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Yansall Rasquides / Staff Writer Two FIU student athletes are set to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, both are a part of the university’s Jesse Fraga / Assistant News Director Machismo, police and gendered double standards may be threatening Miami’s nightlife for queer people. Felipe Wallis, 23, recently fell Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director FIU alumnus Andres Levine, 26, was recovered on July 11 as a victim of the Surfside building collapse. He Liam Rooney / Staff writer FIU baseball outfielder Justin Farmer has signed a free agent deal with the San Diego Padres and is now the By: Jonathan Mayer / Staff Writer In the 14th round of the 2021 MLB Draft as pitcher Tyler Myrick was selected by the San Francisco Liam Rooney / Staff Writer A journey that started in Puerto Rico led infielder Mike Lowell from playing high school baseball in Miami to finding Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer With a record-breaking seventh-straight Conference-USA title in their 2021 season, the FIU Women’s Swimming Diving team continues to establish Emiliana Fawley-Puello / Staff Writer Hurricane Elsa became the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2021 storm season as it strengthened today. FIU’s emergency operations center Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director As the seventh day of search and rescue efforts continues, the death toll from the building collapse tragedy at Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director An FIU professor found that the ground underneath the Champlain Towers South condominium was sinking in a study he Tiana Henry / Contributing Writer FIU made its way up the rankings, earning first place among Florida public universities for performance-based funding (PBF), according to Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director Part of a condominium building collapsed this morning around 1:30 a.m. in Surfside in North Miami, leaving some residents Michael McEwen / Contributing Writer The Supreme Court unanimously ruled the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) can no longer prevent college athletes from receiving some Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU women’s soccer team’s disappointing season has come to an end, finishing sixth out of the seven teams in Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director The university’s return back to campus life without COVID-19 restrictions and the consequences of a $40 million donation directed Elena Key / Staff Writer FIU received a $40 million donation today from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Founder and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who On this week s episode of The Claw There s not much FIU sports going on, but it s time we speculate on the upcoming football season in Richard Gibson / Sports Director In college football, rivalries are what define key moments of a team’s season year in and year out. It doesn’t Yansall Rasquides / Staff Writer As FIU transitions into summer B and fall 2021 terms, the university community will return to a new normal implementing Jordan Coll / News Director According to FIU’s COVID-19 dashboard 12,222 vaccinations have been administered by the university’s clinic so far. FIU has also administered Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director A recent alumnus died at the Modesto Maidique Campus on Saturday evening, according to an email sent out to Jonathan Mayer / Staff Writer The FIU Women s Tennis Team finished off a great 2021 season with an overall record of 12-2, and concluded the On Friday morning, FIU Head Baseball Coach Mervyl Melandez announced the hiring of Former MLB All-Star and World Champion Jeff Conine as the Panther’s new Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU Softball team has finished another disappointing season with a losing record for the second straight year, which hasn’t Jonathan Mayer / Staff Writer For the FIU Baseball Team in 2021 there was a lot of hope for the direction this team was heading . Michael McEwen / Contributing Writer For over a month, anti-government demonstrators and police have clashed in the streets of Colombia over an array of social Jordan Coll / News Director According to FIU’s COVID-19 dashboard 11,822 vaccinations have been administered by the university’s clinic so far. FIU has also administered Liam Rooney / Staff Writer Faced with cancelations, schedule reworks, and being pushed back an entire semester due to COVID-19, it felt like a miracle Hayley Serpa/Staff Writer A staple of the Miami festival and rap scene, Rolling Loud would recently announce their first in-person concert in Miami since the Teresa Schuster / Asst. News Director According to FIU’s COVID-19 dashboard 11,510 vaccinations have been administered by the university’s clinic so far. FIU has also On this week s episode of The Claw With the FIU Spring semester of sports wrapping up, we look into the highs and lows of every Nicole Ardila/Staff Writer Are you experiencing any shortness of breath, cough, fevers, chills, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeats or chest pain? If