When a Wi-Fi Connection Determines the Strength of a Personal Connection As the novel coronavirus spreads and forces mass self-isolation across the world, individuals have taken shelter in their homes and are left with virtual connections to soothe the need for face-to-face contact. Even as the U.S. loosens restrictions, essential and frontline workers would like…
Lynn Student Empowers Young Liberians through Social Enterprise Wainright Acquoi is the co-founder and CEO of TRIBE, a social enterprise and edutech incubator inspiring and empowering the new generation of young Liberian leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators through their proprietary research and technology solutions designed to improve the efficiency and productivity of enterprises across Liberia. Acquoi,…
Lynn Invests in Sustainable Buildings Over the last few years, Lynn University has heavily invested in attaining popular green building certification, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, more commonly known as LEED certification, to stay true to their sustainability initiatives by constructing eco-friendly buildings. According to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), buildings impact…
Local Charter School Hosts Fourth Annual Science Fair Somerset Academy Boca recently held its fourth annual science fair to display their students’ science projects to promote science and technology in the school curriculum. Somerset Academy is a tuition-free charter school home to kindergarten through eighth grade students. A charter school is an institutional hybrid between…
Johnson Ignites Passion In Youth For Coding Ja’dan Johnson from Kingston, Jamaica started a non-profit called Next Gen Creators that teaches 10,000 youths how to code. “Next Gen Creators was inspired by my own journey being a teenage entrepreneur in Jamaica,” said Johnson, sophomore. Johnson came to Lynn for the Watson Institute and was…
YouTuber Calls On Subscribers To Help Plant 20 Million Trees A group of YouTubers, headed by YouTuber ‘Mr. Beast,’ is raising money to attempt to plant 20 million trees by the end of 2020. Mr. Beast, a popular YouTube creator known for his crazy stunts and giving away large sums of money to strangers, recently…
Identifying Ethical Reporting In Modern Journalism At Lynn University it is expected that all Fighting Knights can determine fact from fiction. The rest of the world is no different. With media and publications showing up on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and everywhere imaginable, it can be difficult to determine which articles incorporate ethical reporting and which…
Iran Government-Linked Hacker Targets Campaign On Friday Oct. 4, Microsoft disclosed details regarding a hacker linked to the Iran government whom attempted to target email addresses belonging to a 2020 U.S. presidential campaign online. The company revealed that the hacker made over 2,700 attempts to gain access to the emails of a 2020 U.S. presidential…
Students Discuss Benefits Of Limiting Social Media Usage By Kelly Marmo Copy Editor In the midst of spring semester, many Lynn students have chosen to log out of their social media accounts. For some, the move allows them to place more focus on their studies, while others are simply seeking to maintain a more personal…
By Liam Muller Staff Writer The iPad initiative has proven to be one of the most innovative advances around campus. To create an environment that is moving away from the typical pen and paper, iPads have served as the hub for all courses at Lynn. These devices have not only altered the student experience in the…