Men’s Baseball Catawba Feb. 1 | 6 p.m. NSU Baseball Complex Tusculum Feb. 2 | 6 p.m. NSU Baseball Complex Delta State Feb. 3 | 4 p.m. NSU Baseball Complex Catawba Feb. 4 | 12 p.m. NSU Baseball Complex Men’s Basketball Embry-Riddle Feb. 3 | 4 p.m. Rick Case Arena […]
Month: January 2018
News Anchor, Jan. 30, 2018
Baltimore police officer charged with tampering evidence On Jan. 23, a Baltimore City grand jury indicted a police officer with misconduct and tampering with evidence. According to CNN, body-camera footage which was released by the Baltimore Public Defender’s office in July 2017, showed that officer Richard Pinheiro planted evidence to make arrests. If convicted, Pinheiro […]
NSU College of Dental Medicine give kids a reason to smile
On Feb. 3, the NSU College of Dental Medicine will provide pro-bono dental care to children in the community by appointment and walk-in services from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in its on-campus dental clinic. This one-day event was created by the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation to recognize a nationwide need to help children […]
Finding Fitness: CrossFit
Crossfit is probably one of the most debated fitness activities that has divided fitness fanatics all around the world. This high-intensity training fitness regime, created in 2000 by Greg Glassman, incorporates elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, calisthenics, strongman and many more training methods. Glassman, a former gymnast, developed this activity […]
That Time I … played a professional sport
Diavanti Bedford is a graduate student pursuing his master’s degree in higher education administration. He is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and serves as the graduate assistant in the office of student media. On May 26, 2011, I graduated from Liberty High School in Kissimmee, Florida. This was an exciting time […]
Staff Picks: What’s your all-time favorite book?
February is national library lovers’ month. What’s your all-time favorite book? Simone Veira, business manager, said: “My favorite book is ‘Even in Paradise’ by Elizabeth Nunez. I admire the way the author relates Shakespeare’s play, ‘King Lear,’ to a modern day Caribbean family as I am also from the Caribbean.” Christina McLaughlin, opinions editor, said: […]
Water your thoughts: Driving the wrong way
NSU students are opinionated about all kinds of things, from universal social issues to NSU-specific concerns. Sometimes, however, we Sharks just need to rant about the smaller things in life to let off some steam. In this column, The Current asks: water your thoughts? Don’t you just hate it when you have to circle a […]
Riccie Oriach: ‘Viaje Al Infinito’
Riccie Oriach is a 27-year-old singer-songwriter born and raised in the Dominican Republic. His love for music started at a very young age by performing in bands with friends that played mostly punk and rock. He performed shows in his house as young as 14 and played in many concerts throughout the country as a […]
Internships: A valuable sneak-peek into your industry
The pressure to receive real-world experience before heading off to a full-time job is more crucial than ever. As NSU students, we all know we should do internships at some point, but some of us do not necessarily know how to prepare for them. Jacquelyn Pires, career advisor in the Office of Career Development, offered […]
Human rights and slavery in Libya
Near the end of 2017, a video of men appearing to be sold at auction in Libya for $400 surfaced on the internet and shocked the world. Though it was well known that Libya is the main transit point for refugees and migrants trying to reach Europe by sea, no one could have been prepared […]