Shasmy Daly Promotes Mindfulness and Awareness As president of the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC), junior Shasmy Daly is continuing to practice sustainability at her friend’s house during the global COVID-19 pandemic and believes that it is important for her peers to do the same. Even though there are some challenges, Daly ultimately believes that being…
Small Scale Farmers are Vulnerable to Climate Change In Costa Rica, smallholder coffee producers are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change because of irregular weather patterns, warmer temperatures and increased outbreaks of pests and diseases. Doña Grace Navarro, proud owner of Jardin Ecologico Los Navarro, has taken on sustainable farming in the battle…
Lynn Student Pursues a Career in Non-Profit Management Guerdy Fabre, a Lynn University senior who will graduate in May, has a deep passion for social justice and will be working in the nonprofit sector for a few years before pursuing a master’s degree in Non-Profit Management. Fabre is majoring in political science and when she…
Renowned Journalist Maria Shriver Encourages Lynn Students to Be Advocates The Lynn community recently welcomed Maria Shriver, journalist, author and former First Lady of California, to speak to students on social change, mental wellness and resilience. Throughout her career in the media, Shriver has advocated for women’s rights, programs for individuals with disabilities and caregiving…
Watson Scholar Teaches Women Sustainability And Hospitality Racheal Stern, a junior from San Diego studying social entrepreneurship at the Watson Institute, works to empower underserved women through sustainability and hospitality. Stern transferred to Lynn in the spring of 2019 after visiting a shoe store in Delray Beach and meeting a woman who spoke highly of…
Colombian Student Gives Back to Home Country Sophie Meza, a senior student from Bogota, Colombia and avid coffee drinker, spent her summer working for Vega Coffee, the fair-trade coffee company that sponsors Lynn’s cafeteria. Meza was accepted into the Ambassador Corps program and traveled to Colombia to intern for Vega Coffee. Vega Coffee, a startup…
Over 4 Million People To Protest For A Better Climate It is the largest demonstration in world history: millions of young people marched in the streets, held up signs, called for action and demanded a better future as part of a global climate strike on Friday, Sep. 20. The global climate strike is a…
Greta Thunberg Passionately Addresses UN Leaders Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations leaders in New York on Sept. 23 and expressed her displeasure with their lack of action to prevent climate change. The sixteen-year-old climate activist from Sweden spoke with passion about global warming and repeatedly scolded world leaders for their empty promises to limit…
16-Year-Old Climate Activist Finishes Zero-Carbon Journey Across The Atlantic Swedish teen-activist, Greta Thunberg sailed to New York on the Malizia II, a carbon-free vessel, to speak at the United Nations Climate Actions Summit. Thunberg sought an alternative to air travel because it is one of the most dominant contributors to greenhouse gases, climate change, and…
By GRACEANNE TRUMPFELLER Assistant Editor Following Leonardo DiCaprio’s nod to the growing concern for climate change in his well-deserved Oscar speech last month, a trend is forming amongst Hollywood A-listers to align themselves with the fight to combat global warming. During his speech, DiCaprio stated, “Climate change is real and it’s happening right now. It…