Baseball slides, dives and runs through the veins of NSU baseball shortstop Alvin Swoope, a redshirt freshman majoring in sports and recreation management. The sport has been passed down from generation to generation by the male members of his family, creating a special bond. “My whole family on my mom’s side plays baseball. My uncle, […]
Month: February 2014
Black athletes who made history
February is Black History Month, encouraging everyone to look back and celebrate those who broke new ground and stood up for their beliefs. This holds especially true in the world of sports, where great athletes became iconic for what they were able to accomplish even through adversity. These are Black athletes, who may not get […]
The first steps of NSU
This is the second part of a semester-long series exploring NSU’s history. Check The Current’s features section on the third Tuesday of each month to learn about the university’s development, as gleaned from our writers’ interviews with notable alumni and former staff who experienced our changing campus at different points in its 50-year history. It […]
Career Corner: Sending a thank you letter
Have you ever been thanked for doing something? By human nature, we enjoy the feeling we get when someone appreciates or acknowledges our time and effort. Now imagine that you just left an interview and are trying to make a strong impression on an employer who has to decide if you are the right fit […]
Diary of… an aspiring optometrist
Randa Djabri, biology major, is set to graduate from NSU this May, and has a strong vision for her future: optometry school. Randa was born in Algeria, a country on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, and is bilingual in English and Arabic. In her free time, she can often be found at the Broward […]
Donate to NSU’s Relay for Life
NSU’s Relay for Life invites students, faculty, staff and community members to form or join teams and make donations for its fifth annual Relay for Life, an overnight walk held on April 12 around Gold Lake Circle, as part of a series of international relays sponsored by The American Cancer Society. Each year, over 5,000 […]
Students invited to the Job and Internship Fair
The Office of Career Development will host NSU’s twice yearly Internship and Job Fair on Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Recreational Complex basketball courts on the second floor of Don Taft University Center. Students will meet reprsentatives from more than 50 companies to learn more about job and internship opportunities. […]
“Shark Tank” star to visit NSU
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Graduate Business Student Association will welcome Kevin Harrington, former panel member and investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Feb. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center. Taylor Guice, MBA student, said that Harrington — who formerly served as the […]
Walk for love on Valentine’s Day
NSU’s chapter of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will host the Walk for Love walkathon, to raise awareness and money for UNICEF, around Gold Circle Lake on Feb. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ira Fonseca, senior international studies major, said that “Walk for Love” will be an interactive fitness day and that […]
Sochi’s mutt massacre
Internationally, dogs are bred to rely on human owners for food, water and loving households in return for their loyalty. Unfortunately, there are cases when owners can no longer provide the necessities of life for their furry companions or simply choose not to. Local shelters, dog foster systems and organizations like the Humane Society exist […]