Stephen O’Brien, a research scientist in the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, has worked with international colleagues from South Africa on a project created in 2010, to create a DNA database of rhinoceroses to help prosecute poachers who kill critically endangered black rhinos and nearly threatened white rhinos for their horns. Rhino poaching […]
Month: February 2018
NSU student and Marjory Stoneman Douglas alumna reacts to tragedy
Ashley Arinus is a senior business administration major. She graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2014. As I sit down and try to put my thoughts into words, I realize that I truly do not know what to say. I don’t believe any of us know what to say or what to make […]
NSU Art Museum to host museum café tasting event
On Feb. 21, from 12 to 2 p.m., the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale will host a museum café tasting event. The tasting event is free and open to the public, minus the cost of admission. The tasting event will be based on the newly installed exhibition, “Midnight in Paris and New York.” “When we […]
Word processing software needs to get with the “Times”
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? This is quite the first world problem, but as a student […]
Making the most of your on-campus spring break
Spring break is the last little bit of time off students have before the academic year ends. It is one of the few chances for students to truly get a break from the college grind. However, since a week goes by quickly, some students might not want to leave campus. At the same time, they […]
Out of the Shark Zone, Feb. 20, 2018
US teenager makes history at Winter Olympics According to CNN Sports, former teenage standout and 17-year-old Chloe Kim is now the youngest Olympic gold medalist on snow. The 5ft 3in athlete made the spotlight in South Korea on Tuesday when she won the women’s halfpipe gold with a near-perfect score of 98.25. Shaun White wins […]
Olympic Athletes get paid peanut-shells
As the Olympics are well underway, you can’t help but relish in the sports, events and most importantly, the Olympians’ stories. But what if I told you that not only did these Olympians struggle mentally and physically during training, they also face major financial struggles along the way? To put it into perspective, every Olympic-hopeful […]
Shark Speak: How well does NSU support its student body?
Neha Alety, freshman biology major “Academically, I believe we have a lot of resources like the Tutoring and Testing Center and the Writing Studio that help NSU students progress academically.” Sarah Margolis, sophomore exercise and sport science major “Pretty well. If you create relationships with administrators and people that make the decisions […]
It’s okay to feel sad when bad things happen
With the recent tragedy striking Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the nation feels sorrow at the loss of at least 17 innocent lives. According to the Washington Post, this was the eighth school shooting in 2018. While any loss of innocent life is tragic, there’s something particularly horrifying at the thought of children being slain […]
Athlete of the Week: Lexie Storrer
Finishing the 2017 season with a 20-10 record, the most wins by a Shark since 2012, sophomore pre-nursing major Lexie Storrer is a pitcher on the softball team who excels at her sport. What made your interested in playing softball? “My aunt and my grandpa, but my aunt played her whole life so I grew […]