Get transported to 1950s Memphis, Tenn. Eddie Urish plays Gordon Grant in the second national tour of Tony Award-winning Broadway show “Memphis.” The show centers on the passionate and hopeful radio disc jockey Huey Calhoun, played by Joey Elrose, and Felicia, an aspiring soul singer, played by Jasmin Richardson, as music brings them together, despite […]
Year: 2014
On the Bench: March Madness
It’s the middle of March, meaning the NCAA basketball tournament is set to get underway. March Madness always has something special in store, and this season ought to be no different. For starters, let’s get the biggest thing out of the way. Millions of people, including me, fully invest themselves in the art of “Bracketology” […]
Assistant Coach’s Corner: Noah Goldman
Golf is one of the few sports that can be enjoyed at any age. Children as young as three or four years old pick up their first golf club because a family member introduced them to the game they love. It is a sport that can be played and adored over a lifetime. In this […]
Athlete of the week: Shane Kleinbeck
It’s been a long journey for swimmer Shane Kleinbeck, a junior sports management major, to get to where he is today. Kleinbeck says he began swimming because of his older brother. Kleinbeck took to the water and was hooked. “When I was seven, my brother got me into it,” said Kleinbeck. “Well, he was swimming […]
Simple life hacks
College is hard enough, what with always having to worry about the little things like what to wear, if your most recently posted Instagram picture was filtered enough, or how you are going to find a job when you graduate. You know, the simple stuff. Even though there are plenty of courses in history, math […]
Conflict in Venezuela impacts students
Venezuela may be 1,600 miles away, but for many students, the current struggle in this conflict-stricken country hits home. For the past month, what started out as a peaceful protest led by the country’s youth against its president, Nicolas Maduro, has turned into social unrest, destruction and violence. While the world closely watches in hopes […]
Faculty Spotlight: Joyce Avotri-Wuaku
Growing up in Ghana, West Africa, Joyce Avotri-Wuaku always felt that teaching came naturally to her. After all, teaching runs in her family. Both of Avotri-Wuaku’s parents were teachers and her father taught at an agricultural college. “I have always come from the teaching environment and gained a lot of experience helping and teaching my […]
Shark jam hopes to be a grand slam
Local artists DJ Laz, DJ Luga and DJ Cato K will perform alongside Radio X’s DJ Baelfire at the third annual Shark Jam concert on March 22 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Arena at the Don Taft University Center. The DJs will play a variety of music genres, including reggae, hip-hop, Latin, […]
Bestselling Author Rebecca Skloot to speak at NSU
Rebecca Skloot, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” will speak at NSU on March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center. The lecture is the last of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Speakers Series for the 2013-2014 school […]
Big Thank You Scholarship Luncheon
On March 24, from noon to 3:30 p.m., NSU will host its third annual The Big Thank You, a luncheon for students who have received merit or need-based institutional scholarships to meet and thank their benefactors in person. President George Hanbury said the main point of the luncheon is for the students and the donors […]