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Test anxiety is a plague among students

Stephanie Venedicto | Contributing Writer Finals season is here and having an exam make or break our grade is a nightmare. The overwhelming pressure of these tests can cause our nerves to grow rampant, making it all that much worse. As someone who is planning to go to medical school, I can’t help but feel […]

Students nitpick more than study

Conor Moore | Assistant Opinion Director If I had a nickel for every time a student complained about a minor class issue in a WhatsApp chat, I’d have enough money to pay for everyone’s tuition. It feels like some of my classmates complain about everything little thing a professor does or says, regardless of how […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: “Do it for the degree” should be your mantra during finals week

We've made it everyone. The end of the semester is almost here. And that means the most stressful week in a college student's life is coming up: Finals.

There are ways to alleviate stress during finals week

Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer When students sit around Green or Hubert Library with laptops open, piles of papers and highlighters strewn across their tables and a venti Frappuccino at hand, you know finals week is upon us. It’s the glorious time of year when stress is at an all-time high and our Instagram stories are […]

Studying for finals is important

FIU also offers resources on campus to assist with tutoring before finals. FIU’s Center for Academic Success provides online tutoring at the click of button at times that are convenient for students.

The grand conspiracy

Samuel Pritchard-Torres / Staff Artist samuel.pritchard@fiusm.com (click to enlarge)  

Is Education Crippling?

Image by Truman L via Flickr Jessica Soler | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com   The first two years of college should be reevaluated in order to really help students better decide what kind of future they want to have. For those students who enter college unsure of their future occupational goals, the pressure of deciding on […]

Persistence is the key to your “A”

Cristina E. Garcia|Staff Writer I was talking to some friends recently about graduate school, and one of them said something I thought we all needed to hear. He said “A” students aren’t necessarily the brightest. I agree, they’re the most persistent. Those are the students leaving the campus at 1 a.m. bleary-eyed because they were […]

Study hard

Cartoonist Nicole Grady's take on studying.

Company to own and operate student housing across from MMC

Photo: EdR’s University of Arizona pool is an example of one of the “tropical” features the company will incorporate into the new off-campus housing development across from MMC. Photo courtesy of Susan Jennings, vice president of corporate communications and marketing at EdR. Madison Fantozzi//News Director Students may find themselves studying poolside in 2014 with the […]

Wittels rape trial exposes ignorance, misinformation

After the holidays, the University saw a shocking report that exposed ignorant attitudes towards the topic of sexual assault.
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