Anyone can be a hero. A hero can be a parent, teacher, athlete or movie star. It just has to be someone we admire and inspires us to be the best we can be. Who is your hero and why?
Month: January 2011
NSU recognized for serving the community
In early January, NSU received a Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Student organizations decide the future of Unity Week
Unity Week, a week-long celebration, organized by the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement to raise awareness about societal issues, did not happen this year for the first time in 14 years.
If food is worth dying for, I’d rather live
I’m sure you’ve heard of the South Beach Diet, the Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig. But, have you heard of the “Heart Attack Grill Diet?” This diet actually guarantees that you will gain weight.
Satisfy your inner bookworm at a new downtown bookstore
Take Barnes & Noble, Borders and Books-A-Million, add events and a café, put it all together and you’ll create Books and Books — the newest addition to the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.
Before the “Pomp and Circumstance” What you need to do before you graduate
Graduation is the culmination of all the hard work, long hours and sleepless nights you committed to obtain your college degree. Follow these steps, and you’ll enjoy it even more, knowing that everything is completed on the big day, and you’re ready to step into your future.
Mailman Segal Institute provides autistic children with communication software
Autistic children at the Mailman Segal Institute’s Baudhuin Preschool will be able to communicate better thanks to 21 iPads and the application Proloquo2Go.
News Briefs
NSU enters RecycleMania The university entered the national RecycleMania national contest for the fourth year. The contest aims to promote recycling in universities throughout the country. This year’s contest will take place from Feb. 6 to April 2. NSU placed in every category last year. Categories include largest amount of recyclables per capita, largest amount […]
Diary of… A “computer wizard”
Whenever people think of a computer wizard, they have the image of a guy typing furiously while trying to bypass some high-tech security system like in the movies “The Matrix,” “Hackers” or “Swordfish.” While life might not be like that, it doesn’t stop me from trying to make it that way.
Faculty Spotlight: Richard Dodge
Richard Dodge, Ph.D., professor of oceanography and dean of the Oceanographic Center, does not have many hobbies, but with a job that takes him to Guam, Hawaii, Monaco, American Samoa, Japan and other parts of the world, there’s no need for them.