college students

College dating has its quirks

Ariana Rodriguez | Staff Writer I don’t know about you, but the ding of a dating app sometimes inspires more dread than delight.  Dating in college has long been considered a rite of passage, a time for young adults to explore relationships, learn about themselves, and form connections that can last a lifetime.  In recent […]

College Students Are Not Ready For Career World

Jacqueline Flores/ Contributing Writer FIU has done a phenomenal job at helping students obtain internship and career opportunities at every corner for every major. It’s possible that this exact environment is what makes a student unprepared for the reality of what it means to be career-ready. Life outside University will rarely ever have an opportunity […]

Why College Students Should Use CBD

Julia Gomez/Staff Writer College students smoking weed isn’t new. Hanging out with friends, eating tons of Nacho Cheese Doritos and watching “Bill and Ted” could be an integral part of any college experience. But, if you haven’t heard, we’re in quarantine. I can’t go online without feeling the impending doom of an encroaching apocalypse. Times […]

There needs to be increased vigilance on campus

Eduardo Alvarez/ Contributing Writer The stabbing incident on Feb. 9 has raised many questions regarding campus security. After the two suspects attacked a 74-year-old man, they tried to escape and entered campus grounds. Immediately, students received a vague alert: “police activity ” While the issue was quickly solved, I think it’s clear that our safety […]

The technological world should not be our whole world

Every day, people walk through life not paying attention to the majority of what is going on around them.

How to deal with a quarter life crisis

Kristine Perez | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com   Considering how long an average lifespan is, people are generally faced with making what is a life determining decision pretty early on. Before having the chance to move out and embrace what life really is, we must decide what, and who, we want to be in our lifetime. […]

Speaker gives female students insight on personal growth

Liz Funk came to speak to the FIU community this past week to give female students insight on personal growth.

Books every college student should eventually read

Contributing writer Alexandre Nunez discusses three books he believes every college student should eventually read.

Help available for students suffering from financial aid

The State Farm Financial Literacy Lab is located in the College of Business Complex 252 at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The Lab is open Mondays to Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m.

The Freshman 15 is only a myth

Contributing writer Ashley Valentin suggests the Freshman 15 is a myth.

A hierarchal educational system

Contributing writer Madari Pendas believes we have a hierarchal educational system that has associated a student's worth with the institution they attend.

Twas the night before the beginning of fall…

Madari Pendas/Contributing Writer   Twas the night before the beginning of Fall, when all throughout FIU not a professor was stirring, except the Starbucks that prepared for its daily brew, Welcome signs and signage were placed with care, In hopes that students would soon be there.   Students sorrowfully say farewell to sleeping in till […]

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