Typically, when one goes to college, he/she doesn’t expect to see high school students roaming campus unless it’s a tour. However, NSU’s campus is unique. It has University School, a pre-k through 12th grade private school, on its campus.
Month: February 2011
Car-surfing doesn’t entertain, it kills
There’s a new craze popping up on the driving scene called car surfing, which was picked up from the movie “Jackass.” And it’s as dangerous and ridiculous as it sounds. People are climbing onto the roofs of their cars, pretending to surf, while a buddy drives the vehicle. Another way car surfers get a thrill from is riding in shopping carts, clinging to the car as it speeds away. It’s not a huge shock to know that people have died during these stunts.
On the Scene: Do you think serving African-American cuisine in the University Center during Black History Month is racist?
Do you think serving African-American cuisine in the University Center during Black History Month is racist?
Player Profile: Robert Huntington
NSU men’s basketball number 22 is far from his home country of Australia, but he has four Australian teammates who remind him of home as he plays on Florida’s basketball courts.
Faculty Spotlight: J. Preston Jones
J. Preston Jones, Ph.D., surrounds himself with a collection of eagles. He said he identifies with the eagle because it represents strength, courage, and the determination to live, yet, is a very caring, nurturing and majestic animal.
Administration assesses Blackboard’s problems
After students complained about having problems with Blackboard, the administration started working on fixing them.
Accounting Club does taxes for free
On Feb. 11, the Accounting Club began preparing taxes for free for the public and will do so until April 8.
Inaugural Sales Institute class begins coursework
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Huizenga Sales Institute introduced the first class in its Master of Business Administration in Sales program with 20 students on Jan. 10.
ESPN anchorwoman speaks to NSU women athletes
On Feb. 2, NSU women’s athletics welcomed ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson as the key note speaker for the annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day Luncheon in the Don Taft University Center arena.
Diary of…A cancer survivor
Lesly Viera is a freshman biology major and the president and founder of Locks for Cause, an NSU organization, which assists in getting hair donations for wigs that are donated to children suffering from hair loss caused by disease.. She is the local project leader for Rotaract and teaches belly dancing at Gigi’s Academy. Her favorite place is the ocean and her favorite quote is, “Cancer is a word not a sentence.”