you answered yes, well, Diego Diaz / Staff Writer Recent airstrikes and clashes between Israeli and Hamas forces have sparked a new wave of discussion on social media among Jonathan Mayer / Staff Writer The FIU Softball team finished off the regular season with splitting their four game series over the Middle Tennessee Blue Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Baseball team split two games against the fourteenth ranked Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in what was originally scheduled Jordan Coll/ News Director FIU will receive $120 million in federal aid providing direct financial relief to students according to an announcement made today by Richard Gibson / Sports Director The FIU Baseball team dropped three out of four against the Florida Atlantic Owls in Boca Raton on Friday, April Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Softball team couldn t top the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, only claiming one victory in their four game conference series Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU football program isn’t always in the spotlight, but some of their alumni have recently made a huge splash Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Baseball team defeated the Stetson Hatters on Wednesday, April 21st and came away with a sole win against On a special Thursday episode of The Claw We detail the end of the season for FIU men s soccer, and highlight the last few games Richard Gibson / Sports Director The FIU Women’s Softball team couldn’t keep up with the Marshall Thundering Herd, losing three out of their four matches Jordan Coll/News Director and Jesse Fraga/Assistant News Director “We are back! We are back! We are back!,” shouted FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, as 2020 Laura Yanes / Contributing Writer FIU alumni and financial expert K. Ferne is determined to celebrate his 15 years in finance by giving freeconsultations at Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU women’s basketball team had a momentous 2020- 21 season as head coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley led the Panthers’ to Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU Baseball team split their four-game conference series at home against the Marshall Thundering Herd on April 16th-18th. The Fabio Lopez Jonathan Mayer / Staff Writers The FIU Men’s Soccer team finished their season with a 1-1 record against the Charlotte 49ers and Marina Alonzo Staff Writer FIU alumna Marie Capita is running her own sauce company with students at Immokalee High School. “Taste of Immokalee does Jordan Coll / News Director After almost three weeks of court deliberations, former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges; second-degree Jordan Coll/ News Director Video provided by FIU student Paula Ulerio Update 7:36 p.m. No traces of gas leakage was found by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Sophia Medina // Assistant Entertainment Director It is the last week of the spring semester, and this means we have reached the hecticness of Finals Jordan Coll / News Director FIU reported 29 new COVID-19 cases last week. 17 students and 12 faculty or staff members according to the university’s Elena Key / Staff Writer A vaccination mobile bus will be distributing doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week at the Modesto Maidique campus starting Elida Velado // Staff Writer Phi Alpha Honor Society is receiving recognition for their volunteer work and community service contributions in the Miami community. The Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU Women’s basketball team concluded their historic 2020-21 season with a successful postseason campaign and invitational. The Panthers’ season Richard Gibson / Sports Director The FIU Women’s soccer team’s season has come to a crashing end after an 0-3 shutout loss in Boca Raton Daniela Manzo / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Soccer team fought to the end but fell short at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Jordan Coll / News Director Jackson Health System has partnered with FIU and several South Florida colleges and universities to launch its first COVID-19 vaccination Written by: Angela Rivas  Graphics by: Elise Gregg and Angela Rivas.  Reported by: Kimberly Aldunate, Jordan Coll,  Diego Diaz, Jesse Fraga, Richard Gibson, Sophia Medina, Jordan Coll / News Director FIU has already run out of Pfizer vaccine appointments as of right now there are no slots available for students, Jordan Coll / News Director FIU has received a limited number of Pfizer vaccines for students, faculty and staff. “Vaccine appointments are now open and Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Monday, April 12 SAAM 2021 My Body, My Choice: Then and Now Counseling Psychological Services hosts a On this episode of The Claw Guest speaker Brett Shweky joins the show! Currently the Editorial Assistant of the Sun Sentinel and a former director Jonathan Mayer / Staff Writer The FIU baseball team played four games in five days, losing to the Miami Hurricanes on March 31st, but bouncing Marina Alonzo, Cristina Gonzalez/PantherNOW Staff Each year, organizations across the