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President Trump offers support to Venezuela during University visit, says ‘All options

Michelle Marchante

Feb 20, 2019
1 min

President Trump offers support to Venezuela during University visit, says ‘All options

Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief President Donald Trump reaffirmed the United States support for Venezuela’s interim president Juan...

Florida in “existential crisis” over climate change, influencers say

Michelle Marchante

Nov 15, 2018
1 min

Florida in “existential crisis” over climate change, influencers say

By Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief Inconsistent communication and lack of awareness are just some of the reasons why Florida is in a...

Florida Supreme Court rules on bundled amendments

Michelle Marchante

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Florida Supreme Court rules on bundled amendments

Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief Florida’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court’s ruling regarding three bundled amendments,...

Trump-Kim make denuclearization agreement following historical summit

Michelle Marchante

Jun 13, 2018
1 min

Trump-Kim make denuclearization agreement following historical summit

Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have made an agreement following a historical...

Remembering Lee C. Dickson: husband, veteran, associate dean emeritus

Michelle Marchante

May 29, 2018
1 min

Remembering Lee C. Dickson: husband, veteran, associate dean emeritus

Michelle Marchante/Editor-in-Chief Lee C. Dickson, decorated war veteran and associate dean emeritus of the Chaplin School of Hospitality...

University contract with food vendor Aramark set to expire

Michelle Marchante

Apr 8, 2018
1 min

University contract with food vendor Aramark set to expire

Michelle Marchante/News Director A bid war for FIU’s dining service is underway as the University’s contract with food vendor Aramark is...

What we know so far after FIU’s bridge collapsed

Michelle Marchante

Mar 16, 2018
1 min

What we know so far after FIU’s bridge collapsed

Michelle Marchante/News Director With so much information going around about the FIU Bridge collapse, I’ve created an easy-to-read...

‘Guns, School Safety, Mental Health’: Tallahassee debates new gun legislation

Michelle Marchante

Mar 2, 2018
1 min

‘Guns, School Safety, Mental Health’: Tallahassee debates new gun legislation

Michelle Marchante/News Director Gun control legislation is moving rapidly in Florida’s Capitol following the school shooting in...

Michelle Marchante

Feb 23, 2018
1 min

[VIDEO] Claw & Growl Promo

Filmed and edited this promo for the Claw & Growl during my time as News Director. The Claw & Growl is FIU Student Media PantherNOW’s...

BREAKING: FIUPD Orders Evacuation of Blue Garage following bomb threat

Michelle Marchante

Nov 2, 2017
1 min

BREAKING: FIUPD Orders Evacuation of Blue Garage following bomb threat

Michelle Marchante/News Director This video is my first broadcast report. Broke the story on what was happening when FIUPD evacuated the...

Urban legends act as ‘social narratives’ in society

Michelle Marchante

Oct 28, 2017
1 min

Urban legends act as ‘social narratives’ in society

Michelle Marchante/News Director Urban legends, including those of the University’s, may stem from society’s need for “shared stories,”...

Tau Kappa Epsilon suspended pending investigation

Michelle Marchante

Oct 27, 2017
1 min

Tau Kappa Epsilon suspended pending investigation

Michelle Marchante/News Director Tau Kappa Epsilon has been suspended for allegedly violating the University’s student code of conduct,...

SGC-MMC passes resolution supporting DACA students

Michelle Marchante

Oct 22, 2017
1 min

SGC-MMC passes resolution supporting DACA students

Michelle Marchante/News Director A resolution supporting the University’s undocumented student population unanimously passed Monday, Oct....

Tau Kappa Epsilon accused of inappropriate conduct by Panhellenic Council

Michelle Marchante

Oct 20, 2017
1 min

Tau Kappa Epsilon accused of inappropriate conduct by Panhellenic Council

Michelle Marchante/News Director Five out of seven sororities of the University’s Panhellenic Council are ceasing all interaction with...

