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Palm Beach County Change COVID-19 Hospital Visitation Policies

CDC to recommend face masks for vaccinated people indoors

Boca Raton City Council introduces building recertification plans

Achievement Centers for Children & Families Receives Grant

Turtles are nesting away for the season at Gumbo Limbo

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2021 FAU Women’s Soccer Schedule Revealed

2021 Lynn graduate creates endowed scholarship Graduating from Lynn University is the result of hard work and grit. For Phillip Gursahaney ‘21, it was also a defining moment that marked a new beginning personally and professionally.

Gursahaney began his academic career at an Alabama university where he majored in general business. At first, he enjoyed the sizable student body that filled oversized classrooms. Then he began losing focus and lacking the determination to keep going.

“I needed a more intimate place to learn,” he said. “My sweet spot is 15–25 students in a classroom, where the professor knows my name.”

Gursahaney left that university and enrolled as a hospitality major at Lynn, although he did not fully know what he wanted to study.

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• On Tuesday night, members of the Boca Raton City Council met at 6500 N. Congress Ave to discuss ordinances addressing building recertification plans and Brightline construction. Ordinance No. 5587 addresses the agreement between the City of Boca Raton and Brightline Trains LLC to construct a parking garage for the new Brightline station. The garage will be located at 400 NW 2nd Ave. Council members will vote on the ordinance next month at the next regular meeting.

• Boca Raton’s Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of a new Brightline station during last week’s meeting.

The project will now go to the city council for a final vote, which is expected to take place in August 2021.

• Florida homes keep fetching more money than they’re worth, a disturbing development that eventually could put buyers in a bind, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University. As of June 30, homes throughout the Sunshine State were selling for 21.76 percent above their long-term pricing trend, an increase from 19.24 percent in May and 17.17 percent in April.

• The Boca Raton City Council had an in-person workshop meeting to discuss the renovation of the Boca Raton History Museum and the building recertification ordinance. The meeting was unique– it was the first in-person meeting since the beginning of the pandemic. During this meeting, council members listened to a presentation from board members of the Boca Raton Historical Society.

• The Centers for Disease Control has announced that it is recommending that vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.

• Between April 27 and July 16, hackers targeted 57,920 users on Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) website, known as CONNECT. The DEO was made aware of the incident on July 16, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Compromised accounts were locked and the DEO said it has noti-

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• Graduating from Lynn University is the result of hard work and grit. For Phillip Gursahaney ‘21, it was also a defining moment that marked a new beginning personally and professionally. Gursahaney began his academic career at an Alabama university where he majored in general business. At first, he enjoyed the sizable student body that filled oversized classrooms. Then he began losing focus and lacking the determination to keep going.

• A Palm Beach County meeting approved a new medical center for Delray Beach. As reported by WPTV, it will be the first of its kind in the area. But there have been some who oppose the project and have safety concerns.

• Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is actively marking sea turtle nests across beaches in Boca Raton from now until October. Sea turtle nesting season begins March 1 and lasts until Oct 31. Each morning for six months, turtle conservationists will check the beaches for potential tracks. Once a nest is located, it is marked off so that civilians or other animals will not harm them.

• Palm Beach Outlets will host a Backto-School Supplies Drive from Thursday, August 5 through Saturday, August 7, 2021, for Connections Education Center and the Connections High School & Vocational Program. Items of need include backpacks, lunch boxes, crayons, markers, pencils, glue sticks, art supplies, copy paper reams and wipes, among other school supplies. Donations can be dropped off between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day in the Food Pavilion at Palm Beach Outlets. For more information, visit PalmBeachOutlets.com.

• Power Financial Credit Union (PFCU), one of South Florida’s largest credit unions, in celebration of its 70th anniversary, has provided a grant to Achievement Centers for Children & Families for $7,070.

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COMMUNITY Boca Raton City Council introduces building recertification plans

Brightline stop is approved in Boca Raton by creating jobs and bringing new visitors and spending to the area.”

A community garden and tempoBoca Raton’s Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval rary parking lot are in construction and of a new Brightline station during last are expected to be completed by August 2021. These projects will enable the conweek’s meeting.

The project will now go to the city struction of the station.

A pre-award council for a fiapproval was isnal vote, which is sued to Brightline expected to take on July 7, enabling place in August “This is an important the company to or2021. der the materials Brightline has milestone for the Boca needed. The Fedalready issued a Raton station.” eral Railroad Adstatement saying ministration althat preliminar y so plans to award work is underway. $16.5 million to “This is an important milestone for the Boca Raton sta- the project.

The new station will have various tion, and we are thankful for our Florida elected officials who supported this ef- parking lots and parking garages decked fort,” says President of Brightline, Pat- in white and yellow. It will also include a large community garden. The traderick Goddard.

“Boca Raton is a key component of mark colors of Brightline, yellow and our future system, and this station will white, will be seen all throughout the serve as a catalyst for economic growth new station.

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“I want to applaud the council for On Tuesday night, members of the their initiative to engage in a building reBoca Raton City Council met at 6500 N. certification program,” said Richard ZimCongress Ave to discuss ordinances ad- mer, engineer. “There is a lot of language dressing building recertification plans and in the ordinance that is very hopeful, but I would urge you to consider some loopBrightline construction.

Ordinance No. 5587 addresses the holes that would allow homeowners or agreement between the City of Bo- building owners to escape the intentions ca Raton and Brightline Trains LLC to of some of the orders that are in place.”

Ordinance No. 5589 was created in construct a parking garage for the new Brightline station. The garage will be lo- response to the Champlain Towers colcated at 400 NW 2nd Ave. Council mem- lapsing in Surfside. The ordinance would bers will vote on the ordinance next require buildings in Boca Raton that are 30 years or older to establish recertifimonth at the next regular meeting. cation inspections.

Ordinance No. This would apply 5588 proposes to to buildings that authorize the con“I want to applaud are four stories and struction of a oneinclude more than stor y passeng er the council for 400 occupants. train station and their initiative to The ordinance a 4.5 story parkwould also include ing structure. The engage in a building timeframes for restation and strucrecertification certification and ture will be located repairs. The potenat 101 NW 4th St. program,” tial new law would and 151 NW 4th St. also have penalties Council members for buildings failing will vote on the orto submit a recertification plan or comdinance next month.

Prior to Ordinance No. 5589 being plete repairs.

