Growing Up

The Identity Series: A Cultural Anomaly

Judith George/Staff Writer It was Haitian Flag Day during my senior year of high school. I wasn’t decked out in Haitian Flag day gear, unlike my fellow Hatian students who wore bandannas, chains, wristbands, shirts and even giant capes. It just wasn’t my style. I was more subtle, preferring to simply wear the colors that […]

Grad school or Nah?

Image by FIU College of Business via Flickr Kieron Williams | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com   When I start thinking about graduation at the end of this semester, I’m not as happy as my family is for me. In fact, graduating is scary because it gets closer and closer whether you’re ready for it or not, […]

Hey, look! We’re growing up

Image by Greg Furry via Flickr Rhys Williams | Staff Writer rhys.williams@fiusm.com   All of my calluses are gone. I can remember being a kid and never wearing shoes, coming home only when it was too dark to keep playing basketball or football. My calluses came from running on the hot asphalt, beginning at noon or […]

Living with strangers sucks, but can teach you valuable lessons

Rooming with strangers has its pros and cons.

My struggles against reality, laziness and maturity

Opinion Director Luis Santana opens up about his battles with trying to become mature and staving off laziness.

More often then naught, scholarships go to waste

Each year, millions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed. A major contributor to this is the common belief among current and prospective University students that, just because the scholarship has little criteria to be fulfilled, the competition will be overwhelming and they won’t stand a chance.
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