on-campus living

FIU’s Reopening Plan Neglects On-Campus Residents

Milena Dupuis/Contributing Writer Moving into dorms for the fall semester has always been revered as a pilgrimage to new experiences and freedoms. Now, it’s become a one-way ticket to fear and uncertainty.  FIU’s plan to reopen has been met with a sense of excitement and joy by its commuter student population, but as an on-campus […]

Living on campus encourages independence

Fabienne Fleurantin/ Staff Writer   Living on campus is something I always wanted to do. In my mind, it would bring me closer to independence and challenge me to persevere in an environment that is unfamiliar to me. “I really enjoy having roommates. I’ve been lucky enough to have roommates that I get along with […]

Housing lottery determines who’s in and who’s out

Students looking to live on campus will secure a bed with the luck of the draw in Wednesday's housing lottery, which will randomly select the students who can live on campus next year.

BORDERLESS WITH BROOKLYN: Within own borders, Miami poverty is staggering

Its difficult to grasp the poverty rate, a shocking 32.4 percent. It is an obtuse concept, poverty, the word itself is as an umbrella term that a myriad of social issues fall under. If there were a philosophical synonym for poverty, the closest word would be ‘deficiency.’ Not enough money is an obvious branch of the poverty tree, but infinite other branches include a lack of educational resources, hunger, homelessness and an inability to access proper (or any) health care.
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