The City Council will meet at the end introduced, one Boca Raton citizen expressed his gratitude for council mem- of next month to vote on brightline conbers considering a building recertifica- struction and building recertification.

By: Kathryn Hubbard

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Florida homes keep fetching more money than they’re worth, a disturbing development that eventually could put buyers in a bind, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

As of June 30, homes throughout the Sunshine State were selling for 21.76 percent above their long-term pricing trend, an increase from 19.24 percent in May and 17.17 percent in April.

Tampa Bay is the most concerning of the state’s major metropolitan areas, the data shows. Homes in the Tampa area sold in June for a 32 percent premium, up from 28.53 in May and 26.14 percent in April.

The degree of overpricing as of June 30 also continued to escalate across Florida’s other major markets: Jacksonville (23.07 percent, up from 20.48 percent in May and 18.22 percent in April); Orlando (21.19 percent, up from 19.79 percent and 18.45 percent); Miami (16.89 percent, compared with 14.88 percent and 13.18 percent); and Tallahassee (14.38 percent, an increase from 12.95 percent and 10.48 percent).

Citing a shortage of homes for sale, a steady influx of out-of-state buyers and mortgage rates near historic lows, the researchers are not predicting a housing crash like the one that occurred more than a decade ago, when Florida homes were overvalued by 60 percent or more.

But property appreciation eventually will taper off, and recent buyers who paid top prices risk being stuck for a signifi-

cant amount of time before they can realize solid returns on their investments, said Ken H. Johnson, Ph.D., a real estate economist and associate dean in FAU’s College of Business.

“The across-the-board increase in the premiums paid for housing throughout the state is very worrisome,” he said. “Trees do not grow to the sky and neither do home prices. We’re nowhere near where we were at the peak of the last housing cycle, but we do need to be careful. Walking away from an obviously overvalued home may be the best thing buyers can do in this kind of market.”

Given the level of overpricing, Johnson and Eli Beracha, Ph.D., of FIU’s Hollo School of Real Estate, said Florida consumers almost certainly would be better off renting a home and reinvesting the money they would have spent on ownership. While rents also are increasing, it is at a much slower pace than home prices.

“Our research on buy vs. rent indicates that, on average right now, renting and reinvesting is a particularly good wealth creation strategy,” Beracha said. “More people who rent and reinvest would help alleviate current pricing pressure, which is a good thing.”

In conducting their monthly analysis, Johnson and Beracha review more than 25 years of home prices from Zillow, the online real estate portal. The data includes single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops.

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Palm Beach County Change COVID-19 Hospital Visitation Policies By: Gabriela Villamonte According to WPTV, a spokesman for Palm Beach Health Network said that for the time being, there will be one visitor allowed for patients in hospitals including: St. Mary’s Medical Center Palm Beach Children’s Hospital Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Delray Medical Center West Boca Medical Center Good Samaritan Medical Center These changes come after concerns of the contagious Delta variant of Covid-19. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, recommends vaccinated people to continue to wear masks indoors where the virus continues to remain a threat.

During the visit, visitors must follow the rules that include wearing face masks, social distancing, and remaining in the patient’s room.

Visitors will not be granted access if they have COVID-19 symptoms, have been exposed in the last 10 days, and do not follow the rules the hospital provides.

These visitation rules applies to emergency room, surgical and direct admissions, OB/maternity, and child patients.

“A spokesman for Baptist Health South Florida — which operates Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Bethesda Hospital East, and Bethesda Hospital West — said elective surgeries and procedures which require overnight stays are being evaluated daily.” WPTV’s Matt Papaycik said in his article.

“We will communicate directly with any patient whose surgery or procedure may need to be rescheduled,” said the marketing manager for Baptist Health South Florida, Michael Maucker, to WPTV. “Any surgery or procedure that is taking place in an outpatient location will not be impacted at this time.”

City Council discusses renovations and recertification ordinance By: Kathryn Hubbard The Boca Raton City Council had an in-person workshop meeting to discuss the renovation of the Boca Raton History Museum and the building recertification ordinance.

Ye s t e r d a y ’s meeting was unique– it was the first in-person meeting since the beginning of the pandemic. During this meeting, council members listened to a presentation from board members of the Boca Raton Historical Society.

T h e mu s e um previously requested a budget for renovations in May 2019. The new budget includes renovations for plumbing, foundation and electrical repairs. The additional grant requests total over $590,000.

“My question is why did you wait until May to give us this request and not last year to report these issues,” asked Singer.

The president of the society explained that finding the additional problems took

time to identify the problems and put together the new budget. The president also reported that the museum would open to the public later on this fall.

After discussing potential renovations for the museum, council members introduced Resolution No. 83-2021. This ordinance would be the first law in Palm Beach County to require building recertifications for buildings higher than three stories.

“It’s important to address this ordinance now,” said Mayor Singer.

“We may provide a model for other cities in Palm Beach County.”

If passed, the ordinance would require buildings older than 30 years to submit a recertification request report and would be prepared by an engineer.

“The request would be mailed to the building and impose a time limit to comply,” said Brandon Schaad, development services director. “If the engineer does not comply within a certain time frame, fines could be imposed.”

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There was no room for Sadness at “Mother Blues” Concert For several years, the S.D. Spady Cultural Heritage Museum held a gathering in their Delray Beach backyard to observe Juneteenth, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, were notified of their freedom, two years after slavery was abolished.

But this year, they decided to host a blues concert featuring Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen at the Arts Garage, downtown Delray Beach.

The recent visit was Cohen’s second to the city.

“When Mother Blues visited us the first time, we fell in love with her energy and personality on the stage. She is a true blues singer, telling stories through lyric and song, of pain, perseverance, struggle, passion and joy,” Museum Director Charlene Farrington said in a release.

“Juneteenth is a great occasion to celebrate having her back with us.”

The event was a much welcome attraction considering people were just venturing out after being cooped up in their homes for more than

a year.

Cohen, whose blues singing has taken her to Europe, Australia, South America and New Orleans, is more than a singer. The 63-year-old entertainer engaged the audience throughout the entire 90-minute show.

With her signature stage look - her brightly colored wigs and matching brightly colored costumes - she brought them in by having them to stand and stretch then she belted out a dose of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” Throughout her presentation, they listened, some sang along and some danced.

The velvet voice blues musician unfurled the tapestry of her life experiences to her audience in soulful words and a mixture of jazz with some blues, gospel and show tunes infused.

