Megan Long

Dec 22, 2024 | panthernow.com | Megan Long

Linette Garcia | Staff WriterThe weather app promised a frigid day but when I stepped outside, I was hit with hot and humid air— the complete opposite of the weather I anticipated for this holiday season. Rather than chillier weather for the holidays, we have scathing heat and if we’re lucky, a bit of chilly wind here and there. Many of us who grew up in Miami know we don’t experience “normal” season changes here.

Dec 20, 2024 | panthernow.com | Megan Long

Stephanie Venedicto | Contributing WriterThe semester has come to an end, what a relief. But what do we do with all this free time? The first day of winter break is the day most of us have been looking forward to since midterms. For the first time in months, there is no pressing work that needs to be done, no essay to write and no exam to study for. It is so liberating to waste a day, to wake up to an alarm only to realize that there is no class to go to and you can go back to sleep.

Nov 17, 2024 | panthernow.com | Megan Long

Kailey Krantz | Staff WriterThe holidays are meant to be celebrated with your closest friends and family, but there is a lot of pressure to deal with. The holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve come with big expectations from everybody. But as college students who stress over assignments and work for months, the break adds a whole new level of stress.

Nov 16, 2024 | panthernow.com | Megan Long

Linette Garcia | Staff WriterWalking down GC in the dark with my phone on emergency speed dial and a mini pepper spray keychain in hand— this is the experience faced by numerous women in college. Of course, I want to leisurely walk around MMC at night without anxiously scanning my surroundings for suspicious behavior, enjoy my drink without concealing its opening to prevent someone from tampering and wear weather-appropriate attire without fear of being groped or subjected to catcalling.

Nov 10, 2024 | panthernow.com | Megan Long

Ruth Santana | Staff WriterThe FAFSA application history of late disbursement leaves students with no other choice but to wait anxiously to see what will happen this time around.   With the myriad of glitches and technical issues, FASFA did not distribute loans and grants to many students on time. This was expected after the release of FASFA’s last rollout in Dec. of 2023 with the new application form. The fact that we are still feeling the repercussions of the last update is astounding.