After a summer of construction, the Welcome Center, a new student waiting area on the first floor of the Horvitz Administration Building, opened the week of Aug. 14. The Welcome Center is located near the One-Stop Shop, across from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jacqueline A. Travisano said […]
Month: September 2013
Athlete of the week: Destiny Bannister
Junior communication studies major Destiny Bannister understands the commitment it takes to perform at her best on the women’s volleyball team. She played two years of volleyball at Miami Sunset Senior High School, then chose to attend NSU in 2010 because of its academic reputation. She joined NSU’s volleyball team in 2011, playing in 13 […]
A rule of lunacy; homosexuals barred from donating blood
I have grown up surrounded by diversity, and I have seen homosexual men continually treated as second class citizens in the United States. However, out of all the rights that have been stripped from them, I believe that the ban on their blood donations is by far the craziest and most outdated. The Food and […]
All-natural illegal medicine
It cures more symptoms for more diseases and illnesses than any other medicine on the market today, and it doesn’t come with a host of side effects, like most of the pharmaceuticals advertised on television. It’s all natural and is not chemically altered in a lab by scientists. Any medicine that doesn’t seem to have […]
On the Bench: “Johnny Football”
One of the more interesting storylines to emerge from the early part of the college football season has been that of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner was embroiled in some controversy surrounding some off-field decisions, making it seem as if he’s letting his “Johnny Football” moniker go to his head […]
Make connections at the Undergraduate Student Success Fair
The Office of Undergraduate Student Success will host its fifth annual Undergraduate Student Success Fair on Sept. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building atrium. Sheila Fabius, the office’s director, said the fair is an opportunity for students to reconnect with campus offices they may have learned about during orientation. […]
Faculty lecture series kicks off
The Farquhar College of Arts and Science’ Faculty Lecture Series will begin on Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. with the first of 10 lectures based on the 2013-2014 academic theme, “Good and Evil.” The annual series allows students to hear from full-time faculty members in the Farquhar College and explores the faculty’s areas of study, […]
Score a job or internship at the fair
The Office of Career Development, part of the College of Undergraduate Studies, will host its biannual Internship and Job Fair on Sep. 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center Arena. Representatives from more than 50 companies will be at the fair, including the Miami Marlins, the Florida Panthers, Target, Hertz, […]
The Professor’s Chair
This week, Naida Lynn, a singer-songwriter and NSU alumna discusses her background and passions with The Professor. Lynn graduated in May 2009 with a bachelor’s in International Studies and is currently working on her first album. Her interview will air during RadioX’s Local Show Sept. 19 and on SUTV online, 6 to 9p.m. Check out […]
The evolution of the English language
Society has always influenced what we wear, what we watch, and the way we talk. Now, in the 21st century, social media has rubbed off on our word choices. While these recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary aren’t suitable for a class paper, they sure are fun to use for other occasions. Twerk: “dance […]