Cohen was in town for a three-day residency, which included a performance for seniors at the Pompey Park Seniors Club, a virtual session on Friday evening and a “Talk Back” session about

women and music following the show.

Her story is just as interesting as her music.

The North Carolina native was introduced to music at the age of six on her uncle’s house porch.

She grew up in New Jersey and years later while in college, she cut her teeth as a blues singer at a club in Atlantic City.

“They loved me, and the rest is history because I’ve been singing the Blues ever since,” Cohen said in the release.

She also worked as a table games dealer in the casino industry in Atlantic City. Cohen later moved to New Orleans seeking casino work but the casinos in the Big Easy were pale compared to the ones she left behind in Atlantic City.

Nurtured by the music and culture of New Orleans, her singing career took off, and for years, she entertained six nights a week in the Crescent City including the House of Blues.

In 2005, she lost her home in Hurricane Katrina and was forced to relocate to North Carolina to be closer to family. Misfortune struck

again in September 2016 when a fire destroyed herEast Spencer, NC, home. Gone were her collection of wigs, computer with her music, instruments and a room full of art and artifacts dedicated to New Orleans.

Thanks to the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a nonprofit that supports working Southern musicians, she was able to rebuild. The Foundation also was her savior after her Katrina saga.

The pandemic also took a toll. Her brother, who helped carry her equipment to her gigs, contracted the virus while he was a patient at a nursing home in North Carolina. Cohen visited the nursing home and played outside his window during the pandemic.

She was grateful to her audience and the Spady Museum staff for their support.

While the trauma she experienced is woven in her shows, there is no room for sadness at any of them. Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen is still committed to her art and to making her audience feel good.

POSITIVE LIVING By: Dr. Synesio Lyra

Are Your Complaints Justified?

Human nature frequently reacts when things don’t go the anticipated way. People often complain, both for right reasons and for wrong expectations.

Some complaints tend to cover up a person’s own inadequacy at a time when other solutions could and should have been sought and brought forth.

Other complaints may appear justifiable, on the surface, and have some validity if the complainer is being adversely affected by what is being complained about.

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and no palpable help while those situations persist.

The question “why” shall always be used by humans as long as the ages roll. And that is perfectly alright if, indeed, one is seeking an honest answer and solution.

Dr. Augusto Cury, a renown Brazilian psychiatrist and influential author, makes an interesting point when he comments: “We suffer all the time for things which have not yet happened.

More than 90% of the monsters we create shall never become real, but we are specialists in creating them.”

Most of the issues people complain about relate to the results of their personal, bad choices. Some may complain

about a physician who cannot heal them of something, when the same physician had consistently addressed some bad habits or vices that person should eradicate but didn’t. Others may complain about a situation which unfolded in their life, in spite of the fact they had been adequately forewarned of the consequences of certain actions of theirs, or lack of the same.

Complaints about varied situations may also be invalid, especially when circumstances tend to change. Yet, one can be pro-active in altering their course.

Still other complaints may lack validity for they relate to imagined conditions, even unreal occurrences in life, instead of tangible, concrete realities.

The badness of others, the cruel-

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ty of many, distortions and dishonesty adversely affecting a person, are among the justifiable complaints one may make, be that to a political representative, in a Court of law, or to others capable of improving conditions or seeking restitution on one’s behalf.

One should always be careful when complaining about anything. To be avoided are complaints about what all humanity shares from the beginning. Even adverse experiences may be the best teachers we get. Unless we can change the course of events, let us glad accept what comes our way and not be paralysed by whatever we cannot improve. Ultimately, God gladly hears our laments and can offer His remedy!

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The Secret To True Genius The Post-Pandemic World of Travel With the worst of the pandemic now in our rearview mirror, many of us are ready to pickup where we left off when our lives were put on hold.

With the summer months upon us, many of us are ready to travel on a long delayed vacation or take a trip to see relatives with whom we have had only virtual visits over the past 18 months.

Check with your carrier to determine what protocols are in place to ensure passenger safety. This may mean continued use of face coverings on flights as well as restricted access to snacks and beverages.

In addition to the changes necessitated by the pandemic, you should be aware of changes that have been long planned to make driver’s licenses and state identity cards more secure.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles began issuing modified Driver’s Licenses and ID cards incorporating updated and enhanced security features. The modifications included removal of the magnetic strip on the back of the license, the addition of a tactile security feature and changes to the data and data layout.

Palm Beach County has been issuing the new credentials since July 2019.

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has committed itself to ensuring Florida’s credential remains secure. The new credential design incorporates nearly double the fraud protection measures compared to the previous design, including redundant data, ultraviolet (UV) ink and optically variable features. The 2019 modifications included the addition of a tactile security feature.

Additionally, customers are encouraged to check their credential for the gold star in the upper right-hand corner of their credential to verify if they are REAL ID compliant.

If a customer does not see a gold star, they will need to go into a tax collector office to become REAL ID compliant.

For the list of what to documents to bring to become REAL ID compliant, visit flhsmv.gov/driver-licenses-id-cards/whatto-bring/ The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005. The Act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards and prohibits federal agencies from accepting for

official purposes licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet these standards.

These purposes are: Accessing federal facilities Boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft Entering nuclear power plants The enforcement date for the REAL ID was delayed to May 3, 2023 due to the pandemic.

However, after the enforcement date, federal agencies, including DHS and TSA, will only be authorized to accept state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards as identification for purposes of accessing federal facilities – including TSA airport security checkpoints – if the license or card was issued by a REAL ID compliant state in accordance with the REAL IDsecurity standards.

If your driver’s license does not have a gold star in the upper right hand corner you need tp make an appointment with the PBC Tax Collector’s office (our state driver’s licensing agency). Check the agency website to find out exactly what documentation is required to obtain a REAL ID. At a minimum, you will be required to provide documentation showing: Your Full Legal Name; Date of Birth; Social Security Number; Two Proofs of Address of Principal Residence; and Lawful Status.

May 2023 may seem a long ways off but waiting until the last moment to become REAL ID compliant could cause frustration especially if you need to access a federal facility or wish to board a regulated commercial aircraft.

In the meantime, enjoy your summer; stay safe (don’t forget to continue to be mindful of the virus and continue to take measures to stay healthy even if you have received your vaccination).

It’s been a pretty stressful 18 months as we have self-isolated and then slowly resumed our daily interaction with others.

The good news is we can resume group activities while being mindful of our health.

