Vinson Pressley, Staff Writer FIU is my home. I love everything about it: the people, the diversity, and the opportunities. But it isn’t perfect. I know my tuition keeps getting higher and my financial aid keeps getting lower: I haven’t been able to be the “big balla” and “shot caller” I used to be. […]
Vinson Pressley, Staff Writer I sit on the bus stop bench at the Biscayne Bay Campus waiting patiently for the number 75 bus to arrive. The bus pulls up — after about 45 minutes — and everyone sprints to catch it, but suddenly the bus driver turns off the bus and casually strolls off the […]
In lieu of recent cuts in the work study program, financial aid, and grants, students look elsewhere to pay their tuition. Although many receive financial aid in some form or another, others have resorted to taking out loans to be paid back over the years or working long shifts for wages. In 2011, President […]
Diana Anaya/Contributing Writer There is not one catch-all answer to explain why suicide rates continue to rise for university students. The new environment, the masses of students, the pressure of doing well, and the cost of attendance is enough to make anyone crack, but these are only some of the possible causes. The Counseling and […]
Aaron Pabon/Staff Writer Everyday, a handful of students at FIU will make a gamble. That gamble: trying to make a purchase at the vending machine. Many times, vending machines designed for our convenience rise up and decide to steal students money. Sometimes the issue is the machine will simply eat your money, other times your […]
Alex Sorondo/Staff Writer The first crush I ever had was severe, the sort of inebriating passion that makes water taste better; I was totally, desperately, hopelessly smitten with this girl who, by anybody’s standards, was way out of my league. I was six. The girl had a different teacher and no way of noticing me […]
After graduation there’s no more assignments, no more syllabi, and no more emails informing you about enrollment dates. A huge sigh of relief. But on the other hand, the structure we’ve all grown accustomed to for our whole lives, will be retracted slowly as we approach graduation. Each year we pass, we leave the […]
Michae Baisden/Opinion Editor Frustration occurs in every student’s mind when they struggle with class material and search for a place to go to for answers. So many times, they turn to Google, or ask a friend, or in the rarest of occasions, turn to a book. But many students neglect a resource right in front […]
