I work at a Starbucks that has just reopened outdoor and indoor seating, maintaining the social distancing standards. I was apprehensive in the decision to open dining because it could only create more loopholes for people to disregard our safety precautions, and so far, I have been proven right. It’s been much harder to enforce […]
Category: Water Your Thoughts
Water your thoughts: Too early for fans
On Aug. 24, the Miami Dolphins announced that 13,000 fans will be allowed to attend the first home game at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 20 against the Buffalo Bills. With the ongoing pandemic and Miami alone having had over 2,000 deaths due to COVID-19, it may be too soon to bring fans back. […]
What to do when you feel stuck
“In the midway of this mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood” from Dante’s “Inferno,” first printed in the 1400’s, speaks to an experience still shared by many today. What do you do when you find yourself stuck in life? Neither at the beginning nor at the end. When all roads lead to […]
Why must writing be so hard?
My job mainly deals with writing and coming up with ideas for articles each week, but most of the time, I have no idea what to write about. Right now, I am sitting at my desk, two minutes before this article is supposed to be due, and I have absolutely no idea what to talk […]
Be safe, be ethical, wear a (reusable) mask
When you’re leaving the house, you check that you have your keys, your phone, your wallet and now… your mask. Masks have become an everyday essential, and while I like wearing a mask and am slowly gathering a large collection of colorful cloth masks, many people are still using disposable surgical masks. While surgical […]
You’re not cool. Stop smoking on campus.
I get it. Life can be stressful and that smoking habit you picked up years ago is hard to pull away from, but for the consideration of those around you, can you please do so in private? NSU is a smoke-free campus and yet, at least once or twice a week, I see an individual […]
Is the new law to prevent “birth tourism” really effective?
The Trump administration issued a new law to help prevent a future possibility of “anchor babies,” babies born into the U.S. by mothers who file for a visa so they can give birth to their babies on American grounds. This law, which took effect on Jan. 24, is giving foreign service officers (FSOs) the right […]
To study or to copy?
We all make a promise at the beginning of every single class to be academically honest by signing up for the course. As we come to find out throughout our experience in school, not many of us follow this policy. I am only in my second semester as a college student, but I’ve learned this […]
Learn to learn, not just to pass
I say it at the beginning of every semester, but this time I mean it. This semester is going to be the semester that I learn to learn, not to pass. For many students, the emphasis of college is about getting the grade needed to move onto the next stepping stone in the myriad of […]
Water your thoughts: Can we quarantine an ocean?
Recently, seals and sea otters in the Pacific ocean close to Alaska were found to be infected with phocine distemper virus, which has —up until recently— only affected harbor and grey seals off the coast of northern Europe. Now, these animals do not interact and are on the complete opposite side of the globe, yet […]