Kendall Moffett | Contributing Writer Growing up I watched all of the coming of age movies that romanticize the college experience to be thrilling, carefree and maybe a grueling exam at the end of the semester. But after a year at FIU, the college experience was nothing like I thought it would be. As a […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer As someone graduating this spring, I’m haunted by the thought of what I will do after I toss up my cap. Of course I want to travel, have a career and move out of my parents’ house without sacrificing the benefits of being young. But it seems that the closer […]
Stephanie Venedicto | Contributing Writer The semester has come to an end, what a relief. But what do we do with all this free time? The first day of winter break is the day most of us have been looking forward to since midterms. For the first time in months, there is no pressing work […]
Ruth Santana | Staff Writer The FAFSA application history of late disbursement leaves students with no other choice but to wait anxiously to see what will happen this time around. With the myriad of glitches and technical issues, FASFA did not distribute loans and grants to many students on time. This was expected after the […]
Linette Garcia | Contributing Writer I’ve been romanticizing hustler culture for a few years, but it’s putting me in a severe burnout state. There’s a toxic belief that working nonstop is the only way to be successful. Society values stimulating movement and busyness— if I’m not continuously working on my tasks, I subconsciously view myself […]
Guethshina Altena/ Assistant News Director Jose Luis Alvarez-Crespo is a senior criminal justice major with a minor in psychology and a certificate in national security studies. Given his interest in becoming a military officer, he went from student athlete in high school to Cadet after joining the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. Alvarez-Crespo enrolled in the […]
Written by Andrea Perdomo/Contributing Staff Writer Student and faculty will soon have the opportunity to live in affordable and modern housing directly off campus. University Bridge Residences will be a 20-story, 492 unit apartment building that will solely house FIU students and faculty. It will be located across the street from the Modesto Maidique campus at […]
Written by Daniel Lederman / Contributing Writer A Worlds Ahead graduate received a job offer during her commencement ceremony. Nykeema Radway, a Worlds Ahead graduate and president of the Black Student Union was offered the position of Marketing Traffic Coordinator by Rossie Cortes, the director for External Affairs for the Miami Children’s Health Foundation, after […]
