editor-in-Chief On the last day of voting for student government, three socialist candidates are facing yet another campaign ban. Mere hours before voting closes, Young Democratic Socialists of America at FIU posted on Instagram that they had received another tier three violation, resulting in a 24-hour campaign ban as of 6:50 […]
PantherNOW Editorial Board Panthers, election season is here and it’s time to vote. No matter your major, year or general interest in politics, we at PantherNOW firmly stand by the sentiment that students need to vote. In 2023, then-elections commissioner Anna Meredith told PantherNOW that over 3,000 students voted in the 2023-24 elections. That was […]
Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief The student government has once again become embroiled in controversy over the “Ceasefire Now!” resolution. It was condemned by the Board of Trustees and ultimately did not reach the senate last semester as its proponents were demanding. Now, it’s died in committee, with the Committee on Rules and Administration voting it […]
Conor Moore | Staff Writer Last May, Gov. Ron Desantis signed Senate Bill 266 into law, a controversial legislation set to restructure the Florida Higher Education system. Critics of the legislation, including the United Faculty of Florida, have warned that the bill “will cause irreversible to Florida’s higher education system.” In their opposition, they point […]
Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director Back in April, FIU banned several social media apps from the university’s network and devices. The ban followed a statewide emergency amendment issued by the Florida Board of Governors, citing the potential national security threat these apps pose. While coverage of the amendment has focused on the bill’s banning […]
Will Sanchez and Elise Gregg | PantherNOW Staff The last Board of Trustees meeting of the semester was met with the continuing efforts by students and faculty at FIU against legislation that would put restrictions on academic freedom. On Thursday, April 27, organizers from Free FIU gathered at the general board meeting at 11 a.m., […]
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 for students to choose from and three tickets for the presidency. The election season also saw the influence of outside politics and political organizations on campus through endorsements and support […]
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 […]
Diego Diaz | Asst. News Director In opposition to Governor DeSantis’ proposed Higher Education changes, a coalition of student and faculty organizations have organized a protest on the Graham Center Lawns, Thursday, Feb. 23. Mirroring the targets of DeSantis’ collegiate ire, the coalition included queer/LGBTQ organizations, faculty organizations including the graduate student Grad Wages & […]
Samuel Larreal, Julian Davis and Michael McEwen / PantherNOW Staff On Monday, June 27, FIU students and members of the community protested against the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, which effectively revoked the constitutional right to access an abortion. The decision places the burden of abortion legislation on state governments. As many […]
