Athletes go through a number of coaches throughout their careers, all of whom help develop them in one way or another. A great coach can make all the difference in a player’s life. Jordan Reppell, assistant coach of the women’s soccer team, is a big believer in this concept. She credits the coaches she had […]
Month: April 2014
Career Corner: Sending thank-you letters
Sending a thank you letter to an interviewer can help close the deal on a good job interview and help set you apart from other applicants. A thank you letter helps you convey your interest in and enthusiasm for the company and the position for which you interviewed. Try to be specific about why you […]
The sands of Fort Lauderdale
Those of us who live near Fort Lauderdale are lucky to reside in a tourism mecca where there’s never a lack of things to do. There’s the art scene, the nightlife and the shopping, as well water excursions like scuba diving, diving and fishing. However, hidden in Florida’s common tourist traps are gems of the […]
Diary of… a beauty queen
Taylor Mathews is a freshman political science major and was Miss South Florida 2013. Outside of school, she has found a passion for volunteering in her community. She hopes her story demonstrates that everyone is in control of their own destiny and that, with a bit of perseverance and dedication, any goal is attainable. Little […]
Students and first responders role-play emergency
NSU’s Office of Public Safety and the Town of Davie Public Safety First Responders have teamed up to run a training exercise, involving first responders, students and staff, which will simulate an active shooter situation, April 9 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Rosenthal Student Center. Called the NSU Main Campus Emergency Response […]
Celebrate leaders at the Leadership Awards
The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will host the invitation-only Eighth Annual Student Leadership Awards on April 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the RecPlex Basketball Courts. Lauren Soares, graduate assistant for leadership development and civic engagement, said that the ceremony recognizes leadership in the university community for the 2013-2014 academic year. […]
Food court changes to support the Flight Deck Pub
Chartwells, NSU’s food service, has made several changes to the Don Taft University Center food court to increase its appeal and welcome the renovated Flight Deck Pub. Denny’s Fresh Express is now gone and Chick-N-Grill has relocated to where Denny’s used to be. FoodBar now serves breakfast and JuiceBlendz has shifted closer to Subway to […]
Cut loose, Footloose
What happens when you’re not allowed to dance in a small town? Ask Kevin Bacon. I might not have been born when the film “Footloose” came out in 1984, but no matter the generation, the new kid in town and eventual hero Ren McCormack, played by Bacon, shows us a thing or two about breaking […]
Duke’s dirty little secret is not a disgrace
Duke University freshman Miriam Weeks has a dirty little secret: she works in the porn industry. For months, the 18-year-old women’s studies and sociology major kept her double life hush-hush as a student at one of the country’s most prestigious universities and as a rising porn star until her alter ego, Belle Knox, was discovered […]
SAT is to college as monopoly money is to life
Ticket? Check. Alarm clock? Set. ID card? Packed. No, this isn’t the day before a vacation; it’s the day before the SATs. As college students, most of us have been through the dreaded experience of waking up early on a Saturday morning to drudge ourselves to school and take the test we’d probably been hearing […]