Our first responders, our healthcare professionals and front line workers deserve our gratitude for being there throughout this period. Don’t forget to say thank you.

One of my favorite television shows is “Scorpion.” In this series, a group of socially inept geniuses contract with the Department of Defense to solve potentially catastrophic problems. They are highly intelligent, even though their people skills often leave something to be desired. The fascinating aspect of every episode in the series is that all the geniuses have their own unique fields of expertise, but when they combine those skills, their synergy and the sum of their collective genius solves incredibly complex and challenging problems.

Unlike many TV shows, in which the concepts presented defy comprehension and require the viewers to “suspend their disbelief,” the underlying concept for “Scorpion,” in addition to being very entertaining, has much practical value for real life – especially the workplace.

We see this demonstrated every day in our business and professional settings.

Our organizations may have “star players,” highly talented individuals who stand out in terms of performance and productivity.

But even these people could not accomplish what they do without the skills and contributions of many other individuals.

Speaker and author Tim Sanders summarized this truth nicely at a conference that I attended when he said, “Genius is a team sport.”

There is an adage you might have heard, “You win with people.” It fits this idea of “genius,” whether in the workplace, on an athletic team, or even in a family. If you put the right people in the right places doing the right things, chances of success are much greater. You hardly ever see

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or hear someone espousing an individual working in total isolation, without assistance from anyone.

This concept is embraced in the Bible in a number of passages, including 1 Corinthians 12, which uses the metaphor of the human body to teach why collaboration as a team is important. The apostle Paul wrote, “If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts of the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be” (1 Corinthians 12:17-18).

It can be a trap to give full attention to top performers and neglect the indispensable contributions of people who work behind the scenes or do “grunt work” so that top executives, salespeople and other leaders can excel at what they do best.

One of the great principles from the Scriptures is found in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, which reminds us, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up.

But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!… Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

So the point is simple: If you want to maximize innovation in your organization, if you desire to create an environment where “true genius” is encouraged and has a chance to flourish, embrace and leverage the talents of others. As someone has wisely observed, “Not one of us is as smart as all of us combined.”

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CDC to recommend face masks for Hackers access data of thousands vaccinated people indoors on Florida’s unemployment benefits website

The Centers for Disease Control is expected to make an announcement later today recommending that vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.

Earlier this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the United States is “going in the wrong direction,” and is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant.

The nation’s top infectious diseases expert

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admitted that he himself is “very frustrated.”

“This is an issue predominantly among the unvaccinated, which is the reason why we’re out there, practically pleading with the unvaccinated people to go out and get vaccinated,” Fauci said to the AP. According to the AP, more than 163 million people, or 49% of the total U.S. population, are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data. Of those eligible for the vaccine, aged 12 and over, the figure rises to 57%.

By: Gillian Manning Between April 27 and July 16, hackers targeted 57,920 users on Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) website, known as CONNECT. The DEO was made aware of the incident on July 16, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Compromised accounts were locked and the DEO said it has notified potential victims of the data breach.

DEO spokesman Andrew Nixon said that those who initiated the attack may have accessed Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers, claims information “and other personal details, such as address, phone number, and date of birth.”

Nixon said the agency has also improved the PIN security controls; notified the Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Management Services, including the Division of State Technology, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; reported affected accounts to three U.S. credit reporting agencies; and purchased a years subscription of identity protection services for claimants affected by the hack.

The individuals behind that attack have yet to be identified.

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The hack took place during a period in which the DEO said that CONNECT was being monitored for fraudulent job filings and other illegal activities. The agency has been searching its system since early this year for potential ID thieves who have used stolen account information to file illegal claims for weekly benefits. The agency’s dashboard states that over 50,000 benefit claims have been flagged for “fraud detection.”

The DEO hired ID.me last spring, an identity verification company, in order to confirm the identities of agency clients when they access their CONNECT accounts. However, ID.me was not hired to protect against hackers.

Nixon said the DEO recommends that victims of the hacking “monitor their financial accounts, and if they see any unauthorized activity, they should promptly contact their financial institution.” They can also reach out to the three U.S. credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) to get a free credit report.

Individuals can get their reports by calling 1-877322-8228 or by logging onto www.annualcreditreport.com.

Those affected can also contact the Federal Trade Commission by calling 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338) or online at www. ftccomplaintassistant.gov/.

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Is Your Teen Ready to Try Contacts? What to Know (StatePoint) Did you know that nearly four out of five teens prefer contact lenses over glasses? With a new school year comes new routines and new responsibilities, making this a good time of year to make the switch. Here’s what to know about glasses, contacts and your teen’s eyes: • Get checked: Teens should have their vision checked before the school year begins whether they currently wear glasses or contacts or not. Correcting vision problems is a must for setting your child up for success at school, but glasses might not be your child’s first choice.

• Consider glasses grief: Many schools are continuing to enforce mask mandates or are recommending them. If your teen is masking up at school, they will likely experience foggy glasses. Plus, with homecoming right around the corner, your child might want the option of contact lenses for their next big photo op.

• Convenience: Daily disposable con-

tact lenses can be a good choice for young peop l e. B e c a u s e your teen will have a new pair of contact lenses each day, he or she won’t have to worry about cleaning and storing them.

• Know that moisture matters: Between texting with friends, scrolling through social media binge watching shows, gaming and school work, teens are online more than ever. All this increased digital device usage can contribute to a reduced blink rate that can lead to lens dryness.

Even with a return to in-person learning this year, you can expect teens to be doing a lot of work on electronic devices. In fact,

technology usage for students has increased more than 60% over the past year. With this in mind, it’s a good idea to opt for daily disposables that maintain moisture.

• Comfort is king: A contact lens that can provide your teen with all day comfort can help them keep up with a busy day of school, homework and after school activities.

• Next steps: Ask your doctor if your teen is a good candidate for contact lenses, and take time to consider whether they are responsible in other areas of their life.

If your teen is ready for contact lenses, select an option that’s great for first-

time wearers, such as Biotrue ONEday daily disposables. Easy to insert and remove, and comfortable for all day wear, these lenses were created by the eye care experts at Bausch + Lomb and are designed to maintain their moisture for up to 16 hours, based on a laboratory study, and provide clear, comfortable vision throughout the day. Offering the first and only contact lens recycling program in the United States, they’re also a good choice for eco-conscious teens and families. To participate, just have your teen save their used lenses and blister packs and take them to a ONE by ONE participating eye doctor to be recycled. To learn more, visit https://www.biotrueonedaylenses.com/getting-started.