country come together to host the national Relay for Life event in an effort to Amanda George / Contributing Writer In a novel inspired by the difficulties of immigration on families, one FIU alumna shares her story living as an Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Soccer team tied 1-1 against the Kentucky Wildcats, the 18th ranked team in the nation, at home Jesse Fraga / Assistant News Director For nine years, the FIU LGBTQA Initiatives office merely addressed six gender and sexual identities in its acronym. Last Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU Softball team split a four-game series against the Florida Atlantic Owls on March 21st at home, and on Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director This week, we got a whole list of events happening at FIU including those celebrating PRIDE month and fun On the latest episode of The Claw… Our very first guest speaker, Jason Grioua, joins the show! A member of the E-Sports program, he’s here Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Banana Chant is back with the release of their latest music video “Bluu,” one of the tracks from the Teresa Schuster / Asst. News Director Following two days of elections, the SGA elections board released results for this year’s elections through an Instagram livestream . Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The 2020-21 season was always going to be a battle for the FIU Men’s Basketball team due to the changes Liam Rooney / Staff Writer FIU Women’s Soccer was shut out at home by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Friday, March 26th by a Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU Baseball team opened their Conference USA campaign with one win in their four-game series against the Old Dominion Sergey Podlesnykh/Staff Writer Summer registration is right around the corner, and FIU is struggling with its repopulation urges. With the number of new COVID-19 cases Nicole Ardila/Staff Writer I lost my freshman year of college, I can’t handle losing another. It’s time to return to campus. If you’re like me, Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Monday, March 29 SPC Takes It Out West The Student Programming Council will be hosting a pop-up event to On the latest episode of The Claw The Women s Basketball team has completed their Invitational, and the future of the team is in check. Updates Daniela Manzo / Staff Writer During a rescheduled match at home against the Marshall Thundering Herd, the FIU Women’s Soccer team earned their first ever By: Thaniuska Vivas / Staff Writer FIU public administration senior Catalina Nemmi has turned her passion for dance into her own business. From dance styles Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Soccer team completed a 4-0 shutout at home over the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers on Saturday, March 20th. The Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Soccer team’s fourth Conference USA match against the Charlotte 49er’s has been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns Jonathan Mayer / Contributing Writer The FIU Women s Soccer team lost their sixth straight game of the season against the Charlotte 49ers by a score Elena Key/ Staff Writer FIU will remove remote learning beginning this summer and fall semesters, expecting a full in-person return. “Remote and HyFlex options developed Dante Nahai/ Staff Writer  Comic book journalism is a niche commonly unheard of among journalists. While there are media outlets that talk about the latest Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Monday, March 22 SGA World Water Day The Student Government Association will be giving away metal straws in honor On the inaugural episode of The Claw We discuss the sudden success of both the FIU Swimming and Women s Basketball teams, along with dissecting Men s Daniela Manzo / Staff writer The FIU Softball team lost to the Central Florida Knights in Orlando on Thursday, March 11, but rebounded at home Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU women’s soccer team was shut out in Coral Gables against the Miami Hurricanes on March 14th, extending their Jonathan Mayer / Contributing Writer The FIU baseball team split their four game series in Conway, South Carolina against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on March Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Monday, March 15 Pollo Tropical Grand Opening The Student Government Association kicks-off the grand reopening of FIU’s Pollo Tropical Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Women s Soccer team was defeated at home in a Conference USA matchup against the Old Dominion Monarchs 2-0 Jordan Coll / News Director FIU received a short supply of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the Florida Department of Health to be administered to faculty, Jonathan Fields / Asst. Entertainment Director The swirling, kaleidoscopic imagery of Dr. Nettrice Gaskins, with vibrant, vernal color, spearheads a burgeoning new genre in African Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Soccer team held the Florida Atlantic Owls scoreless in their 2-0 victory at home on March 6. Daniela Manzo / Contributing Writer The FIU