The Office of Residential Life and Housing’s Off-Campus Housing Services will host an off-campus housing fair on Oct. 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center spine, to connect students, alumni and faculty with representatives of residential properties near NSU and throughout South Florida. Julio Perez Jr., graduate assistant for […]
Month: October 2013
President Hanbury hosts annual Town Hall Meeting
The sixth annual Town Hall Meeting, hosted by President George Hanbury, was held on Oct. 22 in the Arena Club Room of the Don Taft University Center. The meeting was an opportunity for students to directly voice their concerns to Hanbury and other NSU administrators. Almost 100 people attended, including undergraduate and graduate students, administrators, […]
Farquhar College to host Dance Awareness Day
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host the second annual Dance Awareness Day on Nov. 4 in the Don Taft University Center. Augusto Soledade, associate professor of dance in the Division of Performing and Visual Arts, said the objective of Dance Awareness Day is to make dance more visible on campus and to […]
Diary of… an island girl
Nadira St. Hilarie is a senior communications studies major from Roseau, Dominica. Moving to the U.S. was a difficult transition from island life to mainland life. Today she has learned to come out of her shell and has become more involved, which has greatly impacted her college experience. Life in the Caribbean has been a […]
NSU office raises suicide awareness
According to a 2010 study by the Center for Disease Control, suicide is the third-leading cause of death among 15-to-24 year olds, accounting for about 20 percent of those deaths annually. Though several studies have found suicide rates among college students to be significantly lower than those of their non-student peers, NSU’s Office of Suicide […]
Athlete of the week: Daniela Ortiz
“Fore” — it’s a word in golf that no player wants to yell or hear being yelled from behind them, but you won’t hear it coming from Daniela Ortiz, junior communication studies major, a member of the NSU women’s golf team. A native of Morelia, Mexico, Ortiz came to NSU in fall 2011. She credits […]
A Night Full of Spooktacular Fright
It’s that time of year again. Everyone is wearing black and orange, picking out the best costumes, watching scary movies on TV, carving pumpkins and being scared — it’s what Halloween is all about. The question is, are you ready to get scared beyond belief? Well, then, maybe it’s time you take a little adventure […]
Sexy Halloween costumes go too far
As the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people embrace autumn by wearing costumes, sharing sweet treats and a couple tricks, and attending community festivities. We have all come to know and love Halloween, the one day each year we can be different people and not hear any fuss about it. Halloween is […]
Faceoff: Be afraid, be very, very afraid
I hate being scared by Malische Oge When October hits, it’s as if a switch goes off, the lights go out, and all that I know and love turns dark and eerie. I find myself avoiding more places, people and things because October equals Halloween, and that means that the fear fanatics, horror movie maniacs, […]
The Professor’s Chair: Favorite Rap Albums
While The Professor typically interviews local artists for The Professor’s Chair, this week he is reviewing some of his favorite local rap albums and hip-hop artists. Mark NuYork – “Real Talk” Compared by many to Jay-Z, Mark NuYork has a message that Jay has been missing his entire career. Mark’s fresh rhymes are all about […]