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Alexia Rivera | Staff Writer Everyday FIU commuters are paying from around $40 to hundreds of dollars weekly due to rising gas prices. This issue isn’t just taking effect nationally, but right here on campus. Amid disruptions by the conflict involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices have increased across the United States. […] The post FIU commuter
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Jonathan Roman | Staff Writer Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is in the midst of a campaign blitz on the “Defending the Florida Dream Tour.” Donalds rallied Republican supporters at two South Florida Cuban restaurants. He started the Miami tour at La Carreta restaurant. In a crowded room packed with supporters, he rallied […] The post Byr
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David Brown | Staff Writer SGA met to announce the removal of senators, swear in a new senator, and vote to bring Sen. Manuel Fernandez’s anti-ICE resolution back to the Senate floor. Senators also discussed efforts to restore funding for PantherNOW and The Roar after receiving a brief from the Faculty Senate. Senate reaches quorum, […] The post FIU SGA meet
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By Rachel Gordon-Acavia | Contributing Writer For many individuals, the college experience is incredibly formative, and students naturally want to make their presence felt on the premises. Rather than treating the stickers like a campus problem, they should be considered something that encourages self-expression, builds community, and gives the school more p
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By Andrew Menendez | Contributing Writer In San Jose, California, a police officer was fired for unauthorized use of flock databases to help an accused domestic abuser spy on a woman’s location. In a dramatic twist, this person was a relative of the police officer. There have been some incidents of this nature that have […] The post Why Flock Cameras are hat
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By Karen Alava | Staff Writer Every time I hear about a career fair at FIU, I have the same thought…Should I even bother going? I have gone to several career fairs during my time at FIU, usually with the same idea in mind. I put on something professional, bring my resume, prepare myself to […] The post Are career fairs beneficial? appeared first on PantherNO
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David Brown | Staff Writer Concerns about the future of general education courses, artificial intelligence and if meetings should be made better accessible by livestreaming were among the topics addressed by FIU’s Faculty Senate. Held in the second floor of the MARC building on Oct. 13 the meeting focused on the broad academic and administrative […] The post
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David Brown | Staff Writer FIU’s Faculty Senate unanimously approved a resolution urging SGA and the provost to restore funding to PantherNOW and The Roar Radio following significant budget cuts over the past two years. The resolution calls on SGA and Provost Elizabeth Béjar to restore funding to FIU student media outlets and develop a […] The post FIU Facul
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David Brown | Staff Writer FIU’s Faculty Senate passed a statement urging the university’s administration to place the Interim law school dean on administrative leave following federal court sanctions against him for professional misconduct. On Oct. 13, the Senate met on the second floor of the MARC building to discuss College of Law Dean Daniel […] The post
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Shane Miller, Jonathan Roman, David Brown | Staff Writers Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Angie Nixon attended a town hall at the MMC Ballrooms on October 11th, joined by U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Elise Joshi, head of More Perfect University. PantherNOW interviewed Representative Nixon before the event. Nixon, a member of the Democratic […] The
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