baseball team was defeated in a tripleheader against the Indiana State Sycamores on Friday, March 5th and Sunday, Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Softball team had a weekend to forget at the FAU Invitational in Boca Raton. The panthers got swept Maya Washburn/ Staff Writer Sexual assault is at risk of being overlooked due to the bystander effect, according to FIU’s Women’s Center. Nashira Williams, director Jordan Coll and Valentina Palm/ PantherNOW Staff FIU cancelled all in-person study abroad programs, again. This time, for this year’s summer terms. FIU planned on Jordan Coll/ News Director FIU will be hosting its first in-person graduation ceremony, for the first time since fall of 2019. FIU President Mark B . Liam Rooney / Staff Writer The FIU Men’s Basketball team is out of the Conference USA Championship in Frisco, Texas, due to COVID-19 protocols within Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Monday, March 8 Race, Censorship, Civility, and More: The Road Ahead For this speaker series, CARTA welcomes many industry Daniela Manzo / Contributing Writer The FIU Swimming and Diving team has done it again! They have earned their seventh straight Conference-USA championship this past Daniela Manzo / Contributing Writer The FIU’s softball team fell short at the Spring Games Invitational in Clermont as they only won the final match Jonathan Mayer / Contributing Writer The FIU baseball team split their four game series against the Miami-Ohio Redhawks played at home this past weekend. FIU Jonathan Meyer / Contributing Writer The FIU Men’s Basketball team finished their regular season by getting swept against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Panthers lost Dante Nahai/ Staff Writer Sci-fi novels are one of the most popular forms of literature. There are countless series that either expand on already established Manuela Caldas/ Contributing writer Study abroad programs typically may conjure to mind the sidewalk cafes of Paris, with Eiffel tower views or the changing of Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU women’s basketball team capped off their Conference USA campaign by splitting their doubleheader against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Marina Alonzo/Staff Writer This week, the annual “Relay for Life” event is back, uniting the FIU community to support the American Cancer Society for its Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director March has just begun and another week of events is set in store for students. Here is the list Richard Gibson / Sports Director When the National Football League finished their 2020 season with Super Bowl LV on February 7th, it once again began Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU Softball team lost four out of their five games in their Fort Myers road trip last weekend against Mathew Messa/Staff Writer Chloe Zhao gives a revelatory account of the lives of a community of nomads through a series of breathtaking landscapes and heartfelt Jonathan Mayer / Contributing Writer The FIU women s soccer team fell to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles by a score of 3-0 in Fort Myers Jonathan Mayer / Contributing Writer The FIU men’s basketball team will play against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers this weekend in Bowling Green, Kentucky for their Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU women’s basketball team will finish their regular season, before the Conference USA Championships in Texas, with a doubleheader Manuela Caldas / Contributing writer FIU alumnus Nicolas Norena has come a long way from eating breezeway cookies in the Modesto A. Maidique campus cafeteria.  Liam Rooney / Contributing Writer The FIU Men’s Basketball Team extended their Conference USA losing streak to 12 games after another loss last weekend against Daniela Manzo / Contributing Writer The FIU Swimming Team prepared for the upcoming Conference USA Championship while competing with the Miami Hurricanes in the First Thaniuska Vivas / Staff Writer From mass floods caused by intensifying storms to low levels of oxygen in Biscayne Bay, Miami is facing climate change Teresa Schuster and Valentina Palm / PantherNOW Staff FIU announced faculty and staff are expected to return to campus next week, but the decision sparked Jonathan Mayer / Contributing Writer The FIU men’s soccer team lost their first game of the season to the University of North Florida Ospreys by Valentina Palm and Jordan Coll/ PantherNOW Staff FIU is moving forward with the construction of a second pedestrian bridge. This time, the Florida Department of Richard Gibson / Sports Director The FIU Baseball Team won two games of their first tripleheader of the season against the Illinois-Chicago Flames at home Jordan Coll/ News Director FIU reported 32 new COVID-19 cases last week. 21 students and 11 faculty or staff members reported having the virus the Sophia Medina // Assistant Entertainment Director It’s that time again! Another week has gone by and another is just beginning. That means we have another Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU women’s soccer team was bested by the Stetson Hatters last Thursday in Deland, losing by a score