The life of Ralph Hogges, Ed.D., professor of education at the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, reads like a tale from a storybook.
Month: November 2010
News Briefs
Suicide Prevention Walk The second annual “Out of the Darkness” suicide prevention walk will take place on Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. To find out more, register, or donate log on to www.outofthedarkness.org or call (954) 262-7482. Study international affairs The Office of Career Development will host an information session on Nov. 17 at 6 […]
Women’s soccer season ends with semi-final loss
The women’s soccer team ended its season on Nov. 5 with a 2-0 loss to the University of Tampa in the semi-finals of the Sunshine State Conference tournament.
Site of the week: Tumblr.com
Remember when Xanga and Livejournal were the blogger’s dream? Then MySpace and Face-book took over the World Wide Web and blogging became a thing of the past — until now.
Miniskirts don’t equal mini-whores
Last month, conservative mayor of the Italian town Castellammare di Stabia, Luigi Bobbio, passed a law that made miniskirts and other “provocative outfits” illegal. And no, he didn’t go into detail about the latter. For all I know, my shirt that proclaims, “talk nerdy to me” could get me fined.
On the Scene: Why do you think President Obama has lost popularity among college students?
In October, an Associated Press poll reported that 44 percent of college students approve of President Barack Obama’s on-the-job performance. This is a 16 percent drop from a poll taken in May 2009. We asked NSU students: Why do you think President Obama has lost popularity among college students?
On the Bench: Thanksgiving: Good food, good family, good sports
Thanksgiving is the holiday where we give thanks for all the things that we are grateful for, like living in a free country, having clean clothes, food and good sports.
Students get the bottom line from Chancellor Ferrero
Last Wednesday, nearly 200 students gathered in the Don Taft University Center pit for the second annual Student Town Hall Meeting with Chancellor Ray Ferrero Jr.
Diary of… A student with multiple sclerosis
Monica Herrera is a senior majoring in communication studies, dance and theatre. She is a member of the Nova Dance Society and appeared in “Ruthless: the Musical,” “Dress Code: Respond If You Please,” “Sure Thing,” “Gypsy: the Musical” and “Dead Man Walking.” She also does technical work in NSU productions and studied at the New World School of Arts and the STAR Academy of Performing Arts at Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School.
NSU professor discovers cause for heart failure
Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacy, discovered that a protein contributes to heart failure. He started the research at Thomas Jefferson University in early 2008 and completed it at NSU.