THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 88 ISSUE 2
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY September 27, 2022
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935 NEWS
Hofstra raises student employee minimum wage
they be paid at least Nassau County minimum wage. Although students welcome the increase in pay, they have yet to be paid the county minimum wage – $15 an hour. According to President Susan Poser, about 50% of students Photo courtesy of Kenny Eliason Hofstra Human Resources announced that the will be making $15 student employee minimum wage would be an hour and 75% of raised to $12 an hour. students will see an By Madeline Armstrong increase in their pay. NEW S E D I TO R “Right now, this is what we’re An email sent out by Human willing to do,” she said. Resources to all Hofstra student A study delving into the budemployees on Thursday, Sept. 8, gets used for student employinformed them that the student ees was conducted by Denise employee minimum wage would Cunningham, director of Human be increased from $8.25 an hour Resources. In the study, it was to $12 an hour. found that a significant portion This announcement comes af- of the budget and a number of ter years of students requesting federal work studies were not
being utilized. “The pandemic changed how we work. Some of those changes – increased digitization, for example – have become permanent,” Cunningham said. “As a result, there is less need for some jobs, such as delivering paper documents, as more work moves online.” Additionally, some Resident Safety Representative (RSR) booths will no longer be staffed at all times. According to Poser, “there doesn’t seem to be a need.” Only one booth will be staffed in Colonial Square as opposed to the usual three and the graduate hall RSR booth will slowly be phased out during this semester. Ryder Lazo, a senior history and German major and Chloe Leatherman, a senior
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A&E
Darling, what the hell is going on? 23. “Don’t Worry Darling” is proving that it’s unable to stand up to the hype that was created before it even hit the big screen, and critics are saying it is just not worth the watch. Photo courtesy of Variety The first scene Florence Pugh and Harry Styles have both had takes the audience roles in Marvel movies. into a small, intimate dinner party By Taylor Nicioli with the main characters. The STAFF WR I T E R character and world-building follows this theme of intimacy What seems to be the most throughout, and even feels boranticipated and talked about derline intrusive, which can be movie of the year finally came a good or bad thing depending out in theaters last Friday, Sept.
on the viewer. This is especially seen with the two sex scenes that take place early-on and were actually notably uncomfortable to watch. Once the viewer begins to get an idea of where they are, which appears to be a somehow modern version of a 1950s suburbia, things begin to take off and make viewers question exactly what the hell is going on. There were scenes of topless women and empty eggshells; if the viewers weren’t watching with an extremely careful, analytical eye, too much crucial information would be missed, which could explain the poor ratings.
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Hofstra changes COVID-19 isolation policy
Ahjané Forbes / The Hofstra Chronicle In light of the new isolation policy, students stated that they were uninformed of the changes and believe that the new policy is unsafe.
By Megan Naftali N EWS ED ITO R
Hofstra University residential students have expressed concerns after a new isolation policy was put into effect on Monday, Sept. 12, when signs were placed on bathroom doors in the towers without prior notice. “Students who are isolating in their single room may use the bathrooms for unmasked activity (showering, brushing teeth, face washing, etc.),” the signs read, specifying that students in isolation could only use the bathroom without a mask for those activities during five half-hour windows throughout the day. The new policy was implemented after feedback was given to Student Health Services (SHS) and the Office of Residence Life from students who previously resided in isolation housing, according to Jessica Eads, the vice president for Student Enrollment, Engagement and Success. “The students felt alone [because] they were isolating. It was something we knew we had
to think about when we started coming back this year, to try to help students feel a little bit more like they’re at home when they’re isolating,” Eads said. “The world is changing, and we lean toward our medical experts to really help us out, that’s Northwell Health and SHS, to help us out in terms of staying on top of what’s happening in the changing CDC guidelines.” Some students living in the towers believe that even though the university was taking feedback from students who were previously in isolation housing, they should have also considered feedback from students currently residing in the towers. “I feel that the new policy is extremely unsafe. They also just didn’t communicate or ask students how we would feel,” said Carlos Silva, a senior journalism major with a sports concentration. “Sometimes I think the school just chooses to do things without actually thinking about the people they are affecting.” Over the summer, the university looked at isolation policies
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