of Liam Rooney / Contributing Writer The FIU Men s Basketball team’s second matchup against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues with Kevin Calcagno / Staff Writer The FIU men’s baseball team is set to kick off the 2021 season with a 3 game home series against Liam Rooney / Contributing Writer The FIU Men’s Basketball team returns to South Florida this weekend for a doubleheader against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles Daniela Manzo / Contributing Writer The FIU Women’s basketball team will be heading on the road to Hattiesburg, Mississippi this upcoming Friday and Saturday to Diego Diaz / Contributing Writer FIU’s Model United Nations team took home the Best Large Delegation Award at the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) In order to cope with the stressful situation that was 2020, escapism was very heavy on people s minds. Here is a list of the playlists Mathew Messa/Staff Writer Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield are at their finest in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, offering riveting suspense and timely, Richard Gibson / Sports Director The FIU Softball team began their 2021 season with three straight wins in the Felsberg Invitational against the Florida Atlantic Richard Gibson / Sports Director The FIU women’s basketball team was swept at home by the Texas-El Paso Miners this past Friday and Saturday by The FIU Men’s basketball team continues their losing streak after coming up short this weekend against the Texas-El Paso Miners. The Panthers kept both games Fabio Lopez / Staff Writer The FIU men’s soccer team earned their first victory of the 2021 season with a 3-2 win at home over Juliana Narvaez/Contributing Writer Representation in movies, T.V. shows and books play an important role in portraying minorities and giving these individuals a space to feel Valentina Palm and Jordan Coll / PantherNOW Staff FIU had 33 new COVID-19 cases last week. 22 students and 11 faculty or staff self-reported having Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director Valentine’s Day is finally over, but it doesn’t mean that the events are slowing down from here. Things are Marina Alonzo/Staff Writer During the pandemic watching movies with friends and family across the country has never been easier with streaming services offering group watch Dante Nahai/ Staff Writer  Miami and South Florida have a wealth of history and cultural artifacts from the diverse communities they contain. However, connecting communities Elida Velado Salazar/Contributing Writer Golden Globe-nominated One Night in Miami recreates the fabled meeting of four legends of the civil rights era in the aftermath Angela Rivas/Staff Writer A passion for writing since the age of 10 and a long journey through FIU has led Dr. Larry Lunsford, former vice Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director This week kicks-off another series of FIU events, many celebrating the Valentine’s Day holiday. This guide features events such Jesse Fraga / Assistant News Director For years, an FIU senior and navy reservist, battled between fighting for himself and his country, until last week . Thaniuska Vivas / Staff Writer Valentine’s Day is not everyone’s favorite holiday. While the spirit of love is in the air, not everyone has a Liberty Littman / Contributing Writer If you’ve ever wanted to rep your university with some fresh gear but then found yourself cringing at the heavy Jordan Coll / News Director The investigation on the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in 2018 continues, as a report by the National Road Safety Commission Elida Velado Salazar/contributing writer While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a wave of isolation for everyone, a visual research project created by two FIU Sophia Medina / Assistant Entertainment Director FIU is known to have a multitude of diverse events, held by hundreds of student organizations. With plenty of Teresa Schuster / Asst. News Director “We have a new constitution,” said Alexandra Valdes, the president of the Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Jailene Feliciano / Contributing Writer FIU had 44 new COVID-19 cases last week. 30 students and 14 faculty or staff members self-reported having the virus Marina Alonzo/Staff Writer Changing majors and transitioning from career paths is something college students often think about but also struggle with how they should get Marina Alonzo/Staff Writer Feeling burnt out is normal for students, but during another virtual semester and working from home can cause increased stress. We put Teresa Schuster / Asst. News Director An FIU student was found dead at University Towers at the Modesto Maidique Campus, according to an email sent Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director Overcrowding, disease, famine, loss, utter horror. That’s what 80-year-old Suly Chenkin recalls when she speaks about her childhood. It’s what she calls By: Thaniuska Vivas/Staff Writer In celebration of the Black History Month and in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day, the Frost Art Museum Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director As