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Meal plans are not as beneficial as they seem

Alhi Leconte/ Contributing Writer FIU makes meal plans mandatory for students living in Panther Hall and Lakeview North and South, but are they really worth it? While some students may find it convenient to include a meal plan with their housing, others might not feel the same. There may be students, like me, who would prefer […]

Eating GMO foods is a personal choice

Amanda Jung/ Staff Writer Do you ever wonder how much of your food is genetically modified? What amounts of fruits, vegetables and other crops have been chemically altered in order for you to reach for them in the aisle of a grocery store? We live in an age where we are not strangers to the […]

Editorial: Pinching a penny on campus

Being a university student in America is expensive, but there are ways to save pennies, and those pennies certainly add up. Breezeway is overpriced. Those crack cookies are fabulous, but if you’re going in for anything other than the cookies, consider walking the extra mile to Publix to get cheaper and better quality food. MMC’s […]

Letter to the Editor: FIU should consider its vegan students more

Erica Melamed President Plant-Based Society As the president of the Plant-Based society at FIU and on behalf of my eboard, I would like to inform you of our organization on campus. Our organization was founded in the spring of last year and we have come a long way since. The memberships to our club have […]

Photoshop feeds into negative body issues

Daniela Perez/ Staff Writer Photoshop has been around since the creation of advanced software and there’s an unlikely chance that you have seen an unretouched photo of Angelina Jolie on the cover of Vogue. Despite her striking features and her thin body, Jolie has been altered to fit the idealized realm of beauty. However, in […]

Electric cars ‘don’t fit the profile of Americans’

The electric car first saw the light of day in the 1880’s and became popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. Fast forward to 2017 and it seems as if it’s a completely new phenomenon.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sexual literacy still part of FIU’s curriculum

Sexual Literacy, while not a required part of FIU’s curriculum, is by no means absent at this University.

EDITORIAL: MMC and BBC SGA’s should be one cohesive unit

FIU prides itself on the “Worlds Ahead” university experience, but it feels as though the MMC and BBC campuses are worlds apart.

BBC campus shows “their spirit in a big way”

It’s your first semester on campus and you are in a bind — stuck between the choice of being all academics or all social life. Well, maybe it’s time you find a balance of both, and Campus Life at the Biscayne Bay Campus can help with that.

Finding study nooks is the way to be involved

If you’re attending Florida International University and currently do not have a job, consider yourself lucky.

Claw & Growl News & Opinion Talk Show February 13, 2017

The Claw & Growl discusses the 59th annual Grammy Awards from Adele not wanting to accept Album of the Year, Bruno Mars "Prince" tribute, singer Joy Villa's "Make America Great Again" dress, and Katy Perry's political critic in her new single, "Chained to the Rhythm." The Claw & Growl also interviews Monica Bustos, the event director of FIU's Student Ambassadors, on the FIU tradition surrounding Valentines Day.

Student organizations enhance college experience

Most students go to college to learn, but they will quickly learn that there is more to the college experience than the classroom. College offers students opportunities to pursue interests, but sadly, too many college students pass up some of the opportunities offered because they are too focused on either their academic life or their work life.
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