Florida raises minimum wage

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 […]

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 […]

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?” […]

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 […]