Aniela Cabrera | Staff Writer FIU kicks off the 2025-2026 academic year with a packed first night full of fun and concerns about increased tuition. On Monday, August 25th, the FIU administration welcomed students back with its annual F1RST NIGHT celebration, alongside a surprise announcement: a last-minute increase in out-of-state tuition. While students gathered at […]
Carla Daniela Mendez | Staff Writer During the shift from the spring semester to summer break, students face the recurring challenge of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Despite the temptation of leisure after a long semester, the impending threat of financial aid documentation calls for attention. The changes to the […]
Magali Zoghaib | Contributing Writer The Student Government Association passed a bill to hold a referendum for students to cast their votes about the increase in semester fees. This could significantly alter the revenue allocated for investment back into the FIU campus and the services provided to students. “Students deserve to be well informed on […]
Magali Zoghaib | Contributing Writer Students who have been consistently completing their FAFSA submission will become aware of the distinctions between the 2024-2025 FAFSA application and its predecessors. This change stems from the enactment of the FAFSA Simplification Act by Congress on December 27, 2020. The 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid became accessible […]
Screenshot of speakers at the International Business Education Conference Kimberly Aldunate / Contributing Writer FIU and Miami-Dade College (MDC) recently came together, Wednesday, Sept. 23, to host their annual International Business Education Conference. Business experts from across the globe discussed the economic and social relationships between South Korea, Japan, and Latin America. The conference was […]
Sebastian Alsina / Staff Writer Loans can be one of the most perplexing things about the financial world ever. In accounting, they are reflected as “credits”, in banking they are simply referred to as “lending money”, but for students, they’re known as headaches. Tuition costs have increased over the years, the average cost of public […]
Sebastian Alsina / Contributing Writer Incoming college students struggle with basic financial literacy according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrations. With the United States facing a global pandemic, investors have seen drastic financial difficulties that have led to an ever-growing confusion in the stock market. “Buying and selling […]
By Laura Antunez / Staff Writer Although some fees have been waived to accommodate students who are no longer accessing on-campus services, most international students will not have their fees reduced, despite having the highest tuition rates at Florida International University coupled with being ineligible for federal aid. Maria Lago is just one of the […]
By: Laura Antunez / Staff Writer Florida International University will be cutting some fees for summer 2020 tuition but will keep others as is. “When it comes to paying all these fees, I’m a little on the fence,” said Karina Taylee, a non-degree seeking student aspiring to be a nutritionist, and on-campus employment for the […]
By: Jordan Coll / Asst. News Director With the odds stacked against the food industry, many have faced massive job cuts in light of the global pandemic, despite this FIU alumni have used their local businesses to help reach out to their communities during these trying and foreboding times. “No one had thought it would […]
By: Victor Jorges / News Director Student Media originally requested $300,000, plus an additional $2,000 for online initiatives, such as radio streaming, services for fully online students, etc. The budget committee, composed of Student Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Campus President Sabrina Rosell, SGC-MMC Vice President Isabella Ojeda, SGC-MMC Comptroller Ariadna Natteri, SGC-MMC Speaker […]
By: Jordan Coll / Asst. News Director According to the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index, 37 million jobs could potentially be lost during the time of this pandemic crisis. From both private and public sector jobs, the U.S. population has felt the shock of the virus. One of the largest owners of shopping malls […]