For many teens, contacts are a natural choice, whether they’re gaming with friends or scoring goals, daily disposables can keep up with your teen’s lifestyle. This back-toschool season, consider making the switch.

How to Have an Affordable and Easy Back-to-School Season (StatePoint) As your family gets ready for a new academic year, you may be wondering how to spend less on back-to-school season essentials.

The team at Dollar General is sharing some tips and savings opportunities to easily and affordably help get everyone prepared.

Check School Supplies Consider checking school supplies off your list in the weeks ahead to help avoid any last-minute stress. Whether starting fresh or filling in the gaps from the previous school year’s supply, you can find binders, folders, pens, pencils, paper, crayons, scissors and other items at affordable prices at more than 17,000 Dollar General stores across the country. With convenient locations and buy-online-pickup-in-store options through the DG smartphone app, it can be easy to make a quick trip and stock up. Digital coupons offer additional ways to save on everyday low prices. Through September 6, 2021, special offers this year include a 30% off teacher appreciation coupon, which is available for qualifying customers and can be used up to four times, as well as a one-time $2 off $10 qualifying Plus

school supply purchases.

Further Savings Switching to private brands can allow you to shop the items you need at lower prices, helping you save money to go toward the items you want. From snack items for the lunch box to essential school supplies, private brands can be found in a wide variety of categories and often come with a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. During your next shopping trip, consider ways to switch to private brands and save.

Quick Weekday Meals The new school year also brings the start of nightly homework and extracurricular activities, which can make juggling schedules feel like a balancing act. When it comes to meal planning, be prepared to make nutritious, tasty and simple meals. The DG Easy Meals site is a good place for inspiration.

Its “Better for You” recipes created in partnership with a nutritionist showcase healthier breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner ideas.

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Lynn alumna creates scholarship to help homeless students Passing him on the pristine Lynn University campus, where it is easy to feel at ease and youthfully optimistic in the Florida sunshine, you would never guess 22-year-old Jack could be a homeless student. It was hard even for him to believe.

“I did not really think I was homeless,” he said. “But then, at a certain point I had to say it.

I was actually homeless. Everything I had was in my car.”

Earlier, Jack was on track with his studies and living offcampus with his sister and a roommate when tragedy struck.

His apartment burned down, leaving him with no savings and nowhere to go.

“I stayed in a hotel. I stayed with a couple of friends for a couple of weeks,” Jack said. “I just floated around.”

After meeting Jack—a pseudonym—and a handful of other Lynn students through research for her dissertation, Emmanuella Sainthilaire ‘19 felt moved to transform her academic study about hunger and homelessness among college students into an accessible social action plan. She created the Education is the Key Scholarship. It is now an active program that assists Lynn students experiencing food and shelter insecurity.

“Once I started the interview process with these students, it hit me,” Sainthilaire said. “Research is one thing, but hearing the stories of their struggles firsthand, I couldn’t ignore this invisible population. Like many people, I just assumed that because Lynn is a private school in

Boca, if you’re a student there, you couldn’t possibly be experiencing homelessness and hunger.

But this problem exists everywhere.”

Students walking on campus According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, 27,487 people in Florida experienced homelessness on any given day in 2020. Of those, 1,331 were young adults aged 18–24. Nationwide, 36% of American college students consider themselves housing insecure, with 9% identifying as homeless. Among them was 19-year-old Chelsi, a Lynn student who called her residence hall home during the school year but struggled to find shelter during academic breaks.

“I have been trying to figure out where I am going to stay for summers,” said Chelsi (a pseudonym). “Summer is the hardest because it is a three-month period. Thank goodness I have good friends I can stay with for winter break because winter is just two weeks. I lucked out, so I didn’t have to stay on a bench outside or anything.”

Sainthilaire believes luck should have no role in making sure students like Chelsi and Jack remain in school, housed and fed. The Education is the Key Scholarship is a flexible, dispersed-as-needed fund for students who find themselves missing meals and needing a place to lay their head at night.

“All of the students I interviewed work.

And they all receive financial aid and scholarships for tuition,” Sainthilaire said. “This isn’t about mismanagement of their money. Aid only

covers what they need on campus. There is no additional money for unforeseen circumstances or, like Chelsi, for spring or winter break.”

Larger Florida schools provide a free food pantry and a fully staffed department to help address shelter and food insecurity. Lynn’s homeless and hungry students are on a smaller campus that can provide personalized and discreet solutions.

“Perhaps as the scholarship grows, we can create a food pantry or develop more resources to help these students find long-term housing,” said Sainthilaire, now a program manager at Miami-Dade College. “But for now, we’re focusing on the hunger issue by dispersing funds through students’ meal cards.”

The scholarship is a collaborative effort of key individuals on campus: annual giving staff, financial aid and academic advisors, student affairs personnel, faculty, dining hall managers, and the education and counseling departments, whose undergraduates helped Sainthilaire develop the concept. Aware of the stigma associated with hunger and homelessness, any of them may tactfully identify students in need, then provide them with a scholarship-funded meal card, no questions asked, no waiting for approval—and absolutely no shame.

Jennifer Lesh, associate professor in the College of Education, was Sainthilaire’s professor and evaluated her dissertation. Lesh wasn’t surprised that Sainthilaire’s study of student hunger and homelessness evolved into a sustainable social impact project, sincere in its concern for each student’s dignity and success.

“We take for granted the power we have as individuals to change someone’s life,” Saint-

hilaire said. “Anybody at any time can become food insecure or shelter insecure—the pandemic has taught us that. Just a little extra can help a student make it through.”

A National Institutes of Health study from February 2021 found that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in nearly 60% of U.S. college students becoming less food secure. A well-documented negative correlation exists between food insecurity and academic performance, affecting student grade point average, attendance and graduation rates.

As is true of homeless and hungry students across the country, Sainthilaire’s research participants come from diverse backgrounds.

Some aged out of the foster system, some from abusive homes and others from supportive but low-income single-parent households.

Still, she identified commonalities in their experiences and their determination to overcome all obstacles.

“They have so much perseverance,” she said. “Their whole goal is to put themselves in a better circumstance, to get out of homelessness, to find a good job to provide for themselves and their families so they’re never worried about their next meal. What motivates them is earning their degree. That’s the light at the end of the tunnel.”

That certainly was true for Jack.

