Question: How do you feel about the NSU email change? Dominque Balsamo, junior finance major “I’m not really a fan of it. I just feel like it’s a lot for no reason. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” Curtisha Demarco, senior biology major “I don’t like it… I’ve been here for four years. […]
Year: 2017
How to detect fake news and media bias
By: Monique Cole In 2016, NPR featured a study from Stanford University that assessed how well students can detect stories with accurate information. Participants ranged from middle school to college students looking at either photographs, news stories, various advertisements or social media posts. The studies found that students of all ages had a hard time […]
No sun, no sand, no problem
By: Brittany Eyres If I had a dollar for every time a relative asked me, “You go to school in Florida. Why aren’t you tan?” I would be driving off in a Lamborghini. There is so much more to Florida than great beaches. Unfortunately, going to the beach every week can become boring. Below is […]
Seriously Kidding: Student says virtual reality vacation was the “best Spring Break ever”
Sophia Spudson, junior sports management major, had what some might call a unique Spring Break experience. Rather than hitting the beach and getting irresponsibly intoxicated in real time with many of her peers, Spudson had a virtual reality check. She spent her week of fun in the sun indoors pretending she was in Puerto Rico, […]
News Briefs
Four-star restaurant owner and chef to speak about quality food and service On March 15 from 6-8 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building, room 3000, the Distinguished Lecture Series will continue with a presentation by Angelo Elia, hosted by the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Elia, a four-star restaurant owner and chef, […]
Sports Shorts
Men’s Golf After a tiring two days and 54 holes of championship-level golf the men’s golf team notched their first win of the season at the Armstrong State Pirate Invitational on Feb. 28. The Sharks destroyed the 12 team field with a 24 shot victory and a 54 hole total of 873. Richard Mansell picked […]
NSU email suffixes to change in June
At the end of this semester, the NSU email suffixill change from @nova.edu to @mynsu.nova.edu, for all students and alumni, according to the Office of Innovation and Information Technology (OIIT). The change is scheduled to take place during the weekend of June 2. There will be a layover period of about 120 days, where emails […]
Aaron Lechner: The man behind those emails
As an NSU student, you may have received emails with unconventional titles such as “Today’s short story brought to you by Aaron… Don’t stress it’s not that bad,” “BRUNCH FOR DAYS!!!” and “ARE YOU COMFORTABLE NAKED?” Don’t worry — it’s all strategic. Aaron Lechner, graduate assistant for special events and projects, student of college student […]
Students suit up to support children’s hospital
Sometimes, superheroes save the world not by defeating the bad guys, but by fundraising. To collect donations for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and support their organization’s service activities, NSU’s MAKO Rangers are hosting a week of events from March 19-25. The week will include a dodgeball tournament and pool party, cupcake-making, Power Rangers photo booth, […]
Correction
In the Feb. 21 issue of The Current, the article “Professor publishes handbook on mediation” stated that Alexia Georgakopoulos helped edit and publish “The Handbook of Mediation: Theory, Research and Practice.” Georgakopoulos has said that she was the sole editor of the book. Additionally, Georgakopoulos was incorrectly quoted as saying, “I’ve published three mediation training […]