Thanksgiving is a time for a break from school, lots of food, and time spent with family. But for a college student, going home for the holiday is not always as easy as pumpkin pie. Some students have to spend the pilgrim holiday on campus hanging out with friends, studying and eating on campus. Here are some non-traditional ways to make the most out of your college-style Thanksgiving.
Month: November 2010
Hollywood dims lights for sea turtles
The City of Hollywood voted in favor of an ordinance that will help sea turtles walk away from the light.
Diary of… A first-generation college student
Tilly Maame Afua Owusuwaa is a junior business administration major. Her interests include history and reading about different cultures and their similarities. She enjoys extra-curricular activities, listening to music, singing and dancing. Her philosophy is to keep a clean and pure heart and to ask God for a renewed mind every day. She plans to become part of Ablaze, the Nova International Student Association and Raw Xplosure Modeling Troupe.
“Dance Works”…in progress NSU Dance Ensemble showcases talent
Art tells a story, and the NSU Dance Ensemble told six of them at “Dance Works” on Nov. 5 at the Performance Theatre in the Don Taft University Center.
Step your music game up
If you’re still listening to Ace of Base, Steve Winwood, or Shania Twain, then your music library needs a drastic renovation. It’s 2010. It’s time to get with the times. Despite a lot of the garbage bombarding radio airwaves, there is good music out there. Here, in no particular order, is a little list of five artists whose albums should be downloaded to your iPod immediately.
“Due Date” is funny and fatty
“Dad… You were like a father to me.”
Obama doesn’t own the dictionary
It seems that a lot of people relate certain words with the president ― like “change.”
When dating rules get tricky, decide with your heart
Love is tricky. There are no rules. There is only your heart and your head. I say choose your heart.
Students fly like Harry Potter
The fictional game of Quidditch from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has come to life in the “muggle world” as students re-create the game on college campuses.
“Megamind” means megafun
Moviegoers tend to go for the classic good-over-evil when it comes to superhero films. That’s how we like it. The hero saves the world. The bad guy gets punished. We go home happy. But “Megamind” changes all that.