“I was like, well, if you do not graduate, you are not going to be able to do better than you are doing now,” he said. “Stuff happens, but I’m still okay. I had professors who helped me out, and so I was able to get it done.”

Of the 10 students in Sainthilaire’s study, nine have graduated, Jack among them.

Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida to present Twelfth Night The Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida will present their production of Twelfth Night for two performances only – at the Mizner Park Cultural Center in Boca Raton on August 14th, and at the Delray Beach Playhouse on August 15th.

One of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays, Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy of love and ambition, and centers on twins Viola and Sebastian. Separated in a shipwreck, each believes the other has been lost. Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario, and the now identical sister and brother separately seek their fortunes in the seacoast country of Illyria. Viola/Cesario unwittingly captures the heart of the wealthy countess Olivia and romantic and comedic complications ensue.

The play is believed to have been written between 1601 and 1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season, and features several of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters, including Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, the fool Feste, and Malvolio the pompous steward of Countess Olivia’s household.

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Founded by noted South Florida Actor/Director/Producer Peter Galman, the Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida’s mission is to cultivate an appreciation of Shakespeare among new audiences through the employment of professional actors trained to give the most authentic performance culled from the cues and clues found in the 1623 First Folio. The company has performed the Bard’s plays and conducted workshops in multiple venues and schools throughout the state.

Galman has assembled an impressive cast for this production, including Sara Elizabeth Grant as Viola, Seth Trucks as Malvolio, Johnbarry Green as Sir Toby Belch, Michael Font as Feste, and Laurie Tanner as Maria. Galman will take on the role Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

General Admission tickets for Twelfth Night are available online and are Free.

There are also VIP tickets available for each performance. For more information about the Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida please visit https://shakestroupe.org or contact Peter W. Galman at anon@shakestroupe.org / 718-813-7383 or Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com / 561-445-9244. www.bocaratontribune.com

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2021 Lynn graduate creates endowed scholarship Graduating from Lynn University is the result of hard work and grit. For Phillip Gursahaney ‘21, it was also a defining moment that marked a new beginning personally and professionally.

Gursahaney began his academic career at an Alabama university where he majored in general business. At first, he enjoyed the sizable student body that filled oversized classrooms. Then he began losing focus and lacking the determination to keep going.

“I needed a more intimate place to learn,” he said. “My sweet spot is 15–25 students in a classroom, where the professor knows my name.”

Gursahaney left that university and enrolled as a hospitality major at Lynn, although he did not fully know what he wanted to study.

A short while later, he again wasn’t connecting with the class material and started failing his courses.

“I had a lot of academic troubles,” Gursahaney said. “I knew something needed to change.”

He sought tutoring services, which helped him build better habits, and he visited the Academic Advising office to discuss his future at Lynn.

“When I sat down with an advisor and began explaining my interests, she said, ‘Sweetheart, you are in the wrong major,’” Gursahaney said. “Without a blink of an eye, she signed me up for the B.S. in entrepreneurship program.”

Gursahaney was immediately captivated

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by the entrepreneurship coursework and his professors. He began incorporating the topics he studied into his daily life and visualized how they might shape his future career. By graduation, Gursahaney had transitioned himself off academic probation and onto the Dean’s List.

He credits his success to Lynn’s advisors, professors and the program’s design.

In May 2021, he took part in Lynn’s virtual commencement, where he gave thanks to his supportive family.

“When I thought about finally graduating, I cared most about finishing strong and making the people who helped me along the way

proud,” Gursahaney said. “We all knew that Lynn was my saving grace.”

His accomplishment inspired his family foundation, the Gursahaney Family Foundation, to help another entrepreneurship student succeed.

The Gursahaney family pledges to give $10,000 for five years to establish the Gursahaney Family Endowed Scholarship in Entrepreneurship. Once funded, Lynn’s Office of Student Financial Services will award the endowment’s scholarship annually to a deserving entrepreneurship student who would otherwise not be able to attend college.

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“Nothing would bring me more joy than to see someone use this scholarship and to even meet them one day,” Gursahaney said.

“I want to help create a better future for a person in need.”

One month after graduation, Gursahaney landed a position as a regional account manager for a local Florida business. He’s inspired to stay involved with his family’s foundation and contribute when he can.

“I know that not everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the causes they love,” he said. “But if you’re thinking about it, do it. If you can, why not.”

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New medical center is approved in west Delray Beach By: Lauren Do Nascimento A Palm Beach County meeting approved a new medical center for Delray Beach. As reported by WPTV, it will be the first of its kind in the area. But there have been some who oppose the project and have safety concerns.

Palm Beach County commissioners have approved the zone to be the South Florida Spine and Orthopedic Institute.

“We really think this will transform medicine,” says Dr. Robert Norton, an orthopedic spine surgeon.

The meeting held on July 22 gained the support of local doctors. However, some

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opposition also arose. “Our residents do not want this,” says Lori Venikoor, a resident. “Delray already has a hospital on the ag reserve.”

Louis Tumminia, president of the medical staff, also voiced his safety concerns.

Tumminia worries over the complications that can happen during neurological or spinal surgeries. “How will they be able to deal with these complications,” says Tumminia.

County commissioners state that the zone was approved because they are not responsible for deciding if there is a need for a hospital in the community. They also state that the new institute met all the requirements from the county.

Turtles are nesting away for the season at Gumbo Limbo By: Kathryn Hubbard Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is actively marking sea turtle nests across beaches in Boca Raton from now until October.

Sea turtle nesting season begins March 1 and lasts until Oct 31. Each morning for six months, turtle conservationists will check the beaches for potential tracks. Once a nest is located, it is marked off so that civilians or other animals will not harm them.

“We have marine specialists out every morning from dawn until around 9 a.m.,” says David Anderson, head of marine conservation. “We then log the information about the nests in our iPads and track when the nests will hatch.”

Two months after the nest is laid, the eggs will hatch. Hatching typically happens at night and the sea turtles will follow the moonlight into the ocean. A few days later, marine specialists will excavate the nests.

So far this year, over 700 nests have been laid across the beaches. However, this year’s number is lower than the previous year.

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recorded nests every year,” says Anderson.

“It has nothing to do with hurricane season or even the amount of people on the beach. It really just depends on the year.”

Last year, 901 nests were laid and 2019 was a record year with over 1,300 nests.

Even though nesting season is well underway, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center expects more nests to be laid and hatched throughout the rest of the season.

