On Jan. 1, the Agency for Workforce Innovation increased Florida’s minimum wage by 12 cents per hour. Employees who do not receive tips will now make $8.05 per hour, and tipped employees will make $5.03 per hour. Florida is one of 20 states that increased minimum wage at the beginning of 2015. This year will […]
Month: January 2015
Publix extends benefits to employees in same-sex marriages
On Jan. 1, Publix Super Markets began a 30-day enrollment period for employees in same-sex marriages to enroll themselves and their families in healthcare benefits. The new enrollment period is an extension of the company’s healthcare plan, which was previously only provided for employees in straight marriages. The healthcare plan is available to the spouses […]
Become the best version of yourself at the Mindful Eating Workshop
The Wellness Department in NSU’s Office of Campus Recreation will hold a six-week yoga and nutrition workshop for students called Mindful Eating The workshop is hosted by Marilyn Gordon, registered dietitian and nutritionist. It will run from Jan. 14 to Feb. 18, every Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the RecPlex. The cost […]
News Briefs for January 13, 2015
Shark Shuttle expanded to Walmart NSU’s shuttle bus service has added a new route that will take students to Walmart on University Drive. The Shopper Route will run every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stops will include the Administrative Service Building, Rolling Hills Residence Hall, The Commons Residence Hall, Don Taft University Center, […]
Six ways to make money in college
After the holiday season — also known as shopping season to shopaholics everywhere — your wallet may look slimmer than ever. Add a new school semester with all of the expenses that go along with it, and you may be thinking it’ll be one of those semesters when you live solely on ramen noodles. To […]
Diary of … a diabetic
Melissa Ospina is a junior biology major and has been a volunteer at Memorial Regional Hospital’s emergency room for six years. Ospina wants to help children with diabetes and eventually find a cure for it. She also wants to attend medical school at the University of Miami. “Did you put enough insulin for that, Melissa?” […]
Everything you wanted to know about the flu but were afraid to ask
While the fear of ebola has come and gone, Americans should still be worried about the flu. “This year probably 25 million people in our country are going to get the flu,” said Joseph De Gaetano, professor of family medicine at the College of Osteopathic Medicine. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Sustainability Tip of the Week: Nobody likes ironing, not even the earth
When you do laundry, do you leave your clothes in the dryer for hours and then eventually take out clothes that look like crumpled newspaper? Dryers have timers so that you know to take out your clothes as soon as the cycle finishes. When taking the clothes out, lay them flat on top of each […]
Ending the confusion about college sports
In light of the start of a new semester and the beginning of new sports seasons, here’s a guide to understanding college sports and their division systems. A division consists of a group of teams within a certain league. The teams within the division are organized in such a way that these teams play matches […]
Athlete of the Week: Jamie Freedman
Jamie Freedman had no choice but to play golf, conforming to her father’s addiction to this deceptively simple yet endlessly complicated game. “When I was little, he would put plastic clubs in my crib and I would pretend that I was swinging. I watched Tiger Woods as I sat in my high chair. My dad […]