Terror Strikes Las Vegas: FIUPD addresses campus security concerns following Las Vegas shooting

Michelle Marchante

Oct 9, 2017
1 min

Terror Strikes Las Vegas: FIUPD addresses campus security concerns following Las Vegas shooting

Michelle Marchante/News Director Members of the University community may be concerned about campus safety following the Las Vegas...

Q&A with Tom Julin, First Amendment lawyer

Michelle Marchante

Sep 28, 2017
2 min

Q&A with Tom Julin, First Amendment lawyer

Michelle Marchante/News Director Student Media collected questions from students for a Q&A session with Tom Julin, First Amendment...

FIU’s academic calendar changes following Irma

Michelle Marchante

Sep 21, 2017
1 min

FIU’s academic calendar changes following Irma

Michelle Marchante/ News Director The University is expected to extend its fall semester because of Hurricane Irma by an additional week...

FIU closes in preparation for Hurricane Irma

Michelle Marchante

Sep 5, 2017
1 min

FIU closes in preparation for Hurricane Irma

Michelle Marchante/News Director Classes are canceled as of 11 p.m. Tuesday night through the weekend for the university community to...

Florida Legislature passes million dollar budget for FIU initiatives

Michelle Marchante

Aug 7, 2017
1 min

Florida Legislature passes million dollar budget for FIU initiatives

Michelle Marchante/News Director The Florida Legislature passed a budget for FIU’s 2017-2018 school year, which includes $52.6 million...

FIU recognized as one of the best colleges to work for

Michelle Marchante

Jul 18, 2017
1 min

FIU recognized as one of the best colleges to work for

This article was published by FIU Student Media's PantherNOW. Video filmed by Michelle Marchante and edited by Nicole Malanga for...

FIU on track to higher enrollment, online classes and retention

Michelle Marchante

Jul 11, 2017
1 min

FIU on track to higher enrollment, online classes and retention

Michelle Marchante/News Director The University is on track to meeting their goals for their five year strategic plan which involves...

Michelle Marchante

Jun 19, 2017
1 min

Pence: U.S. is with Northern Triangle

Michelle Marchante/News Director Government officials from the United States, Mexico and Central America discussed drug trafficking, gang...

High-level officials to visit FIU for Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America

Michelle Marchante

Jun 14, 2017
1 min

High-level officials to visit FIU for Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America

Michelle Marchante/News Director Government officials from the U.S., Mexico and Central America will be attending a conference at the...

Brahim Almarales: Students, “keep pushing on”

Michelle Marchante

May 28, 2017
1 min

Brahim Almarales: Students, “keep pushing on”

Michelle Marchante/News Director Pursuing a degree can be complicated and expensive, but students have to “keep pushing on,” a Worlds...

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits University as students hold protest

Michelle Marchante

Apr 7, 2017
1 min

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits University as students hold protest

Michelle Marchante/Staff Writer On Thursday, April 6, faculty and students met with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and President...

Dueling Column: Students living in pro-expansion bubble

Michelle Marchante

Mar 26, 2017
1 min

Dueling Column: Students living in pro-expansion bubble

Michelle Marchante/ Opinion Director The bubble we live in makes it almost impossible for us to consider that FIU’s expansion to the...

Michelle Marchante

Mar 3, 2017
1 min

Disney has failed Hispanics

Michelle Marchante/ Opinion Director Disney has failed Hispanics. Last year, Disney debuted their first Hispanic princess, Elena of...

Student mock elections showcase disconnect between generations

Michelle Marchante

Dec 6, 2016
1 min

Student mock elections showcase disconnect between generations

Though results normally mirror the actual election outcomes, Florida students chose Hillary Clinton in two of three mock elections,...

Michelle Marchante

Nov 27, 2016
1 min

Fidel Castro dead at 90

Michelle Marchante/Staff Writer Cubans in Miami took to the streets to celebrate the death of Fidel Castro just after midnight on Friday,...