part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week, FIU will host a series of events to honor Jewish resilience and the memory Staff Writer / Sophia Medina For women looking to kick start their careers, a new empowerment series looks to teach them how to pursue their Olivier Lafontant / Staff Writer FIU’s annual UPRoar concert is set to return this week as the 2021 Spring semester is now underway. Due to Marina Alonzo/Staff Writer The first day of the semester has arrived and FIU has planned a whole week of fun and engaging virtual events to Angela Rivas / Staff Writer Miami Beach Urban Studios is home to one of the biggest 3D printing laboratories of its type in the United Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director In a time where public trust in the media is already at an all-time low, the latest presidential election has only fueled Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director For two months, Tammy Gammon sat in a Marriott hotel room with her three sons, her vision board, and a shower curtain Thaniuska Vivas / Contributing Writer Former NBA champion and Miami Heat player, Ray Allen, spoke about the importance of remembering the Holocaust and recalled his Valenti Govantes/ Staff Writer Typically, magic and illusions are best enjoyed as live theatre. Nevertheless, magician Tom Pesce made full creative use of the Zoom Thaniuska Vivas/Contributing Writer What began as a month to honor Hispanic veterans has shifted as a celebration of Hispanic trailblazers that have shaped our society . Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director Students who were highly anticipating DJ Steve Aoki’s virtual performance tonight will be disappointed to find out the headliner will no longer Guido Gonzalez / Assistant Entertainment Director. Faculty, staff and students can enjoy the latest collection of artworks at the re-opened Frost Art Museum so long Valentina Palm Editor-In-Chief / Jordan Coll News Director The FIU COVID-19 dashboard hasn’t been updated with lasts week’s newly reported cases, as of 1 p.m . Dr. Ranu Jung and her teamwork in the lab to create a prosthetic hand. Photo courtesy of Andres Pena Audio story of FIU professor who Irina Barneda/Staff Writer Picture visiting the most recognizable landmarks on earth without the hordes of tourists, walking amid empty halls, and being in such proximity By Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director If 15-cent tickets aren’t enough to convince you to sit in a theater again, you can always enjoy a classic film Audio Story: Biscayne Bay is dying conversation with FIU scientist Piero GardinaliProduced by: Valentina Palm Valentina Palm/Editor in Chief Dead fishes, stingrays, and seahorses washed Richard Gibson/Staff Writer On August 16th, FIU Athletics announced that their wide receivers coach, Aubrey Hill, had passed away from a long battle with cancer . Katerina Rodriguez// Staff Writer In the midst of global protests against police brutality, FIU Wolfsonian Museum Curator, Shoshana Rsniikoff, came together with Dale Zine artists Felipe Cisternas/Staff Writer As climate change continues to change the face of our planet, South Florida faces the ongoing threat of sea level rise. Now Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer FIU students were surprised by unfinished construction, bad wifi, and trash in their new apartments called The One at University Anna Radinsky / Former Entertainment Director and FIU 2020 Graduate Dear PantherNOW, It has been almost three years since we first met. We have been Camille Orquera / Staff Writer The coronavirus pandemic and White House immigration policies have caused difficulty for FIU’s Carlos A. Costa Immigration and Human Rights Sebastian Alsina/Contributing Writer As the summer season comes into full swing in Florida, so does the start of the 2020 hurricane season. While Floridians are Jonathan Fields/Staff Writer Stacked pizza boxes, paper plates, energy drinks and two-liter bottles of Mountain Dew are the mainstays which are typically found at weekend-long Maritza De Armas/Staff Writer Anyone can now learn about hospitality entrepreneurship and different alcoholic beverages thanks to a new online learning platform, BacardiTeach. The hospitality Nicole Heller / Staff Writer A conversation on whether or not to pursue graduate school in the midst of a pandemic has been a question Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer Hackathons aren’t just for computer science majors. PantherHacks, a COVID-19 themed hackathon organized by Upsilon Pi Epsilon at FIU, welcomes Neeraj Konanthan/ Staff Writer On July 14, 2020 the Trump administration has agreed to bring down the rule that was issued last week pressuring international Teresa Schuster/ Staff Writer FIU will ensure that international students are able to stay in the US and take the classes they need in the Irina Barneda/Staff Writer People are currently experiencing a shift in everything they have ever known. Isolation is the new normal and with it comes different Nicole Heller/ Staff Writer More than 1,000 students joined a virtual town hall meeting hosted by FIU to discuss what coming to school in the Dante Nahai / Staff Writer Critically acclaimed films like “Shutter Island,” “Gone Baby Gone” and “Mystic River” all have one thing in common. They were Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer FIU will be operating under “uncertain conditions” in the fall, according to an email president Mark Rosenberg sent to students Sophia Medina / Contributing Writer The Fourth of July is just around the corner and that means it is almost time to celebrate. As the Christopher Ramirez/Staff Writer Although 2020 has been a stress-filled year, it’s given us plenty of time to pick up some new skills and hobbies.  