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Florida bill HB 19-A ends in-state tuition for “Dreamers” and certain students

2 months ago | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Christopher Madrid | Staff WriterSunday, during the special legislative session called by Governor DeSantis, Republican Senators filed a bill which would end in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, known as “Dreamers.”“Dreamers” are the recipients of TheDream.US Scholarship. The scholarship is offered to undocumented students, providing these students in-state tuition rates.
Former faculty Marco Rubio becomes the nation’s 72nd Secretary of State

2 months ago | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Gabriella Mateo | Staff WriterFlorida junior Senator and former visiting professor Marco Rubio was officially sworn in as the first confirmed cabinet member of the second Trump administration during a rare unanimous vote in his favor on January 21, 2025. Rubio is now the first Hispanic-American and Floridian to be Secretary of State as the son of Cuban refugees who immigrated in 1956. In his inauguration speech, the former Senator thanked in Spanish God and his family.
“It was a violation of our First Amendment rights”: FIU students react to the TikTok ban

2 months ago | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Ledian Gonzalzez and Candela Maceda | Staff WritersOn January 18th, TikTok users were met with a message announcing its removal from nearly all U.S phones. The popular social media app disappeared from users’ phones, subsequently returning a few days later. In April 2024, Former President Joe Biden signed a law requiring ByteDance, the Chinese parent company to TikTok, to sell the app or face a ban in the US.
FIU’s Union Faculty of Florida - what lies ahead?

2 months ago | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Helen Capote | Contributing WriterAmid the several controversies involving Florida’s Board of Trustees, members of the FIU chapter of the United Faculty of Florida chapter still cling to hope. Since 1976, UFF-FIU has regarded as one of its principal aims the preservation of academic freedom.
Florida State Senator files bill prohibiting illegal immigrants from attending Florida universities

Jan 20, 2025 | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Christopher Madrid | Staff WriterFlorida State Senator Randy Fine recently filed a bill barring illegal immigrants from applying to a majority of Florida state universities. The bill, SB 244, filed this Tuesday would ban illegal immigrants from attending Florida Universities with a 85% or lower acceptance rate. In December, Sen. Fine filed another anti-illegal immigrant bill. Bill SB90 removed a waiver that previously allowed illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition costs.
Breaking: SGA’s Speaker of the Senate arrested for written threat to kill

Jan 12, 2025 | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Danette Heredia | Staff WriterOn December 28th, 2024, FIU Police arrested Alexander Stone, former SGA Speaker of the Senate, for sending a written threat to kill via Snapchat group chat. He subsequently resigned from his position in SGA following the arrest. Stone was reported to FIU Police after messaging a group chat on Snapchat an image of him holding a hunting rifle captioned, “lol omw to assassinate [redacted],” according to official FIU PD reports.
Trump announces appointment of FIU Donor as U.S. Ambassador to Spain

Jan 7, 2025 | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Candela Maceda | Staff WriterPresident-elect Donald Trump nominated Cuban-American businessman and FIU CasaCuba donor Benjamín León Jr. to serve as the U.S ambassador in Spain. “Benjamin is a highly successful entrepreneur, equestrian, and philanthropist. He came to the U.S. from Communist Cuba at 16-years-old, with only Five Dollars in his pocket, and proceeded to build his company, Leon Medical Centers, into an incredible business,” said Trump on Truth Social.
Miami's weather is always changing, how do we keep up? - PantherNOW

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.
Winter break is here, now what?

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.
FIU engineering research jumpstarts advancements in pressure-resistant concrete and hurricane preparation

Dec 19, 2024 | panthernow.com | Conor Moore

Joseba Maruri | Staff WriterFrom 3D-printed concrete, category five hurricane simulations to advancements in artificial intelligence, FIU’s continues further research into sustainable solutions. PantherNOW toured three of the largest testing facilities the campus has to offer, consisting of the Wall of Wind, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, capable of simulating a category five hurricane meant to test the stability of structures. According to Steven W.