Budgeting can minimize your student debt

Michelle Marchante

Nov 15, 2016
1 min

Budgeting can minimize your student debt

Michelle Marchante/Opinion Director Debt is every student’s worst nightmare. It’s the monster that hides under your bed —the Chuckie of...

Live coverage of Election Day 2016! Ongoing coverage in Miami-Dade

Michelle Marchante

Nov 9, 2016
4 min

Live coverage of Election Day 2016! Ongoing coverage in Miami-Dade

I covered the polls on Election Day 2016 for my political reporting class. These voter profiles appeared both on the South Florida News...

Michelle Marchante

Nov 6, 2016
1 min

Social media and the millennial vote

Social media may be one of the newest strategies used by presidential hopefuls to communicate with millennials, but according to four...

FIU can help students find jobs before graduation

Michelle Marchante

Nov 2, 2016
1 min

FIU can help students find jobs before graduation

Michelle Marchante/Opinion Director Internships are what open the door to career “heavens” for students and is something that can...

WikiLeaks has become the new whistleblower

Michelle Marchante

Oct 18, 2016
1 min

WikiLeaks has become the new whistleblower

Michelle Marchante/ Opinion Director WikiLeaks has done it again, doing what American journalism has failed to do this election season:...

Student runs for the position of Aventura Commissioner

Michelle Marchante

Oct 14, 2016
1 min

Student runs for the position of Aventura Commissioner

Michelle Marchante/Staff Writer Joshua Mandall, 20, a junior studying political science, has a lot on his plate this year juggling...

Students: Take advantage of free software

Michelle Marchante

Sep 30, 2016
1 min

Students: Take advantage of free software

Michelle Marchante/Opinion Director Microsoft’s program family, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint, is one of the most essential...

Six candidates run for three seats on Key Biscayne Village Council and make their case

Michelle Marchante

Sep 24, 2016
6 min

Six candidates run for three seats on Key Biscayne Village Council and make their case

By Michelle Marchante & Rodrigo Miragaya The Miami Herald published this piece on Sept. 24, 2016. It was also published by the South...

Michelle Marchante

Sep 7, 2016
1 min

Job hunt? There’s an app for that

Michelle Marchante/Assistant Opinion Director Keeping a job while attending school is challenging but finding a job in your professional...

Election Day Live: Voters head to polls for South Florida’s primary and explain their choices

Michelle Marchante

Aug 30, 2016
2 min

Election Day Live: Voters head to polls for South Florida’s primary and explain their choices

I covered the polls during the 2016 primaries for my political reporting class. These voter profiles appeared both on the South Florida...

Michelle Marchante

Apr 26, 2016
1 min

America looks to superheroes for hope

Michelle Marchante/Assistant Opinion Director Superheroes appeared around the 1930s when America had just come out of the Great...

VIDEO: Could Humanity Survive Without Technology?

Michelle Marchante

Apr 13, 2016
1 min

VIDEO: Could Humanity Survive Without Technology?

Experts are estimating that the Earth may be hit by a massive geomagnetic storm that will leave us without technology for months possibly...

Michelle Marchante

Apr 13, 2016
1 min

Humanity to be unplugged in 2022

Michelle Marchante/Assistant Opinion Director How long do you think you could survive without technology? A week? A month? How about...

We live in a democracy: Our Votes Matter

Michelle Marchante

Mar 31, 2016
1 min

We live in a democracy: Our Votes Matter

Michelle Marchante/Assistant Opinion Director Controversy is around every corner when it comes to the upcoming SGA elections and Access...

President Obama chooses Tango over Brussels

Michelle Marchante

Mar 29, 2016
1 min

President Obama chooses Tango over Brussels

Michelle Marchante/ Assistant Opinion Director President Barack Obama is the student who stays up all night studying for a test but then...

