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Michelle Marchante
Feb 20, 20191 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Nov 15, 20181 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 23, 20181 min read
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,...


Michelle Marchante
Jun 13, 20181 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
May 29, 20181 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Apr 8, 20181 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Mar 16, 20181 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Mar 2, 20181 min read
‘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...

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Michelle Marchante
Feb 23, 20181 min read
[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...


Michelle Marchante
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 28, 20171 min read
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,”...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 27, 20171 min read
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,...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 22, 20171 min read
SGC-MMC passes resolution supporting DACA students
Michelle Marchante/News Director A resolution supporting the University’s undocumented student population unanimously passed Monday, Oct....


Michelle Marchante
Oct 20, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 9, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Sep 21, 20171 min read
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...

Michelle Marchante
Sep 5, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Aug 7, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Jul 18, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Jul 11, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Jun 14, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
May 28, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Apr 7, 20171 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Mar 26, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
Disney has failed Hispanics
Michelle Marchante/ Opinion Director Disney has failed Hispanics. Last year, Disney debuted their first Hispanic princess, Elena of...

Michelle Marchante
Dec 6, 20161 min read
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, 20161 min read
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,...


Michelle Marchante
Nov 15, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Nov 9, 20164 min read
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, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Nov 2, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 18, 20161 min read
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:...


Michelle Marchante
Oct 14, 20161 min read
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...

Michelle Marchante
Sep 30, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Sep 24, 20166 min read
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, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Aug 30, 20162 min read
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, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Apr 13, 20161 min read
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, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Mar 31, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Mar 29, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Mar 25, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Feb 15, 20161 min read
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...


Michelle Marchante
Jan 26, 20161 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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, 20151 min read
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...
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