NSU student arrested
Del’Jimmyo Wright-Johnson, junior legal studies major, was accused of grand theft and home invasion after following a woman to her home from the Seminole Classic Casino. The woman claimed he attacked her at her home and stole her purse, which contained more than $8,000 in casino chips. A Broward judge denied Wright-Johnson bond for this arrest. Wright-Johnson was also arrested in June for stealing chips from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Showcase your creativity with Digressions
Students can submit their original creative writing and artwork to Digressions literary magazine to be featured in the 2015 issue. The student-run literary magazine is sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Humanities and accepts original works of poetry, short fiction, art and photography by undergraduate students. Submission guidelines are available at fcas.nova.edu/arts/student_publications/digressions. Submissions are due by Nov. 21 and should be submitted to digressions@nova.edu.
Learn to dance with a master class
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host an on-campus master class and performance on Oct. 29 in the Don Taft University Center. Karen Peterson and Dancers dance troupe will teach the master class from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. in Room 220. The class is limited to 10 students and admittance is on a first-come, first-serve basis. A performance titled “Grit,” will be presented in the Performance Theatre. It will be a video dance collaboration that explores the physical, social and emotional context of grit. The troupe features adult dancers with and without disabilities who create and perform “mixed-ability” dance. For more information, contact Associate Professor Augusto Soledade at 954-262-8274.
Give back like Gandhi
NSU’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will host The Gandhi Day of Service on Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students will meet by the Shark Fountain at 8 a.m. and will travel by van to their assigned volunteer destination. The National Gandhi Day of Service is an annual event that brings together college students from different backgrounds to provide service to the community. The service is provided by universities throughout the U.S. To register, visit the SLCE Office page on OrgSync. For more information, contact the SLCE Office at 954-262-7195 or slce@nova.edu.
Tie Dye with Nature Club
The Nature Club will host a tie dye party on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Commons Pagoda. The club will provide dye, rubber bands, gloves and plastic bags; students just need to bring something to tie dye. For more information contact Nature Club President Shannon Aldridge at sa946@nova.edu.
Show off your talent at open mic night
NSU’s Black Student Union will host an Open Mic Night in the Don Taft University Center Pit from 8 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 9.
Submit your papers to present at the Law Symposium
The Shepard Broad Law Center is accepting abstract submissions for the 2015 annual Nova Law Symposium until Oct. 15. Applicants may choose to just present at the conference or two present and have a paper published in the Nova Law Review 2015 Spring Symposium Issue. All submissions must contain a proposed topic that relates to the theme of “New Media and Old Metaphors.” To submit an article for publication, include a title and abstract between 500 and 1000 words. To present without publication, submit an abstract of the proposed presentation. The conference will be held Feb. 12 and 13 and will feature an academic symposium and a practice-oriented workshop. Send abstracts to lawreview@nsu.law.nova.edu. For more information, visit nsulaw.nova.edu/students/orgs/lawreview.
