growth

New Years Resolutions are Counterproductive

Eduardo Alvarez/ Opinion Director We all know how it works. we tell ourselves we’ll fix our bad habits and replace them with good ones. Eat better, work out and everything in between. And then we do none of these things. Having resolutions is fundamental to correcting errors, but relegating them to a few days at […]

Biscayne Bay campus students have new expectations

Brea Jones/ Staff Writer Students are seeing a change in the Biscayne Bay Campus and it’s creating new and higher expectations. Students who’ve been on this campus for more than a year are aware of how it normally operates and were content with the quiet and peaceful lifestyle that BBC became known for. Now that […]

“Lack of time” mentality forces children to grow up faster

We waited impatiently to be in high school, then to become legal adults, graduate and go on to a university. Now we’re impatient to be 21, to get an internship as early as possible, graduate as quickly as we can then find a job that will lead to another job. It never stops.

Skateboarders losing ground among pedestrians

Enrique Gonzalez|Contributing Writer The restrictions on skating on campus are modestly fair, to say the least. Simply put, we can’t skate in places which could turn into a liability for the University, such as parking garages. I’ll plead the fifth on that, but there’s nothing wrong with a little skating on the downhill ramps, […]

Senate passes last bill, supports push for fairgrounds

In the Senate’s last meeting of the academic year it passed its final piece of legislation 19-1: a bill supporting the University’s efforts to obtain the fairgrounds.

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.

Florida’s population growth can have direct effect on students

Florida will surpass New York in population and this growth is driven by youth, creating competition for students in both resources and the job market.

Graduate school establishes support system for underrepresented minority students

Concurrent with receiving its fifth award, the University Graduate School launched the Academy of Graduates for Integrative Learning Experiences to aid minority and underrepresented students in graduate education.

The importance of public design in regards to FIU’s growth

Contributing writer Daniel Irigoyen discusses the importance of public design.

President Rosenberg talks growth and expansion with Student Media

With the University ranking seventh largest in the nation with its estimated fall enrollment, President Mark B. Rosenberg sat down with Student Media on Oct. 7 at Biscayne Bay Campus to discuss fundraising, partnerships and expansion -- internal, online and into UniversityCity.

DREAM Act success in California, Florida next?

A bill that helps illegal immigrants get funding for college education has seen recent success in California but has been stunted in Florida by political opposition.
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