Student Thoughts: Some common cents, the penny needs to go
The means for a more efficient monetary system are already developed. The government is wasting millions annually to support a system that cannot be sustained.
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Why I don’t do the Ice Bucket Challenge
Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is not all it is cocked up to be.
Relationships: Do they break the bank or save money?
Staff writer Ariel Weinstein’s take on relationships and their cost.
Tuition tracker: Low-income students suffering most
According to tuitiontracker.org, sticker price is rising and so has the net price for low-income students, who are receiving less aid.
Florida Prepaid becomes too expensive for some
The number of people investing in Florida Prepaid dropped 30 percent during this season’s open-enrollment period. The reason? Prices.
Lawmakers battle tuition hikes
Gov. Rick Scott is pushing legislators to remove Florida’s tuition differential law that allows universities to increase the cost up to 15 percent each year.
Less work, more study: University limits students to 20-hour work weeks
Starting fall 2014, student employees will be limited to 20 hours per week. This cap on student work hours comes after research by the Office of Retention and Graduation Success determined that limited work increases students’ chances of graduating in four years and achieving higher standards of academic performance.
Florida Prepaid amendment to refund $50 million
Lawmakers are trying to pass a Florida Prepaid reform bill that would save families who enroll a newborn almost a hundred dollars a month and refund $50 million to 26 thousand families.
Senators to hold office hours starting fall 2014
SGC-MMC Senate passed a bill this week that will create three weekly office hours for senators to meet with students starting fall 2014.
Undocumented Panthers continue fight for tuition equity
Despite the doors that have been opened by the tuition waiver for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students, the battle for tuition equity is still being fought.