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Student thoughts: Try Zentangle to de-stress and focus next semester
Ana Barrios / Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Everyone has been stressed out by school, responsibility or work, sometimes until they feel like they can’t concentrate. The life of a college...
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Having a pet in college isn’t for everyone
Ariel Weinstein / Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com Having four family dogs of my own, I can assure you it is one of the greatest pleasures of my life. Animals are not just pets; they are part of...
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The grand conspiracy
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Letter to the Editor: On Plagiarism
Kenneth E. Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of English johnsonk@fiu.edu For at least nine years I was an FIU administrator who oversaw the academic misconduct procedure found in the...
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Editorial: It’s okay to seek mental health help
FIUSM Staff opinion@fiusm.com Mental health in college is a difficult thing to maintain for many students. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, in a report they titled “An Epidemic of...
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Student Thoughts: Why do students need to work in groups?
by Heather Willkins/ Contributing Writer Whenever you hear the teacher or professor say the words ‘group’ and ‘work’ together or even ‘team’ and ‘work’ together, you know your day just got worse. Even...
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Deciding major more than just money
Nicole Stone / Contributing Writer With so many students under pressure to enter fields promising financial prosperity, immediate returns on their investments in education and bragging rights for their...
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Student unions can combat rising tuition
by Kaan Ocbe / Contributing Writer How much did your tuition cost this semester? How much did it cost last semester? To those that have been paying attention, it’s common knowledge that tuition is...
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Financial issues shouldn’t prevent students from getting an education
Stephanie Roque/Contributing Writer College: a rite of passage for many students who have and will be graduating high schools across the nation. Yet to some, college may not be in the cards and not...
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Guide to financial aid: All you need to know about student loans
Alondra Bodden/Contributing Writer The only thing scarier than finals week in college is, you guessed it – student loans. According to the official financial aid website for FIU: The average cost of...
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Not every job requires you to have a college degree
Alhi Leconte/Contributing Writer The importance of obtaining a college degree has always been highly debated. The idea of having a college degree is synonymous with having a well paying job and being...
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Virginity: ‘testament to spiritual strength’
Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer If you ask my mother, a devout Christian, being a virgin is the best thing you can be next to a doctor or lawyer, and if you can be all three then you’re golden. If you...
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Declaring an undecided major allows for self discovery and exploration
Ashley Verdugo/ Contributing Writer Upcoming freshmen, here’s a word of advice — majors aren’t major. Before you think back on articles that said your major equals the rest of your life, read this. I...
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University Professor recognized for cancer research
Written by Gabriella Genao/ Contributing writer A professor from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine was recognized by a national program that commemorates minorities for his work in cancer...
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Graduates provide tips for surviving college
Shannon McMullen/ Staff writer Jordan Wright Women’s and Gender Studies “Look at your Panther Degree Audit. Even if you think you’re doing fine, there might be things that you’re missing that you...
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College is an ideal place for personal growth and independence
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer Independence. It’s a word we associate with freedom, self-sufficiency, confidence, and even fulfillment. These are all things that I, as a college student, lack. If we go...
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One must live on campus for the full college experience
LaJayah Blain/ Staff Writer Students all over the world dream of the one day they’ll pack their bags, leave their parents’ house, and take their first step into adulthood by moving away to college....
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Millennial burnout relates to the college student
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer Millennials are delusional, selfish, lazy – and tired as hell. The term, which refers to those born in the 1980s and the 1990s, has become a buzz word generalizing the...
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Be careful when deciding to work in college
Jeffrey Steele/ Contributing Writer – Panther Now Many students are paying out of pocket or just being independent and living on their own. Even if students live at home most still work, myself...
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