NASA’s Kepler Telescope discovers possible extraterrestrial life

Michelle Marchante

Mar 25, 2016
1 min

NASA’s Kepler Telescope discovers possible extraterrestrial life

Michelle Marchante/Assistant Opinion Director When it comes to extraterrestrial life, many would argue it means leaving the factual realm...

Print books claim victory over electronic books

Michelle Marchante

Feb 15, 2016
1 min

Print books claim victory over electronic books

Michelle Marchante/ Assistant Opinion Director According to the New York Times, e-book sales skyrocketed up 1,260 percent between 2008...

Creativity holds value in this Digital Age

Michelle Marchante

Jan 26, 2016
1 min

Creativity holds value in this Digital Age

Michelle Marchante/Asst. Opinion Director One of the great things about attending a university is that even if you’re unsure of what you...

Michelle Marchante

Dec 1, 2015
1 min

The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Michelle Marchante/Staff Writer “Only his sight beat me,” Arnold Schwarzenegger said in the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition of 1969...

Michelle Marchante

Nov 30, 2015
1 min

VIDEO: In Memory Of The Myth

A tribute to Sergio Oliva “The Myth,” the greatest bodybuilder of all time. If you want to read my article on why he’s an example of the...

Michelle Marchante

Nov 19, 2015
1 min

VIDEO: How to use the Companion app

A step by step guide on how to use the free iOS and Android "Companion" app, focusing on the notable security features it offers. This...

what am i up to?

President Trump offers support to Venezuela during University visit, says ‘All options

Florida in “existential crisis” over climate change, influencers say

Florida Supreme Court rules on bundled amendments

Trump-Kim make denuclearization agreement following historical summit

Remembering Lee C. Dickson: husband, veteran, associate dean emeritus

University contract with food vendor Aramark set to expire

What we know so far after FIU’s bridge collapsed

‘Guns, School Safety, Mental Health’: Tallahassee debates new gun legislation

[VIDEO] Claw & Growl Promo

BREAKING: FIUPD Orders Evacuation of Blue Garage following bomb threat

Urban legends act as ‘social narratives’ in society

Tau Kappa Epsilon suspended pending investigation

SGC-MMC passes resolution supporting DACA students

Tau Kappa Epsilon accused of inappropriate conduct by Panhellenic Council

Terror Strikes Las Vegas: FIUPD addresses campus security concerns following Las Vegas shooting

Q&A with Tom Julin, First Amendment lawyer

FIU’s academic calendar changes following Irma

FIU closes in preparation for Hurricane Irma

Florida Legislature passes million dollar budget for FIU initiatives

FIU recognized as one of the best colleges to work for

FIU on track to higher enrollment, online classes and retention

Pence: U.S. is with Northern Triangle

High-level officials to visit FIU for Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America

Brahim Almarales: Students, “keep pushing on”

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits University as students hold protest

Dueling Column: Students living in pro-expansion bubble

Disney has failed Hispanics

Student mock elections showcase disconnect between generations

Fidel Castro dead at 90

Budgeting can minimize your student debt

Live coverage of Election Day 2016! Ongoing coverage in Miami-Dade

Social media and the millennial vote

FIU can help students find jobs before graduation

WikiLeaks has become the new whistleblower

Student runs for the position of Aventura Commissioner

Students: Take advantage of free software

Six candidates run for three seats on Key Biscayne Village Council and make their case

Job hunt? There’s an app for that

Election Day Live: Voters head to polls for South Florida’s primary and explain their choices

America looks to superheroes for hope

VIDEO: Could Humanity Survive Without Technology?

Humanity to be unplugged in 2022

We live in a democracy: Our Votes Matter

President Obama chooses Tango over Brussels​

NASA’s Kepler Telescope discovers possible extraterrestrial life

Print books claim victory over electronic books

Creativity holds value in this Digital Age

The Man, The Myth, The Legend

VIDEO: In Memory Of The Myth

VIDEO: How to use the Companion app

President Obama chooses Tango over Brussels