When it comes to the holidays, there are three things you can’t go without: family, friends and good food.
Year: 2010
Holiday shopping stimulates the economy
This year’s Black Friday weekend was money green. According to the National Retail Federation, costumers spent more this year than last year.
Students work to increase school spirit
NSU may not have football team, but for the members of Finatics, a student organization formed to promote school spirit on campus, there is still a lot to cheer about. Finatics became an official student organization in August. Their goal is to develop Shark pride through several initiatives, including creating a fight song and game chants.
A beautiful mind: Kanye’s latest album ventures into the mind of a musical genius
He titled it “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” I concur. Kanye’s latest album is just as he describes it — beautiful, dark, twisted, and a fantastic fantasy that pushes us past the limit of what we know to be music. Love or hate him. There is no one even close to being on his level of creativity. Denying that is simply foolish.
Site of the Week: LetSimonDecide.com
Should you buy Fable III or Call of Duty: Black Ops? Should you go to graduate school or take a year off? Maybe, you’re just wondering whether you should have a PB&J sandwich or cereal for lunch. No matter what the decision is, LetSimonDecide.com can help you make it.
On the Bench: What is hockey?
Baseball is America’s pastime. Football is America’s sport. And hockey… do you even know what hockey is?
Faculty Spotlight: Charles Messing
Marine biology professor Charles Messing’s bookshelf in his office in the Parker Building doesn’t have any books. It is filled with dinosaurs — from triceratops to diplodocuses.
Diary of… A visually-impaired student
Rina Diep is a junior psychology and business administration major with a minor in human resource management. She is a member of Delta Phi Epsilon and Ablaze. Diep enjoys traveling and experiencing new things. She loves listening to smooth jazz and hip-hop and visiting beaches, art galleries and amusement parks. Her favorite quote is by Antoine de Saint-Exupery: “What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.”
News Briefs
Center for Psychological Studies sponsors art Sheila Elias’ paintings, photographs and sculptures are on display at the “Expressions of the Creative Soul: Art and Psychology” exhibit in the second floor gallery of the Alvin Sherman Library. The exhibit runs through Jan. 28. It is free and open to everyone during regular library hours. Go to […]
When Are We Going To Say “Enough Is Enough” To Child Predators?
In September, Facebook finally shut down the biggest pedophile advocacy group in the world. It was called the North American Man Boy Love Association, which allowed pedophiles around the globe to communicate with each other. Topics ranged from sharing ways on how to hone their predatory skills in hunting children, to tips in which to identify potential victims, and exchanging child pornography.