Now Staff Writer/ Neeraj Ren FIU is expanding its huge portfolio of buildings with a new 13-story residence hall called “Parkview II and Marine Academy of Nicole Heller/ Staff Writer Ellen Campos Sousa, a business doctoral student, meditation practitioner, and facilitator suggests that mindfulness and meditation have proven to reduce anxiety Dante Nahai/ Staff Writer As the pandemic continues to confine us to our homes, many people have taken up watching films they’d never seen before, Muriel Almedia/ Staff Writer Black Student Union President, Artrice Shepherd, hosted a people’s platform on Friday, June 19th through Zoom, to talk about racial inequality Valenti Govantes/Staff Writer The coronavirus may have cancelled parades and festivals but that doesn t mean you can t celebrate Pride Month right from your home. Here FIUSM Contributing Writers “Equality, dignity, inclusion, and belonging” this is what FIU President Rosenberg assured students this would be advocated for through a core advisory Teresa Schuster/ Staff Writer The Student Government Council at Modesto Maidique Campus has said they plan to use their platform to combat racial bias and Staff Writer/ Laura Antunez Although the influence of the LGBTQAI+ has become more prominent and accepted, there is still a lot of work to be Staff Writer/ Sarai Leon In the wake of nationwide protests for the Black Lives Matter movement, Puerto Rico’s Afro Latinx community have taken to the By: Muriel Almeida / Staff Writer FIU hosted its first town hall meeting to discuss how the university plans to address diversity and unity among By: Victor Jorges / News Director A protest will be held in Miramar this Saturday, June 6, in reaction to the death of George Floyd . Tamica-Jean-Charles/ Staff Writer In light of recent events of protests happening nationwide President Mark B. Rosenberg makes a statement to the FIU community. “I see Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer New and current FIU students face choices about their future careers, as their jobs, internships, and classes have been halted Fabian Osorio / Staff Writer Nayeli Lomeli was selected by Telemundo to be one of the eight Class of 2020 graduates whose virtual graduation was Tamica Jean-Charles / Staff Writer The upcoming hurricane season, which begins June 1, suggests high activity, producing storms capable of catastrophic damage worse than hurricanes Irina Barneda/Staff Writer Paola Gracey aspired to be both an artist and a chemist, and even though chemistry and art are two subjects that rarely The Salty Donut opened it s pop-up location at FIU on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and will be stationed outside of DM at MMC every Tuesday. They By Mathew Messa/Staff Writer Students with a passion for gaming, coding, and creation will be thrilled to learn that this year’s Global Game Jam is Following the pedestrian bridge collapse that killed six people on Thursday, March 15, two parties are suing the design team involved in the construction of the bridge.  Gabriela Enamorado/Opinion Director Being back at FIU after a year and a half of this pandemic is odd. I’ve gone through several transitions since I Diego Diaz / Staff Writer The Nicaraguan government continues to arrest and silence any political opposition to President Daniel Ortega, in a bid to continue Humberto Mendez Prince/Staff Writer After a year-long hiatus caused by the pandemic, in-person classes came in full session this week at FIU. This decision was Julia Gomez/Assistant Opinion Director FIU rolled out its new Panther Book Pack program for the Fall 2021 semester. The abrupt rollout is confusing and doesn t Nathan Nayor/Staff Writer For many people, this is their first time on campus. Most students have been off-campus for a year and a half.  Some Melt-Banana- Candy Gun Lightning Bolt- 2 Morro Morro Land Part Chimp- Part Chimp 68- Track 1 R The Men- Lotus Bummer- JFK Speedwagon Cherubs- Carjack Rouge- Michiyo Yagi Meu Glorioso São Cristovão- Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben Jor Phoolon Ka Taron Ka, Pt. 2 Soul Raga- Mehrpouya Eté endénesh gèdawo- Muluqèn instagram [instagram-feed accesstoken="916868202.M2E4MWE5Zg==.YzhjOWJjYTZmYmY2N.DcyMWI1MTYxMDJjMDU3NWRjZDg="] TwitterTweets by @_PantherNOW About Us FIU Student Media includes PantherNOW Magazine and PantherNOW.com, which are edited and produced by students at FIU. We publish every Wednesday during the regular academic year. We also publish daily online content.The Roar (WRGP) is the student-run radio station, which operates 24 /7 on 95.3 in Miami, 96.9 in North Miami and 88.1 in Kendall/Homestead area.

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