I don’t believe in celebrating someone’s death. However, the death of Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church helps me sleep better at night. Phelps was the face of evil, picketing the funerals of soldiers and AIDS victims and protesting outside of businesses owned by homosexuals. The man’s evil was spread to his children […]
Month: April 2014
Diverge from the film
I walked in to the theater having never read the books and thinking that “Divergent” was just another “Hunger Games.” What a bad way to start an evening. It would have been more accurate to compare it to “Twilight,” except it at least had Kellan Lutz. What was I thinking? “The Hunger Games” was a […]
Are you ready to play the Game of Thrones?
Although summer break is quickly approaching, winter is coming to our TV sets. The thrilling HBO drama “Game of Thrones” returns April 6 at 9 p.m. with its fourth season. If you haven’t caught the “Game of Thrones” bug yet, prepare to binge-watch from the edge of your seat. “Game of Thrones,” based on George […]
March Madness
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is under way and like every year, the first weekend has given us a lot to talk about. This year had the “Billion Dollar Challenge” presented by Warren Buffet, a contest that would give $1 billion to anyone in the world who could pick a perfect bracket. This […]
Athlete of the week: Chris Page
Choosing the right sneaker can make all the difference in a basketball player’s game. If the player doesn’t feel comfortable or right in those shoes, how can that player be expected to play at his or her best. The same goes for choosing a university to play with. All the right aspects need to line […]
Assistant Coach’s Corner: Robin Martin
Robin Martin never expected to fall into her coaching position, but she couldn’t be happier about it. Martin, assistant coach of the NSU softball team since 2008, didn’t think about coaching until a former high school teammate, who was NSU’s assistant coach at the time, recommended that Martin replace her, after she accepted a head […]
Sharks end hot run in cold Erie
For the second consecutive year, the Sharks women’s basketball team made the Elite-8 of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. This year’s Elite-8 started on March 25 and took place at the Erie Insurance Arena at Gannon University in Erie, Penn. In the first game, the Sharks, crowned South Region Champions on March […]
That’s a class?!
From vampires to motorcycles and the study of Jane Austen’s literature works, the variety of college courses that NSU offers range from one spectrum to the other and everything in between. Here are some humanities courses that stray far from the required math or science classes, and are available for registration for the upcoming school […]
A Siri-ous Problem
The robot uprising is inevitable. We’ve all seen movies like “The Terminator,” “The Matrix,” and even “WALL-E” all warning the world that machines will soon gain sentience and take over the world. As the movies have told us, the machines will have a leader, such as Skynet or GLaDOS. I believe a majority of iPhone […]
Faculty Spotlight: Suzanne Ferriss
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Suzanne Ferriss always loved reading but never thought that it would one day lead her to a career teaching literature. “I had originally thought of studying economics or finance,” said Ferriss. “I was really good at math and I liked numbers and thought that was what I was going to do.” […]