“The leatherback turtles typically start laying in March and April,” says Anderson. “Most of our turtles that lay eggs are loggerheads and the rest are green turtles.”

So far this season 21 leatherbacks, 608 loggerheads, and 116 green turtles have laid eggs. More nests are expected to be detected throughout the remainder of the season.

“If you happen to see a sea turtle nesting, do not approach them and make sure to distance yourself from the turtle,” says Anderson. “Continue to watch and then call the nature center so that we can mark the nest.”

With three months left of nesting season, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center can expect more hatchlings to make their way into the ocean.

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Palm Beach Outlets Hosts Backto-School Supplies Drive for Connections Education Center Palm Beach Outlets will host a Backto-School Supplies Drive from Thursday, August 5 through Saturday, August 7, 2021, for Connections Education Center and the Connections High School & Vocational Program.

Items of need include backpacks, lunch boxes, crayons, markers, pencils, glue sticks, art supplies, copy paper reams and wipes, among other school supplies.

Donations can be dropped off between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day in the Food Pavilion at Palm Beach Outlets. For more information, visit PalmBeachOutlets.com.

Connections is a nonprofit education facility that provides quality programs for students ages 3-22 who are on the Autism Spectrum or have related disabilities.

The Connections Adult Program (C.A.P.) is a dynamic and innovative program for Special Needs Adults over the age of 22.

Connections also has a pioneering Health, Wellness and Aquatics Program that addresses the unique fitness needs of their student population. For more infor mation, visit ConnectedPB.com. “ P a l m Beach Outlets is pleased to host this important school supplies donation drive for Connections, a wonderful local organization dedicated to the needs of students with autism and related disabilities. These supplies will help students start the school year off with the tools they need for success,” says Trina Holmsted, Marketing Director of Palm Beach Outlets.

Achievement Centers for Children & Families Receives Grant from Power Financial Credit Union Power Financial Credit Union (PFCU), one of South Florida’s largest credit unions, in celebration of its 70th anniversary, has provided a grant to Achievement Centers for Children & Families for $7,070.

“The generous grant will help us provide services to the Delray Beach children and families that rely on our services,” said Jessica Hall, Director of the Achievement Centers for Children & Families Foundation. “We are so grateful to Power Financial Credit Union for this needed support.”

To commemorate its anniversary, PFCU is giving back to the members and community that have supported it since 1951, with donations of $7,070 each to seven South Florida charitable organizations. The charities that will split nearly $50,000 include: The Advocacy Network on Disabilities, Jason Taylor Foundation, Take Stock in Children, Save LGBTQ, Shifting Gears United, Achievement Centers for Children and Families and LifeNet4Families.

“It has been our unwavering commitment to our members and our community, through good times and bad, that has

allowed us to thrive for the last 70 years,” commented Allan Prindle, President and CEO. “We have been fortunate to earn the trust and support of our members and the entire South Florida community. We wanted to show our appreciation as we celebrate this significant milestone by donating to some very worthy charitable causes.”

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Ten Families To Receive $100 Publix Gift Cards Monthly For One Year Ten local families in need will receive $100 Publix gift cards each month for the next year from Boca Helping Hands, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

The families were selected from a cross-section of the organization’s programs and various locations within the Boca Helping Hands service area. Four of the candidates are participants in the BHH Job Training Program. Another four pick-up pantry bags or hot meals at BHH’s Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and Lantana/Lake Worth food distribution locations. Finally, two candidates are clients in BHH’s Resource Center who were seeking emergency financial assistance for childcare expenses or overdue rent/utility bills. All these families were chosen because, in addition to the specific need for which they sought BHH’s support, they were also battling other ongoing issues with food insecurity, joblessness, or caregiving for other family members. The anonymous donor wanted to specifically help families like these who are facing hardships on several fronts. “We are always grateful for and inspired by partners like our anonymous donor who find their own way to make a big difference in

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the lives of our clients,” said Greg Hazle, Boca Helping Hands Executive Director. “For each of these families, a $100 gift card each month for the next year will quite likely be a determining factor in their ability to afford other basic needs.”

One of the recipients of the gift cards, Victor Bembry, a BHH Commercial Driving student, said, “It’s eye-opening to know that there are people out there who don’t even want you to know who they are. They want to donate to someone to help the next person. That’s a blessing.”

Boca Helping Hands’ Director of Program Trina Chin Cheong, who presented some recipients with their gift cards, could see the immediate impact they had “Some aim to pay it forward, and others are determined to finish their training programs stronger than before. One Job Training student had tears in his eyes as he took a step back from receiving his gift card and said, ‘You guys have helped me so much already. What have I done to deserve more?’”

“It’s worth remembering: Even small acts of kindness can make a difference,” Chin Cheong said. “We see it every day.”

FAU Career Center’s Brian Montalvo Named Outstanding Career Practitioner By: Brittany Sylvestri Brian Montalvo, senior director of FAU’s Career Center, has been awarded the Outstanding Career Practitioner, 2021, by the National Career Development Association. This national honor was established to recognize outstanding performance and best practices in the day-to-day services provided by career counselors/advisors and career services providers across higher education, K-12, private practice and/or consulting, business/industry, government, or nonprofit/community organization settings.

Montalvo has been with FAU’s Career Center for 15 years and has been instrumental in various career development programs and platforms intended to benefit students, faculty, staff, employer partners and the community. He has led the evaluation, development and implementation of several high-impact programs, with lo-

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cal, national and international recognition for his work.

“I am deeply humbled by this recognition but attribute this honor to the talented team of professionals at the FAU Career Center, the thousands of students we work with each year, and to the mentors I have experienced over my career,” said Montalvo. “I am excited about the ‘future of work’ and look forward to contributing to and advancing the career development profession and helping to support students and the community in building toward successful futures.”

Montalvo recently received South Florida Business & Wealth Magazine’s 2020 Up & Comer Award in the education sector. The Up and Comer Awards were created to honor professionals who have achieved excellence in their careers, are committed to their community, and demonstrated leadership.

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SPORTS Panther Athletes & Teams Receive NJCAA Academic Honors The NJCAA announced Academic Teams of the Year and All-Academic Teams in a release on Thursday, July 15.

PBSC had 3 teams; Baseball, Women’s Basketball, & Volleyball; that qualified for Academic Team of the Year recognition. Each team maintained a 3.0 GPA for the duration of the 2020-2021 school year and were submitted to the NJCAA office for recognition due to this outstanding achievement.

