Students digging their financial grave
As students return to campus nationwide there are still many problems they face. The graduation rate for college students is predicted to drop in 2022 from previous years because returning to campus may not be…
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Students receive more guidance about grant writing
A CSUSB Zoom workshop demonstrated how to improve one’s grant writing abilities with additional information and tips on how to be successful. The event was hosted and led by Michele Skilijan, who serves as executive…
Opinion: Students struggle with funding their education
The increasing rates of tuition and living expenses in California are making it difficult for CSUSB students to have financial control. The journey to financial freedom for most college students begins with a detour of…
The Small Business Experience
By Shamce Ahmad |Staff Writer| Small businesses have been growing at an accelerated rate in recent times, but that isn’t to say that they do not encounter hardships. The issues that small businesses face have been…
Money Monster – Movie Review
By Rebekah Deponte |Staff Writer| “Money Monster” is categorized as a thriller, however, there is not much thrill to it. There was some suspense, humor, romance, action and shock. As well as a lot of aspects of different genres scattered throughout the…
CSUSB students doing taxes
By Marvin Garcia |Staff Writer| CSUSB’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, provided by upper-division accounting majors, will be offering free income tax preparations to eligible taxpayers. The VITA program, started in the early 1970’s…
Students neglect FAFSA money
By Jorge Campos |Staff Writer| Millions of students who don’t file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) miss out on thousands of dollars every year, according to Mark Kantrowitz, senior vice president and publisher…
Governor Brown’s CSU fund falls short of expectations
By Danni Ybarra |Staff Writer| California Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget proposal calls for an increase in higher education funding for the fourth consecutive year. Many hope the budget would hold to its current $142.2…
Struggle over food and technology tightens wallets
By Chelsea Galvez |Staff Writer| American spending is being compromised in order to keep up with the latest and greatest forms of technology. A survey conducted by the Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) showed…
Chase bank Hacked
By Jacob Collins |Staff Writer| Chase systems were hacked over the summer, resulting in the release of customers’ personal information. No financial information was stolen but the personal information obtained may be used in scamming…