Jovani Williams, a junior from Kingston, Jamaica, is actively pursuing his dreams of becoming an orchestral violist through his studies. The viola performance major had not always had a love for music. Later than most in the industry, Williams only began playing his first instrument – the violin – at age 13. Six months later,…
If you signed up to stream live TV in hopes of saving money over traditional cable, you may be in for a rude surprise. Live online-TV providers like YouTube TV, DirecTV Now and Hulu with Live TV lured users with digital “skinny bundles” that were cheaper than cable. Now, many are raising prices. The latest…
Nicole Drummond, a sophomore majoring in film and television, has put her personable skills to use through her various roles on campus. Drummond arrived at Lynn as a freshman in 2017, unsure if she even wanted to be involved in the numerous organizations on campus. Her motivation to do so quickly turned to finding a…
The United Nations (UN) Academic Impact Program and Millennium Campus Network (MCN), programs designed to align institutions with efforts to support and expand the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as create student leaders, have joined forces to create the Millennium Fellowship program to work on semester-long projects. The UN adopted seventeen SDGs…
Emily Watts, a psychology major from Long Island, has leveraged her time management abilities to balance her studies and off-campus occupation during her two years at Lynn. Watts, in her second year of the 3.0 accelerated degree program, has always had a passion for staying busy. Although she has had extensive practice in balancing both…
Ross Weisman and Samuel Kaye, two local entrepreneurs with a desire to make the world a better place, have attempted to end the world’s gift card epidemic by creating Gwick, the first social gifting app. A recent report from MarketWatch indicated that consumers spend more than $130 billion on gift cards per year; of that…
The Lynn University Fighting Knights have clinched four Sunshine State Conference (SSC) titles over the month of April, marking the first time since 2006 that three Lynn teams have won an SSC championship in the same season. It started on the golf course on April 16 with women’s golf capturing its second SSC title…
The Lynn debate team recently advanced to the semifinals of its first international tournament, the 2019 Pan-American Universities Debate Championship in Panama City, Panama. Lynn fielded three squads for the competitions, each showcasing various levels of experience. The six debaters were led by Lynn professors Kathryn and Eric Hamm, the team’s adjudicators. “Being in Panama…
Bryan Nakambonde, a first-year Watson Institute scholar from Namibia, Africa, has created Umwe, a venture focused on raising African youth political awareness to develop knowledgeable voters and the leaders of tomorrow. Nakambonde began his journey when he joined forces with his long-time entrepreneurial partner and best friend Jorg Walter. The co-founders launched their online…
Over the past few decades, the gradual lack of knowledge in regards to U.S. civics has developed into a national epidemic. The slow decay of civic education first began in the 1980s under President Ronald Reagan. Under his direction, the Department of Education saw its budget cut severely. Ever since, the Republican party and Republican…