Volleyball led the department with a 3.26 GPA -- Women’s Basketball finished 2nd with a GPA of 3.10 and Baseball finished with a 3.01 GPA. In addition, 13 athletes were named to the NJCAA All-Academic Teams by maintaining a 3.6 GPA or above for the 20202021 school year. Each PBSC sport team had at least one representative one this list,

which is quite a feat.

Kelsie Walker and Kaitlyn Auger of the Volleyball team qualified for the All-Academic 1st Team by maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA. Henry Iglesias, Billy Poure, JD Johnstone, Dylan East, David Begic, and Una Steinharde qualified for the All-Academic 2nd team, which required a GPA of 3.80-3.99.

V e n d e la af Malmborg, Jazmine Sustaita, Jarrett Bickel, Katie Gonzalez, and Anthony Martens qualified for the All-Academic 3rd Team, which required a GPA of 3.60-3.79.

Baseball led the department with 6 players nominated to the All-Academic teams. Volleyball had 4 representatives, Women’s Basketball had 2 representatives, and Men’s Basketball had one representative.

Busby Named CoSIDA AllAmerican Palm Beach Atlantic softball’s Abbey Busby was named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Wednesday. Busby was placed on a third team by CoSIDA. Busby’s award makes it 10 total CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in PBA history. She is the third Sailfish softball player to earn the honor, joining Amber Johnson and Magnolia West. The senior pitcher ended her last semester at PBA with a 4.0 GPA in the spring.

She graduated in May of 2021 with a degree in exercise science.

Busby also excelled on the field, pitching

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one of the greatest seasons in PBA softball history in 2021. She earned All-American and All-Region status from the NFCA and D2CCA after finishing the season with the lowest ERA in the country (0.42) in 115.2 innings pitched. She also became the first SSC Pitcher of the Year in Sailfish history. She goes down as one of the most dominant pitchers in PBA the records, finishing with the lowest career ERA in program history (1.28).

The Sailfish finished with a 17-12 record with a 13-9 mark in the SSC this season. PBA was ranked in the NCAA South Region for the first time since 2018.

2021 FAU Women’s Soccer Schedule Revealed

The 2021 campaign for Florida Atlantic University women’s soccer kicks off in less than a month’s time, with nine home matches on the docket, as well as the program hosting the Conference USA Championship in November.

For head coach Patrick Baker’s ninth season, the Owls return all 11 starters, 96% of all minutes played, and 100% goal production and in-goal minutes from the 2020 slate that was pushed back to this past spring. That includes super seniors Miracle Porter and Sammy Vitols, back for a fifth season after both being named All-CUSA and All-Region, alongside fellow dual league and region honorees Gi Krstec and Amanda Martin.

After two road exhibitions, Opening Night will take place on Thursday, Aug. 19, as the Owls host Oakland at 7 p.m. on Howard Schnellenberger Field inside FAU Stadium. After a trip to Coral Gables three days later to play Miami, three consecutive home matches are next: Loyola (Friday, Aug. 27), Murray State (Friday, Sept.

3) and SMU (Sunday, Sept. 5), all at FAU Soccer Stadium.

“We are excited about the opportunities to play a full fall schedule again and look forward to the upcoming 2021 season,” said Baker. “Our team will face a number of quality teams in the non-conference and C-USA seasons. We have another challenging non-conference slate starting with Oakland and the University of Miami on opening weekend. Three home games follow as we host Loyola (IL), Murray State and Southern Meth-

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odist University in the FAU Soccer Stadium. Two key in-state opponents wrap up the non-conference schedule as we travel to nationally ranked USF and then return home to host FGCU. It’s a very demanding non-conference schedule and it will prepare us well for the C-USA regular season.”

As Baker alluded to, the non-conference portion of the schedule wraps up with two matches, at USF (Sept. 9) and hosting FGCU (Sept. 12). C-USA regular season play will be made up of eight tilts, bookended at home against North Texas on Sept.

16 and Old Dominion on Oct. 28, with the latter being the team’s annual Senior Night.

“The C-USA season will again be challenging and we have to do some serious work on the road early, with two of the first three games being on the road at Florida International and Charlotte,” Baker added. “Our two remaining away C-USA weekends are at UTEP and Western Kentucky, where there could be a lot on the line at that time of year. With only eight games in the conference schedule, points again will be at a premium. Our home schedule kicks off with perennial power North Texas, followed by Middle Tennessee and Marshall, and Old Dominion on the last night before the C-USA Tournament.”

The 2021 C-USA Championship will take place over the course of six days at FAU Soccer Stadium, beginning on Monday, Nov. 1, and continuing every two days after. Quarterfinals are scheduled for Wednesday, semis on Friday, and the title match will be held on Sunday, Nov. 7.

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Former Lynn golfer Maha Hayball Earns National Watch List Haddioui will represent Morocco Recognition in Tokyo Olympics Former Lynn University golfer, Maha Haddioui ‘10, has qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. This marks Haddioui’s second appearance in the Summer Olympics. She previously represented Morocco in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.

A member of the Fighting Knights from 2006-10, Haddioui was recognized throughout her career as a four-time WGCA All-American Scholar, a WG C A F i r s t Team All-American, the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year for the 07-08 season and a two-time All-SSC Tournament qualifier.

“I am very proud of Maha’s career as a professional golfer,” said Head Coach Mar-

celo Huarte. “Although I did not have the chance to coach her, I know she is a great example of Lynn golf ’s global tradition of excellence.”

When Haddioui graduated from Lynn in 2010, her 76.86 career stroke average over 102 rounds played was the lowest in school history. She also held the record for lowest single season stroke average until 201314, recording an average of 75.39 in 2007-2008.

She was the top player in NCAA Division II in the 2007-08 season and recorded 22 top 10 finishes across her four years with the Fighting Knights.

Haddioui will begin her Olympic run when she tees off on August 4 at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

Florida Atlantic University football’s Matt Hayball was named on Wednesday as part of the preseason Ray Guy Award watch list, given to the top collegiate punter in the nation. It is Hayball’s second straight year receiving this preseason national recognition by the Augusta Sports Council.

Hayball has been the Owls’ starting punter for the last two seasons, and enters the fall with a career 43.7 punting average – the second highest in school history. He boomed 11 punts of 50 or more yards a season ago, and has totaled 48 fair catches

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