Secret Life: Dr. Steven Alford and Dr. Suzanne Ferriss

Sometimes, studying what you’re passionate about can turn what was once simply a hobby into an academic breakthrough. This was certainly the case for Suzanne Ferriss and Steven Alford, professors in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in the Department of Literature and Modern Languages, who merged their interest in motorcycles with their […]

Secret Life: Rheanna Rutledge

Rheanna Rutledge, visiting assistant professor of communication in the Department of Writing and Communication, started teaching here last semester, but before joining the NSU family, she spent a year deployed in Afghanistan. From 2011 to 2012, Rutledge traveled all over Afghanistan, primarily in places that had been strongholds for the Taliban, working as a lead […]

Run to stop the violence at Safewalk-run 5K

Registration is open to join Women in Distress as they raise funds to end domestic violence at the 17th annual Safewalk-run 5K on Feb. 27 at NSU’s Fort Lauderdale-Davie campus. Registration for the race/walk will be open until the day of the event. Participants can register at the event from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. From […]

South Florida declares public health emergency

On Feb. 3, the Surgeon General of Florida declared a public health emergency in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties due to reported cases of the Zika virus, which may lead to Guillain-Barre Syndrome and birth defects. According to Miami Herald, as of Feb. 11, 16 people have tested positive for the virus in Florida, six of […]

News Anchor for February 16, 2016

France plans to strip convicted terrorists of their nationality France’s National Assembly voted 162-148 in favor of President Francois Hollande’s plan to strip passports and citizenship from convicted terrorists following the November 2015 Paris attacks. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed 130 people, and some of the attackers were French citizens who trained […]

Greek Week promotes unity and spirit

To build pride and spirit in Greek life, Order of Omega, a Greek leadership honors society, will host Greek Week, a week of social and philanthropic events, from Feb. 16 to Feb. 20. Greek Week will include a field day, karaoke night, lip-sync battle, women’s clothing drive and a fundraiser. Fraternities and sororities will compete […]

Play video games with SAGE

The Society of Anime, Gaming and Entertainment (SAGE) is hosting Game Wars, where students can play games on the latest gaming systems for free, on Feb. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Don Taft University Center Pit. Game Wars is a Ft. Lauderdale-based company that provides games and gaming systems for events. For […]