There’s one time of year that all basketball fans wait patiently for: March. That’s when the chaos, or rather, madness, begins. March Madness is the nickname for the National Collegiate Athletes Association’s basketball tournament, which generally lasts from mid-March to early April. Fans everywhere are gearing up to see if their team has what it […]
Month: March 2016
9Muses brings mental health awareness to NSU
Written by Natalie Payan NSU’s Department of Occupational Therapy has partnered with 9Muses, a program that provides mental health recovery and support through creative activities, to spread mental health awareness in the NSU community. 9Muses, a program of the Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida, allows participants suffering from mental illness to create visual and […]
News Anchor for March 8, 2016
Three former executives charged with negligence over 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster Five years after an earthquake and tsunami caused several nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, a citizen’s panel ruled that three former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives will appear in court. The three former executives have been charged with professional negligence, and the […]
Let’s talk politics and presidents
This year’s presidential race is causing quite a stir among college students and professors. Yet, behind all this media frenzy, the truth is that one of these candidates will become the next president of the U.S. To help get a grasp of who these candidates are and what they represent, political scientist George Bass, assistant […]
Hooks don’t just catch fish
It would be completely naïve to say that college students are not having sex, but one can only hope that they are using protection. However, according to stdcheck.com, Miami-Dade has the fourth-highest number of reported cases of STDs in the U.S. If ranking number four wasn’t scary enough, these high cases of STDs were among […]
NSU strives to promote alumni involvement
To encourage graduating students to be active alumni and donate back to NSU, NSU’s Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations will host FINlantrhopy from March 8 to 10 on the Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. Laura Garrido, assistant director of the Office of Annual Fund, said that FINlanthropy aims to push seniors to become active alumni. “We […]
That Time I…became my mother’s keeper
Chantel Grant, senior political science major and international student from Jamaica, is features editor for the Current. As cliché as this may sound, my mother is best my friend. From the day I was old enough to understand what the words “makeup” or “stilettos” meant, I adored my mother. After my parents divorced, I moved […]
On the Bench: Sponsors should drop Pacquiao
High-profile individuals are constantly a source of conflict in the media. It seems like our favorite public figures are always causing controversy and saying outlandish things to get themselves in trouble. This trend of public controversy has been especially prominent with athletes. From social issues to politics, athletes are always offering their opinions, even when […]
Off Shore Calendar for March 8, 2016
March 9 Broward Means Business 5:30 p.m. @ History Museum Fort Lauderdale Bourbon, Beer & ‘Cue 7 p.m. @ The Dutch March 10 Clematis by Night 6 p.m. @ Centennial Square Cirque du Soleil 7:30 p.m. @ BB&T Center Jewel 8 p.m. @ Parker Playhouse College Night 10 p.m. @ America’s Backyard March 11 Joey […]
Take a healthy lifestyle to heart
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and more than 600,000 Americans die of heart disease each year. While many people believe that they should start worrying about heart health when they are older, heart disease can affect anybody of any […]