FIU’s on the rise and our expectations are going up with it
Ruth Santana | Staff Writer Once upon a time, FIU’s reputation was nothing spectacular and now it has reached its best ranking yet. In 2023,…
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FIU is number one in Board of Governors’ ranking
Diego Diaz | Interim Editor-in-Chief Out of Florida’s 12 public universities, FIU is number one. In a Thursday email, FIU president Kenneth Jessell announced that…
FIU Jumps 17 Spots in U.S. News Ranking
Elena Key / Staff Writer FIU ranked 78 among public universities in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report 2022 National University…
FIU named #2 in state rankings
By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director The University has been ranked as second in Florida’s ranking system for universities. The Florida Board of Governors met from…
College of Law ranks 100th in the nation
The College of Law reached the top 100 mark in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the nation’s schools — distinguished as 55th in the country (third in the state) for the selectivity of its incoming class and 56th (second in the state) for the success of its students in securing jobs upon graduating.
Colleges in the ranks
The University has been good to the public.
Coverage of birth control causes religious controversy
Freedom of religion or freedom for contraceptives?
The Affordable Care Act began to cover birth control for many insured women on Aug. 1, 2012. With the commencement of this act, uproar arose from religious leaders and conservatives which find the policy to be an attack against the first amendment, particularly freedom of religion.
Affordable Care Act offers necessary reform
The most problematic issue regarding health care in America is the unsustainably high cost for services, treatments and medications.
The International Federation of Health Plans released a report comparing the prices in various countries for 23 medical services. The U.S. had the highest costs in 22 of the 23 cases. In France, an MRI costs only $281. In the U.S., an MRI costs over $1,000.
The medical industry abuses its patients in the U.S., simply because they are capable of doing so. With necessary reforms to the fragmented health care, patients and the overall system will not be taken advantage of.