FIU Online is wasted potential
Sim Sitzer | Contributing Writer FIU offers the largest number of online bachelor’s programs in the state, but charging online students more than in-person students…
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DUELING COLUMN: Waive Unnecessary Fees, But Don’t Refund Tuition
Damielys Duarte/Staff Writer Nearly five months after its outbreak, the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the wreckage of families and large institutions as hundreds of…
DUELING COLUMN: FIU Should Reimburse Tuition And Fees For Struggling Students
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer I can guarantee that anyone reading this knows someone who has lost a job amidst the pandemic. They may even know someone…
Financial Aid Glitch Sends Students Scrambling
Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor Update 1/23/20: The glitch that caused 12,500 students to incorrectly get a text saying they owed money towards their tuition was caused…
Athletics Fee Committee opinions split, want more transparency
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Athletics fee committee members held a preliminary vote to decide if Athletics should take a portion of Activities and Service…
Athletics hundreds of thousands ‘in the hole’, requests bailout from SGA
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Athletics is requesting a bailout from the Student Government Association to help cover hundreds of thousands in revenue losses. The…
Athletics requesting higher percentage of student fees
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director The Athletics Department is in need of money, and they are requesting a higher percentage of student fees to meet…
Having a “sugar daddy” may not be so sweet
For many students, debt is an inevitable byproduct of earning their degrees. One site, however, claims it has found the perfect solution: getting someone else to pay for it.
Students struggle with lack of summer financial aid
If Governor Rick Scott signs the bill allowing summer funding for Bright Futures, eligible students will be able to use the awarded amount for summer classes. But until then, students like Gonzalez are struggling to make ends meet.
Adulting with new sense of freedom doesn’t come cheap
According to Brian Pivik, content manager for “Peterson’s Blog,” lack of money is one of the biggest reasons students leave school. It ends up costing too much or students find themselves having to get a full-time job to save up for college.