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Rising Loan Interest Rates to Affect Students, Economy

Andrea Sanmiguel/Contributing writer Subsidized student loan interest rates will increase 6.8 percent, doubling the 3.4 percent rate students currently pay. Subsidized loans vary for students who have very low income and unsubsidized loans are for students whose families can help pay for their education, said Francisco Valines, director of Financial Aid. Loans have maintained a […]

Editorial: Drop the interim tag and make him the full blown VP

The University needs to put aside its phobia of commitment and make its relationship with Lunsford Facebook-official.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: SGC-MMC Associate Justice responds to Student Affairs’ decision

"The election was decided by 71 votes. We had no choice but to invalidate this election."

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘I simply request that the 3 tickets be given a chance to run a fair campaign’

"We have disengaged our students from the process, further instilling a tradition of apathy and the thought that the elections are 'rigged.'"

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: SGC-MMC Chief Justice responds to VP of Student Affairs’ decision

"To put it bluntly, this ruling has not only undermined Student Government officials, but also the FIU students who have entrusted us to represent their interests within SGA."

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Students create petition to challenge VP of Student Affairs decision

"Although the administration is aware of the voter fraud within the election, they have chosen to overlook the evidence..."

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “Students should be the ones to decide what is best…”

"I find it extremely invasive to step in and overturn a decision that is the student's to make from the start."

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Three years of fighting stigma for naught

"After this week’s events, I feel like all the hard work that has been put into improving SGA’s legitimacy has vanished."

Increase in student activity fee under consideration

Students’ Activity & Service Fees may see an increase pending on deliberations.

Occupy FIU: reevaluate message, strategy

By: Philippe Buteau / Staff Writer The FIU offshoot of the Occupy movement needs to chill and fall back for a bit. By that I mean the group’s members need to be very careful with what their overall message is, including what they say to the media, and it needs to stop with the rallies, teach-ins and anything else they plan on doing on campus until they get a more realistic set of grievances for occupying. The Jan. 12 arrest of seven Occupy FIU members did more to delegitimize the group than legitimize them. On that day, FIU Police officers arrested members of the group for unlawful assembly. The members said what they were doing was not a protest but
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